A German Shepherd was trapped on the balcony for 6 days and was crying, but the building residents were ignoring it. Neither the police nor the management took any action. It made sounds sometimes barking, sometimes tired moans, and then complete silence. This morning, the dog could barely stand and was shaking all over. Then a biker came. With a strong presence and a calm attitude, he was looking directly at the building. He then went inside and spoke directly to the janitor that the dog was dying and he was taking it out. The janitor tried to refuse, but the biker clearly stated he was going. Then he went behind the building and started climbing through the gutter. He reached up to the balcony. The dog was initially scared and growled. But the biker used no force. He calmly sat down and gently placed water and food. "I am here," he said. The dog slowly approached him. After a while, the police also arrived, but by then the situation had changed. The dog was now calm, just hungry and weak. It was taken to the vet. And the biker? He came back the next day too. Then he adopted it. Now the dog is safe and lives with the same person who climbed the building for him. The moral of the story: Sometimes one person's actions can save a life.

It was a rough visit to the shelter for my daughter and me. We went to drop off items belonging to our sweet black lab-greyhound that we’d had to put down a few weeks before. We decided to check out the shelter while we were there. It’s not your standard shelter. This place has horses and goats and bunnies as well. There’s lots to see! We’re walking around, checking it out. None of the animals are paying us much attention. Then, along one of the dog runs this black lab mix comes bounding out along his run. He doesn’t bark but gets very vocal and talkative. It’s funny actually! We give him some attention then begin walking to check out more of the facility. He runs along the run as if to say “where ya going? I’m right here. I’m your guy!” We check more of the facility and this dog sees us coming back and starts with us again. My daughter is insistent that we can’t leave him here. We have a volunteer take him out of the kennels. This 100 pound girl sits in the grass and then this 80 pound lab climbs into her lap. He’s facing her but tilts his head back to look at us. Then he waves his paw at us. It’s hilarious! How can you say no to that? We fill out the paperwork that day, a Friday. On Sunday we are approved to pick up our new boy on Monday. Pure chance brought both that dog and us to the shelter at the same time. Here’s our boy Chance on his car ride to his new home. Rescue dogs are awesome! Hope you’ll consider the rescue option if you’re looking for a new pet