AHSAIYA

Sweet scared little girl.  Thanks to Jamie she is safe and now fat and sassy - well maybe not sassy still timid with other dogs but definitely fat -

I have lived most of my lift now.  I do not know what I did wrong to be treated like this.  To have almost ended my life, starved, in pain, and not loved.  I was picked up by a strange person and ended up at a place where at first I was very scared.  But I met a wonderful woman named Jamie who works there and when she patted my head I wanted to cry.   Jamie was afraid that I would not last the night at the shelter.  Yes, we dogs do cry and do feel emotion.  I guess a lot of people do not think that and we end up like I am now.  This woman went to a strange little think and I could hear her talking.  What I did not know was that she was talking to my future mom.  She came back smiling and said ok little girl its time to get you to the vet, I am not sure you will live the night but I am going to make sure you get a chance.  Thus was the first day of whatever my life will now be.  I was rushed to Winders Corner Animal Hospital and they were not too optimistic.  They asked my angels if possible they should just put me down.  The answer was a definite NO.  I have since learned from many the stubbornness of the people that are friends with my mom.  I am full of parasites, have nerve damage in my front leg which means they will have to amputate it and I am about half the weight I should be.  Although they were unsure that I would live I felt for the first time in a long time a lot of love.  So I am fighting and the doctors here are astounded about how I am gaining strength.  Soon I will be with my new mom but I feel her every day as she prays for me and I felt her tears when she saw me and I knew in those tears that the pain would be washed away.  My Auntie Polly I could feel her  too and I heard through the dog grapevine that my Auntie Donna and Auntie Ellen were there too.  Everyone was ready to drop everything for me.  I know now what love is.  I will be at the hospital for at least a week then still have to have my leg taken, but I am here and I am going to live.  Despite the costs of all this everyone is determined that I will live.  I have been named Ahsaiya which means Life's Strength.  My mom says I have to fight and get strong to live up to my name. 

Thankfully now a month later we are learning that Ahsaiya will not have to have an amputation but is on special diets to try and help her legs.  She is still timid and is nervous in the yard when she goes out for a walk but has turned into a loving girl.  And yes she has learned bad habits - she loves to either walk with your pants in her mouth or have her head buried between your legs just walking wherever you go.  She has gained 23 pounds and is as sweet as they come.

 If you would like to help with my care you can paypal sarefuge@aol.com.