Finding Toni : Part 1 Rescues vs Shelters

I’ve had Toni, my last, and for now, final rescue, for 9 months now and I often think back on the long journey I went on to find her so I thought it might be helpful to share with you that journey and what I learned along the way.

I had always wanted a tiny dog. When customers came into my shop and said they had a 2 lb., or 3 lb dog my heart would melt and I could hear my inner voice say ” oooooh, I want one like that “. The dogs that have come into my life to this point all were a little bigger and if I was going to save one more life, I made the decision to go after what I had always wanted. A tiny one.  But,  its not easy to find one that small. They are few and far between and they are snatched up quickly in the Shelters.  It would have been easier to buy one but given my politics, not the moral thing to do. Not when so many Chihuahuas are put down for lack of a home in Southern California each month. There was no choice for me but to rescue and save a life. So, I started to put the word out in the community that I was looking for a tiny Chi to give a home. Girl or boy, young or old, but it had to be under 3 pounds. Although I had been around a lot of the Rescue folks with the work I do at Spoiled Dog Designs,  my search for Toni drove home to me the difference between the Rescues and the Shelters in a way I had not fully grasped before.

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