This is what Muttville is all about! Enjoy Cinnamon Girl ’s story as told by mom Debra:
At 16+ years old, even the rescue pros figured this dog would not be adopted. Her stars must have been aligned. Cinnamon Girl was picked up by Muttville from the Peninsula Humane Society/SPCA where she was dumped when her owner passed and the family didn’t want her. She could simply live out her days there at Muttville headquarters. A fabulous life given the alternatives. But that’s not where the story ends. Her destiny was about to change after a few short weeks at Muttville.
At the same time, a family down the Peninsula was grieving the loss of their 16 year old border collie, Scout. It was heartbreaking to watch Scout’s despondent sister Skecher, who had never been without him, constantly moping around and trying to find him to no avail. We thought that finding her a new companion might be a good idea but it would have to be another senior dog since Skecher was a 16 year old blind and deaf border collie.
We found out about Muttville and decided to attend one of last year’s June adoption events in San Francisco. We had seen Cinnamon Girl online and wanted to meet her. She seemed like the perfect match – a herding dog mix, same age, mostly blind and deaf, similar disposition. So that day she came home with us to start life at her new forever home. It took a few months for her to settle in. By nature she is a very independent dog and didn’t really enjoy being cuddled much. Dogs of her breed need to have a job to do and it wasn’t long until we would all figure out what that meant for us.
Not long after Cinnamon got here, Skecher became very ill and we started Cancer treatments for her. During that time Cinnamon was very sweet with Skecher and patient with the constant changes going on to help make Skecher comfortable in her final days. We lost Skecher last November and Cinnamon then became our only dog. She took charge right away to make sure we knew she was up to the challenge of taking care of us. We have grown to adore her quirky and feisty personality and she has learned how much she really does love all the attention and cuddling and even comes looking for more. She just had her 17th birthday and is still going strong!
We can’t imagine life without Cinnamon in our family. She helped us through an extremely difficult time by becoming an extraordinary companion and family member. At the same time we’ve always felt her grateful devotion for being given a second chance. Her incomparable loyalty makes her a true rock star. And, as it turned out, the irony of her rock star name predicted her destiny to find her forever home.
♫…I wanna live with a Cinnamon Girl… I could be happy the rest of my life…with a Cinnamon Girl…♫
(Neil Young)
Are you the proud parent of a Muttville dog? Send us your story! Include 3 of your favorite photos and send to success_stories@muttville.org with the subject line ‘Success Story’.
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7/10/13
Are you the proud parent of a Muttville dog? Send us your story! Include three of your favorite photos and send it to success_stories@muttville.org with the subject line 'Success Story'.
