One of my first rescues ever, Lady...

So a long time ago, actually during the very birth of Ohio Pet Placement, there was this black and white Pit Bull that used to run the streets.  Her name was Lady.

Lady was just a puppy and I would always try and catch her, but she would just bark at me and run.  Well, at the time I was working at a rescue in Cleveland and I had a bunch of food to donate around the neighborhood.  So I followed this puppy and one day when I saw her tied to her porch, I decided to go for it and knock on the door.  She acted like she wanted to eat me and I knew this poor thing rarely had food or water so I just had to risk it.  Well, she didn't bite me and I befriended her and her owner.  Well the weather became bad and snow was on the way.  This poor dog had no shelter.  So I put an igloo on the porch with a plastic flap for her.  I would often stop to make sure she had food and water, after all there was no excuse, I was supplying them with food.  I beggan to get very worried about the Lady because not only was she no longer outside in her dog house, she was also not running the streets.  I was frantic and I could never get anyone to answer the door and when I did they were telling me that the people were moving and Lady was being kept in the basement.  I finally convinced them to let me in to see that she was actually ok.  They let me in and started to tell me how they were moving and they couldn't get anyone to take her they were thinking of giving her to me, but I had to play it cool so that they did not change thier mind and sell her to the highest bidder.  Again no sign of the Lady for weeks.  Well, I don't give up, I finally got someone to the door and insisted they give me Lady and eventually they did.  This poor dog was about a year old now, and had to live in my basement.  I guess it could have been worse, she could have been with them, starving or living out on the porch.  I had three dogs of my own and an adult Pit Bull, unsocialized, wasn't a quick move in.  Well, when the weather became warm, she moved out to the garage.  I vaccinated her, got her spayed and started exercising her with other dogs.  Over a year she lived like this.  Well, at the time I was training dogs at PetSmart and one of my students had a daughter looking for a dog.  I had her come over and of course, she wasn't looking for a Pit Bull.  Lucky for her she underestimated the power of an amazing dog.  She ended up loving this young Lady and brought her Boxer to meet her.  Well, it probably took about a month, but she took Lady home. Now, a few years later, I get this random text message that read:

"Isn't this awesome?!  Thanks for Lady she has been awesome just to let you know!"

And that my friends and haters alike, is why people like me wake up every day and suffer through the bullshit so step aside and make way for heroes bitches.