RIP Marley

We just had to put Marley down. Marley is the 5th dog we have gotten from Gallia that we have had to put down this week. Marley had Lepto, he was vomiting blood and his abdomen was full of urine. He would have died a very painful death tonight if we did not put him to sleep. When I first met Marley, Jason, the dog warden told me he was not a very friendly dog and that he wasn't sure we should take him. I saw him in his run and he was shaking, he was terrified. I did something I really have never done before when Jason told me a dog was aggressive. I opened the door and went in and sat down on the floor in his run. Now if you were to see this shelter this is not something a normal person would want to do. Ignoring the piles of poop and pee Marley ran over to me sniffed me and jumped right in my lap. I know from the moment I saw him that he was an amazing dog. D.J. decided to foster him and this was the first dog he had ever had. Marley was not able to survive the disease but becasue of Heather and D.J. he knew what it was like to be loved. For a short Marley knew what it was like to be in a home that loved him.