Betsy's new home

The beautiful Betsy - now called Bella (which is PERFECT for her!) is finally in her happy new home. Thank you so much to Alicia and Second Chance Animal Rescue for finding this sweetheart her perfect forever home. Here is the blog posting from Alicia:




Welcome home Bella (aka Betsy)
I mentioned before in a post about a beautiful pup named Betsy who was found at Dead Dog Beach with a broken leg. This poor pup has been through a lot. She has since had 4 surgeries, her spay and 3 on her badly broken leg. But she was a trooper and not only pulled through but pulled through still remaining extremely loving, trusting and an all around cuddle bug. She came up to Peoria, IL on June 6th to join her new family. She was adopted by a wonderful friend of mine who continually supports me and helps me navigate my 6 hour trips to Chicago to pick up dogs as they come in. They have been waiting 2 years to adopt a dog. And the minute they saw the pictures I had of Betsy when she was dumped at the beach they fell in love with her. She is now named Bella and shares her home with Kelly, her husband Jeff and their 2 children Mackenzie and Luke. She does have 2 cat siblings that she is having a hay day stirring up their day to day lives. One of her new past times is now chasing the cats around the house. She is an extremely smart pup and has yet to go potty in her crate! She has also found Mackenzie's bed to be her favorite place to nap and lounge. Her leg is still a little swollen but is doing well and doesn't seem to hold her back as she zooms through the kitchen. She does need to put some weight back on. With all of her surgeries and trauma she needs a good 5 to 10 lbs to fill out a little more. But she truly is a people dog. Kelly will let her out in the morning and she runs into Luke's room to say hello and make sure he is still there. She then goes down the line into Mackenzie's room and then to make sure Jeff is there. When she has found everyone she runs back downstairs to find Kelly for her breakfast. She is doing fantastic and adjusting well to her new and very spoiled lifestyle.