Most loyal companion

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I lost my Rottweiler in 2009 and a few months later I was still mourning and my husband at the time wanted to get a new dog. I really didn't want to, I wasn't ready to let go of my last dog. We found a shelter that was closing down a few hours away, so we went. I passed through the aisles about two times still unsure about committing to a new addition. Until 'Stoney' was pointed out to me. He was jumping up and down, spinning in circles, smiling. I took him out for a walk and he was so polite and the sweetest thing. I fell in love immediately. We took him home...If I didnt adopt him that day, he would have been put to sleep. Two years later, 3000 miles away and divorced, he has helped me heal many internal wounds. And I cant imagine my life without my best friend Grinner.

Alicia
Phoenix, AZ

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About The Animal Rescue Site

The Animal Rescue Site focuses the power of the Internet on a specific need — providing food and vital care for some of the eight million unwanted animals given to shelters every year in the U.S., as well as animals in desperate need around the world. Over four million animals are put to death each year in the U.S. alone because they are abandoned and unwanted.

Each click on the purple "Click Here to Give — it's FREE!" button at The Animal Rescue Site provides food and care for a rescued animal in need. Funding for food and care is paid by site sponsors and distributed to animals in need by Rescue Bank, The Fund for Animals, the Petfinder Foundation, North Shore Animal League, International Fund for Animal Welfare,and other worthy animal rescue organizations supported by GreaterGood.org.

In addition to clicking the purple "Click Here to Give - it's FREE" button, visitors can help more by shopping in The Animal Rescue Site store. With each item purchased, shoppers generate funds for the feeding and care of animals in shelters and sanctuaries.