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Today I’m excited to introduce a woman that we can all take a lesson from. As rescuers, we often take on the pets we’re afraid the average adopter would shy away from or at the very least would label as a challenge. I’ve found this over and over again when meeting you really dedicated volunteers out there, but today’s guest takes on rescues that even the most dedicated advocates would hesitate on.
Patti Meyers cares for senior pets and terminally ill pets that don’t have much time left. I hear so many people say that they could never adopt a dog or cat just to lose them so quickly, those same excuses have come out of my own mouth, so that’s why I’m in awe of what Patti does, totally humbled would be a better way to describe it.
Five years ago, Patti’s father passed away and, as a way to keep busy and get out of her funk, as she told me, she began volunteering at Pets Alive, and that’s how Patti met her first foster dog. He was a five-year-old Rottweiler who was abandoned and, they found out later, sick with cancer.
Click play above to hear Patti’s story!
Resources Mentioned in the Show:
Monika’s story about Mikey – How Mikey Found Love
Only Kindness Inc (cat rescue)
Shay Roda of Flawless Paws Pet Grooming – who does tons of volunteer work for Pets Alive
The Lost Dogs – Michael Vick’s Dogs and their Tale of Rescue and Redemption by Jim Gorant
Mikey
Precious
Lexi
Claude
Credits:
Intro/outro music by Mark Hermann of Rock & Roll Zen & voiceover by Tim Paige of Tim the Paige
There was no other music or sound effects in this particular episode =(… but don’t worry, I’ll bring back the fun soon!
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