GREENFIELD, Wis. (WMTV) – A 13-year-old dog who spent 11 years in an Alabama shelter was adopted on Friday by a couple in Wisconsin.
Fiona has traveled hundreds of miles in search of a family.
“She’s only the third dog I’ve ever rescued that has spent almost her entire life in a shelter,” Vice President of Albert’s Dog Lounge Lindsey Decker said.
Fiona spent 11 years at 2nd Chance Shelter in Boaz, AL before being brought to Wisconsin in hopes of finding a forever home. On Friday, she finally found one.
“I am so joyful, like my heart is bursting for her,” Decker said. “I’m so excited today. That she has a home like this amazing forever home.”
Decker sifted through several applications in search of the right fit. She had a checklist and wanted to find a family who was home often, has other dogs and a fenced in yard.
“I saw her story online and was just so overwhelmed with sadness that she was in the shelter for so long,” Carrie Saskowski said. “And no one would adopt her knowing how sweet she was. It was just so sad to me, and I thought, oh my gosh, could we have the best life together.”
The Saskowski’s were touched by Fiona’s story. She was brought to their home in Greenfield, what Decker calls a ‘retirement village.’
“This glorious yard, dog siblings, pet parents who are just going to love her and give her the best last years of her life. I really I couldn’t be happier,” Decker said.
Within minutes of arriving, Fiona began settling into her forever home.
“I really hope that this kind of opens people’s eyes to adopt seniors and to know that they are wonderful pets, and you can have such a great life with them and they bring you so much,” Saskowski said.
Albert’s Dog Lounge takes in senior, hospice and special needs dogs. Decker says they are part of a population that is so often overlooked and has the highest rate to be euthanized.
The Saskowski’s previously adopted two dogs from them, Fiona makes three.
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