
February 23, 2010 started off as a very normal day. I was
at the Town Lake Animal Center in Austin, volunteering for Austin
Pets Alive, an incredible rescue organization that finds homes for
dogs at risk of euthanasia. While walking the aisles lined by
kennels, peering in to see the sad faces of the dogs that ended up
there, I came across kennel 127 where a scruffy, brown dog wearing
a red bandana stood staring at me. His information sheet said
that he was an 8 month old wire haired fox terrier mix that came to
the shelter as a stray. I couldn't pass him by, so I leaned
down to say hello, totally unaware of the fact that this little dog
would soon be a huge part of my life. I happened to finish my tasks
for the rescue organization early, so I decided to take number 127
out to play. From that moment on, there was no going
back. Number 127, who later became known as Oliver, had
captured my heart. I returned ...
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