Brian's Story

When I was turning 8 years old, all I wanted was a puppy. I had talked my mom in to letting me have one. My dad took me to the Humane Society to look. We found a little shy black and white puppy that I feel in love with. We were able to take her home and I named her Sarah. Our golden Max fell in love with her and taught her well. 3 years later max passed away and my brother was turning 8. We thought getting a new play mate for Sarah would be good. We found a golden name Topper that had been with 3 different families and still did not have a good home. We took him and gave him a home. He became very attached to me and slept on the floor next to my bed and always made sure Sarah was next to me. They would even go on sleep over with me to my best friend’s house. About 3 years ago Topper got very sick and we had to put him down. The vet said we had run out of ways to make him better. Sarah is still very much a puppy at heart. She and I missed him very much. Just by chance I needed to go to the pet store to pick up turtle food. The Humane Society was there doing adoptions at Petco. I went and looked and my heart melted when I saw a black lab mix named Brian. They let me bring him out and he was everything I needed to help Sarah be happier. I was able to bring him home. My little Family and I have loved Brian more and more every day. Sarah will be 13 in December and Brain is now 3. They are the best dogs anyone could ask for. They are not just my dogs they are my kids. Thank you for giving me the two best things in my life.

- The Van Dam Family