Meeko
Meeko is the puppy that I didn’t know I needed. Last August, I had to put my sweet German shepherd to rest at 6 years old due to cancer. The same day I put him down, I moved to Austin because I just couldn’t stay in my house without him. When I arrived in Austin, I felt lonely and just out of place so I started fostering. I fell in love with my first foster and had planned to keep him, but due to a miscommunication at the shelter he already adopted by somebody else. It was really hard to say goodbye to a dog I thought was mine so I decided to take a break from fostering. In January, I found myself wondering in the shelter, just looking in the large dog section because I did not want a puppy nor a small dog. That day, I decided to go into the small dog area just to look and that’s where I saw Meeko. I scared 3 month old sitting in his own pee. When I brought Meeko home, he completely did a 180, he was playful, energetic still a little bit shy but quickly became my little shadow. I still didn’t feel ready to take on a puppy so I told myself I was just fostering. I told everybody I was just fostering, my friends, my boss, my family. As the applications for him started to roll in, I would make excuses to why they weren’t the perfect pair for him.. February 13th rolled around and he lost his first tooth and from that moment I knew I couldn’t let him go. I knew he was meant to be mine. He has become the perfect addition to my life. He challenges me in so many ways, fills a spot in my heart that I thought would never be whole again. I am so thankful I took a chance on this sweet boy.