My sis lives in Fla, about 1500 miles away from me.
Having only owned miniature poodles her whole life, and after the passing of her beloved "Pandi Belle", she asked me to help her find a dog. It's kinda what I specialize in ...
On a mission to heal my sister's broken heart, I took to Petfinder, and haunted the pages for about a week.
And then, finally, I spotted ... The One!
I emailed her the photos of this poor dog, not revealing it's history of neglect and abandonment, as described in it's posting. I didn't want have her make her decision to adopt based on pity.
Of course, only being exposed to poodles, she cried for a week every time she looked at this poor dogs picture ... She thought it was the homliest creature she had ever seen. She mentally struggled with keeping the appointment to meet the dog. She cried when she met it, fearing it's "ugliness".
I laughed, and told her to trust me .... It's all in "the eyes", I said.
Long story short, she adopted that dog about a year ago, and this dog has turned out to be the most incredible, loving, kind, smart, loyal, quiet, obedient, grateful, and BEAUTIFUL dog known to man .... Well, at least according to her!
The Vet tells her it's a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, I just call her ... a Miracle ~