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Here's the happy ending story of Smokey Joe (formerly Spooky):
In December of 2002, our sons, Kyle and Drew, decided that they wanted to spend their birthday money to rescue a dog. We had been visiting the animals at TLC for quite a while (the kids love to bring treats for them), so we naturally went there. We needed to be careful who we brought home, because we had a nine-year old cockapoo, three birds and a little girl there. Our little men love animals, and wanted to bring home every dog we saw; but the right animal wasn't there yet. After months of waiting, a tired bunch stopped by the animal shelter just before closing on May 5, 2003. In the dog area, our boys spotted a shy little black dog called "Spooky." They asked if we could take him outside and meet him face to face. We relented, and the rest (as they say) is history.
On that Saturday, Smokey (as the kids renamed him) came home with us. He had passed the small child test with Mariah at TLC, but the real test would come when he met our much loved pooch, Luc (pronounced Luke). They became fast friends, as you can see from the picture below.
Smokey has become a very precious member of our family, and we wanted to be sure we thanked the staff at TLC who brought him to us. Without organizations like yours, dogs like Smokey and families like ours would never have the chance to meet. Thank you for helping to fulfill the birthday wishes of two boys, and for making our family complete!
Sincerely,
Mike, Carol, Kyle, Drew and Mariah (Jean Luc and Smokey Joe, too!)
