I’ve taken inspiration from fellow blogger, Christina Conley-Berry of The Lazy Pitbull, for this week’s 52 Snapshots of Life photo challenge. It’s week 37 and the theme is Labor, and I’m going to write about a wonderful rescue here in Fort Lauderdale that performs a labor of love every day for the dogs and cats it shelters. Abandoned Pet Rescue is Fort Lauderdale’s largest No Kill shelter. I began volunteering there recently, helping to walk dogs and to utilize my network to help the shelter in any way I can.
I became smitten with many animals there, but Maya is a little girl I’ve been walking lately. She was found in a rock pit and rescued by APR. I discovered while walking her the other day, that Maya is probably blind in her right eye. When I asked about it, I was told that before APR rescued her, she’d been in a fight with a boxer, who bit her eye. Jeez.
But, she’s is the sweetest girl, about six years old and looks to me like a Rat Terrier mix. She’s afraid of big dogs (understandable) and loves to play with her toys. Check out this video I took of her:
Anyone interested in Maya or if you know someone who might be, can reach out to Abandoned Pet Rescue or call 954-728-9010 for more info. Please share this!
Pet blogging friend and colleague, Christina Berry of The Lazy Pitbull, created this fun challenge. You don’t have to be a blogger to participate. Just snap or choose a pic you’ve taken that matches that week’s theme and post it on your social networks, with the hashtag #52Snapshots, so we can all follow along! For pet bloggers, this is a BlogHop, so hop on!
What’s your labor of love each day?
Maya is so adorable, I can’t believe she won’t have her home soon. I applaud you for volunteering at the shelter. I’ve been considering doing that for a year or so but I’m really apprehensive about the heartbreak that goes with it.
She is such a sweetie. I hear you re the heartbreak. What I’ve found is I get and give so much joy on these visits. The dogs are so so happy to see people and get out on walks like normal dogs. So, I leave feeling like a made a positive difference in their lives that day.
What a cutie Maya is! She looks like a happy and playful girl. I hope she finds a home soon.
She is, Jan! Very charming and sweet. And, she’s been through quite a bit. We never actually know the half of it oftentimes, with rescues. Please share her where you can. Thanks!
Best of luck to Maya finding a furever home. Rescues are a labor of love.
So true. I wish that for Maya, as well. I’ve been posting pics and video of her on IG. Share her if you can; would be great! 🙂
Hope you find your new forever home soon Maya!
I hope so, too! She is such a sweetie. Just saw her today and we went for a nice walk and then played with toys. She acts like a puppy and has a sparkle in her eye. Love that girl!