Meet Susie

Meet Susie. Susie was scheduled to die in a Mississippi shelter on December 27, 2010. On that very day—the day that was meant to be her last, I pulled Susie from the pound and took her in as one of my rescue dogs.

When I saved her, Susie was severely emaciated, badly malnourished, and completely terrified. She'd been badly beaten just before arriving at the pound... leaving her with several open wounds and a great deal of pain.

But the most heartbreaking part about Susie... was her wounded spirit. She was about as broken as they come.  

During our car ride home, Susie was absolutely petrified. She crawled down into the floorboard, and closed her eyes as tightly as she could… too afraid of what she might see if she opened them. I'm sure she thought that I was taking her back to the place she came from… to the people who starved her, tortured her, and left her for dead.

She whimpered as I stopped the car.

I opened the passenger door, leaned down to her, and said, “It’s okay, baby girl. You’re safe now. Let’s go inside.” She looked up at me... and I'll never forget what I saw in her eyes. A look of sheer terror, that said:

"Please don’t make me go back there.”

At this point... Susie didn’t know me at all. I was just a strange girl, who picked her up from a very scary place, and drove her to an unknown location. She had no reason to trust me yet... and I understood. A dog like Susie has never been given a reason to trust anyone.

So, I gently rubbed her head... and made her a solid promise that she'd never know pain again.

And then... I watched... as Susie mustered the courage to cautiously follow, as I led her inside to a new life…

Today, Susie is nothing like the girl I rescued three months ago. She's the sweetest, happiest, most trusting girl you will ever meet. She loves to go for car rides, loves giving kisses, and will follow me just about anywhere I go. In fact, Susie is so loving, that during a Meridian Star photo shoot with me, she couldn’t stop giving me kisses long enough to snap a picture. The resulting photo captures the happiness and gratitude of Susie’s renewed spirit.

Susie thanks me every single day for saving her... and in return, I thank her for trusting me... despite the horrors of her past. Watching Susie’s transformation has been nothing short of incredible.

And now… she's ready to find the family who will love her for the rest of her life.

Susie is a black and white Pit Bull mix. She’s approximately 3 years old, fully vaccinated, spayed, and heartworm negative. As far as personality goes, Susie's about as awesome as they come. You won’t find a more loving, special dog... and she'll thank you every day for loving her, just as she does me.

The cutest thing about Susie is her love of laundry baskets full of clothes. She's never had a comfy bed in her entire life... she’d only known the feeling of the hard ground against her protruding bones. So today, her favorite thing is to curl up in a laundry basket full of fluffy towels or clothes. And even though I gave her a very comfy pup bed of her own, she much prefers to make herself at home in the laundry room. If you have a laundry basket in your closet... that will work too.

Susie loves to play outside, but she loves being inside with me even more. She likes to lay with me on the couch or curl up at my feet. She loves a good belly rub, and she'll roll onto her back and look up at me with the sweetest eyes ever.. to let me know her request. This will be followed by lots of kisses to thank me for rubbing her tummy.

She also loves a good chew toy. When I hand her the toy, I can almost guarantee that she'll run off to the laundry basket for chewing. This dog LOVES dirty clothes. And she’s really smart... I could probably even teach her to wash them for me.

Susie longs for a family of her own, and it’s time to make her wish come true. To survive the things she’s endured, and still have such an amazing spirit, is why my Susie deserves the best family out there. You have my word that she will steal your heart, just as she did mine. And if you adopt her into your family... you'll have my heart too.

Because my heart… will follow Susie... wherever she goes…

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