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#Repost @iamnikkireed ・・・ Lucy Part Two We scanned the dog trying to locate a microchip so I could find an address and drive to the woman’s door with some money in exchange for a note saying I could take ownership of the dog. The clock was ticking, and due to rules enforced by the law, if someone pays for an animal to be put down the shelter must do it. No exceptions, at least this is what they told me. I opened her cage. I told her I would figure this out. I didn’t have a concrete plan but there is power in a couple of kisses and a promise. Suddenly I hear, “Nikki, you’re never going to believe this. The dog isn’t hers. We just called the number and a man answered. The woman who brought her in to be euthanized is his neighbor.” It turns out, this sweet man lost his wife a couple of years back, his house was foreclosed on, and he couldn’t take care of his animals. This woman, his neighbor, agreed to watch his dog, and without informing anyone, made the executive decision to put her down for “chewing up her bathroom”. My only thought; I just don't understand people. I sat for 30 min until he arrived. As soon as he walked in, Lucy became the dog we all knew she was. The joy emanating from that creature was unlike anything I’d ever seen. Lucy was safe, and she knew it the second she saw him walk through the door. After tears and a hundred doggv kisses, he explained he still didn’t have the ability to take care of her, so I asked the amazing rescue that I work with in Georgia, Fur Kids, to help us find her a forever home. And before we left, the man told me he believed his wife was watching over us. He said this dog came into their lives right before she passed away from a torturous battle with liver cancer, and that they had rescued Lucy together. And if there’s one thing I am sure of, it is exactly that. She is watching over us, and Lucy is meant to be here. #nikkireed #RESPECTSOMEREED #WELOVEYOUNIKKIREED #isf #nikkireedxfreedomofanimals