I got to finally meet Faith yesterday & spend the day with her. While it was a busy day with the puppies & socializing with all the great people who stopped by, I realize that I spent the entire day keeping my eye on her, as if she was a toddler in a crowd. Not because I felt she was a threat & not because I was feeling sorry for her (although you have to have a steel heart to not have empathy for this girl). Its because this girl is a mystery. Wondering what kind of abuse or trauma caused the sudden blindness? Wondering what her life was like immediately after the loss of sight occurred ? My chest would tighten as I would think of this precious creatures confusion & anxiety as she tried to find her way. By the condition she was in when she was rescued, it was obvious she had gone without or had very little food for weeks. And its fair to assume that she has had at least 1 litter, by the physical signs on her body. What is this girls story? The more I watched her, the more I felt amazement for this girl. I watched her work through the anxiety of being in an unfamiliar place, with unfamiliar smells & sudden loud noises, and I felt compassion for her knowing full well that it was a scary environment. Gradually she would relax enough, knowing she was surrounded by encouragement & support; a feeling of security that is still all too new to her. Faith is going to be alright. Now its just a matter of patience, love & positive reinforcement along with an upcoming trip to the vet that will hopefully shed some more light on her diagnosis. This morning, I woke up thinking about this girl & laughed to myself, amazing how a lost, abandoned soul that I never knew of a month ago, can latch onto your heart in a way you cant describe in words, but only feel in the depths of your soul.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 13:53:51 +0000
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