 BELLA
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It had been some time that I had been thinking about welcoming a third beagle into our house. My older girl (Ellie) had started to lose her sight and was not playing as much with the younger one (Mia) and whilst inseparable I realised Ellie wanted some peace and quiet and Mia wanted a playmate. We toyed with the idea of getting a new puppy but never quite got there and I guess we know why now. I am great believer in things happening for a reason and when I went to the ACT pound and saw the little lemon and white beagle in the cage I knew she was for us. The pound could not tell us a great deal, they had no idea how old she was and she had no name. Bella, as we called her was found tied outside a vet’s in Fadden, ACT. She had a fairly large wound on the back of her neck which was several days old. When I first took her into the play area at the pound it was not long before I realised that at some stage in her life Bella had been someone’s much loved pet, she had the most beautiful nature and was very well trained. Later that afternoon we went back to the pound to introduce her to Ellie and Mia and also to get the big nod from my husband to adopt her. One look at Bella from Rob and he was smitten, it was hard going home without her but we had to wait till the 7th day to make sure she was not claimed. We found adopting Bella from the pound both rewarding and eye opening. We were given little information about Bella apart from her estimated age was 4yrs, not de-sexed and not microchipped. I am proud to say that Bella is the ripe old age of 9, is de-sexed and has been microchipped, however, her details had not been upgraded since she lived interstate. Bella has settled in to her new family along with her two beagle sisters with little problem, she’s a happy old girl with a wonderful nature and is a much loved new member of the family. We don’t regret bringing her home and would encourage others to consider adopting an older dog into their family. Tracey Elliott |
