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28 NOVEMBER 2018 DOGGIERESCUE.COM MAGAZINE

• ADOPTION UPDATE FEATURE WHERE IS MADDEN NOW? By Trevor Connell

“ MADDEN ”

THE SWEETEST HEARTMELTER
I HAVE EVER MET!

BACKGROUND: My wife and I
have lost our old red Kelpie Akira
( 16 years ) last year through our
own decision regarding quality of
life. I had adopted her at 1year
after her horrible previous owner
beat her and left her for dead. At
the end she was fading away quite
quickly and rather than watch her
degrade beyond help we assisted
her to the rainbow bridge.

It was a horrible decision, but
the right one we feel. We were
contemplating finding another
rescue dog and couldn’t decide on
getting a puppy or older dog when
Madden ( now affectionately known
as Mr Fox ) presented himself on
the DoggieRescue website. He
was 16 years of age and homeless.

Madden’s face reminded me of my
old girl Akira and after reading his
story of abandonment we made the
drive to Sydney that afternoon and
brought him home as no dog
should ever be alone in their final
years.

Knowing we would be
heartbroken if we knew Akira
was lost to us and left in a
shelter we decided that although
Madden’s time with us will be short,
we will do our best to make sure it
is as peaceful and loving as we can
make it. Which will be very easy as
he is the sweetest little heart
melter I have ever met.