Weekly Photo Challenge: Thankful

Since yesterday was THANKSGIVING in the United States, this week’s photo challenge was … Share a picture which means THANKFUL to you!

So, meet Mademoiselle Renee! I think THANKFUL goes both ways with Renee and me. I first met her at the HSMO shelter almost four years ago. I was living alone, and I needed someone to share the house with me. As I walked down the row of potential four-footed companions, she was the one who picked me out by running up to me and showing me her happy face. She was about nine months old, and she had not had a happy puppyhood. Three months earlier she had been roaming the streets of Saint Louis … a lost, stolen or abandoned puppy for some time. She was near starvation with her puppy collar embedded in her neck so that it  had to be surgically removed. When finally restored to full health she was put up for adoption. And the very next day (Valentine’s Day), she adopted me. So, we’re both equally THANKFUL to have each other as our faithful companion!

Renee’s Happy Face!