Zander, Taco and Homer greeted me with a series of long, deep barks and I was sure that this would not be a relaxing time. However, I was wrong.
The dogs were timid at first. There is no doubt about that. But there was something inside of them that looked like they wanted to be touched and loved. Kelly and Kerry told me to crouch down and hold out my fist, letting Homer pick up my scent. It probably helped that I had a can of spray cheese with me...
Then I met Jaxx, who is not in Team Zomo. He was found in an abandoned building in Detroit, locked up for a year. He had BB gun pellets under his skin and lacerations around his eyes. He came right up to me, jumping in my lap, wagging his tail.
How could something that was treated so awful still find it in them to trust someone? This visit and interview really effected me, and I will never forget how open and loving those dogs were, even with their horrific past.
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