Eleanor Roosevelt now Ellie

Nine years ago today, I adopted my sweet Ellie, then called Eleanor Roosevelt. She came to HSHV with 45 of her friends and relatives from a hoarding situation. As a volunteer dog walker, I was tasked with helping to socialize them since they were almost totally untrained.

I soon became attached to a senior (approx. 8 years old) female who came in pregnant, with severe hair loss and many missing/loose teeth. Beneath all this was a spunky fur baby who sat on top of stacks of potty pads begging for food, and quickly ran to the temporary potty area set up in the corner to do her business when released from her kennel for exercise. Having been petless for a year since losing my cat, Zoe (HSHV alum, 1995), I decided “Ellie” needed to come home with me. She has been my sweet, constant companion since then, and has enriched my life in so many ways. Adopting her has been one of the best decisions I have ever made. Besides, a match between a Kennedy and a Roosevelt just seemed like it was meant to be. LOL!