Stories like this show the importance of never losing hope or giving up on your furbabies. It also emphasizes how crucial it is to adopt dogs who don't have safe and happy homes. Read all about Grif's story here:
It had been four years, two months and eight days since Kathryn Morrow had last seen her dog Grif, but she knew the Brussels Griffon in the photo was hers. She was just about to start her early-morning commute when she checked her messages and saw the face she’d never forgotten.
Kathryn spent the next three and half hours waiting for Animal Care and Control to open.
In 2010, she’d adopted then 3-year-old Grif in Lacombe, Alberta. Grif became fast friends with Kathryn’s sister’s dog, JJ, a Pekingese–French Bulldog mix. Kathryn and her sister, Jannah, often walked the dogs on a coupler leash, which was what the duo was wearing the night they ran off through an accidentally unlatched gate.
Kathryn and her sister searched the neighborhood and put up signs up everywhere.
Grif and JJ – Photo from facebook.com/findgrifandjj
“We filed a police report. We increased our reward. We really did everything we could that we could think of” Kathryn remembers.
Then came that picture message.
When Animal Care and Control opened on March 9, Kathryn and her husband rushed inside, but the staff didn’t seem excited to meet people claiming to be Grif’s family.
“She had an elastic band around her head and neck, and it had become embedded. She was completely emaciated. She had a brutal infection.”
Because Grif was not microchipped back in 2012, the shelter could not immediately verify Kathryn’s story.
Photo from facebook.com/findgrifandjj
Luckily, the staff at Guardian Veterinary Center remembered Grif well. She’d had 16 teeth extracted at the clinic.
When all the documents were signed, Kathryn finally took custody of Grif, who didn’t recognize Kathryn until they drove away from the shelter.
Photo from facebook.com/findgrifandjj
Grif needed surgery to reattach the ear severed by the rubber band, and a Go Fund Me campaign helped her family cover the unexpected cost. Griff is now recovering at home with her new Brussels Griffon siblings, and is eating like a queen. The family is prepared to give $10,000 to the person who brings JJ home.
“We want to get as much exposure as possible. All we need is the right set of eyes to see JJ.”
Did you tear up a little bit? It's so good to know that there's one less homeless dog out there! Sweet Griff is now back in her home with her family where she belongs. She'll never have to know the feeling of starvation or pain ever again. She and her family will be eternally grateful to those who kept an eye out for her! Here's to hoping the same will happen for JJ.
Article and Photo Source: Dogster
