Pit Bull In Animal Shelter Who Waited More Than A Decade For A Home Finally Has One
February 25, 2021
It's hard enough for a pit bull in animal shelter to get adopted, but add in allergic conditions, a benign tumor, and the need for some compassionate behavior training—and finding a home can take years.
For sweet 14-year-old pit bull mix Wiggles, it took 11. Then a match-made-in-heaven arrived.
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It took over a decade of waiting at the 5As (Afton Area Animal Aid Association) shelter in Illinois for a family to find her. Shelter dog trainer and retired nurse, Karla Crane, shares that Wiggles was adopted by a couple who is happy to love on their new pup.
In her new home, Wiggles is a welcome companion since the couple’s two dogs passed away from cancer.
After years of being overlooked because of a growing, but non-cancerous, tumor, Wiggles’ new family wanted to help and give Wiggles the love she needed. Karla has had contact with the adoptive family and says they’re a perfect fit. They’ve already taken Wiggles to their vet for arthritis medicine, bloodwork, and a tumor checkup.
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Karla added, “they have a big fenced-in yard and a nice neighborhood. They came in Sunday afternoon...and also gave a $300 donation to the 5As.”
For Wiggles The Pit Bull, Animal Shelter Was Home Since 2010
Someone dropped Wiggles at the 5As animal shelter in 2010 when she was just 3 years old. Her former owners couldn't afford her allergy medicine.
Then, as Karla explained, it took the shelter a while to soften Wiggles’ demeanor and nurture her friendly spirit. Even though Wiggles warmed up to people with the 5As care, the vet then diagnosed her with a golf-ball-sized tumor that continued to grow.
Unfortunately, the vet can't operate on the tumor because of Wiggles’ advanced age. But the good news is, it’s completely non-cancerous.
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Nevertheless, even a benign tumor can create an obstacle for shelter animals. Prospective families are usually hesitant to adopt pets with any abnormalities. So the caring shelter staff loved on Wiggles -- giving her the specialty food, medicines, and vet visits she needed -- for more than a decade.
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Together, Wiggles, her shelter family, and her adoptive family exemplify the kind of hope and faith that brings home miracles.
Wiggles is now nestled in her new home in Lake St. Louis, a happy ending that Karla said makes her cry “tears of happiness.”
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Lia Martin loves to inspire others to lean into the Lord daily. She's a writer, editor, marketer, former Crosswalk.com Faith Editor, and author of Wisdom at Wit's End: Abandoning Supermom Myths in Search of Supernatural Peace. When she's not cultivating words, she loves walking in nature, reading, exploring the latest health trends, and laughing with her two wonderful kids. She blogs at liamartinwriting.com.
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