My Moms came to pick me up from Price, Utah. When I met them I was nervous. I just recently got out of the Humane Society. One Mom, Mary, drove, and the other one, Betts, sat in the back seat with me. She was always touching me and helping me to stay calm. I was so nervous though, that I threw up in the car on her and me. They were so nice and just cleaned everything up. They took turns sitting with me in the back seat. I was never left alone without one of them touching me.

When we got to Silt, Colorado, I got to see where I was going to live. There was another dalmatian there, her name is Lady Bug. There is also a cat... her name is Snickers. There were tons of toys and soft beds by the fireplace.

It was hard at first. My Moms and I had trouble understanding each other since we didn’t know each other very well yet. So they would call people like Beth White, and Dr. Brenda McClellan. Beth White was good at giving basic information about dalmatians. My Moms and I always felt better after talking to her.

I had trouble sleeping at night so sometimes I would bark and couldn’t stop. My Moms kept trying to figure out what to do to help me. That is when they heard about Dr. Brenda McClellan. We just call her Dr. Brenda. I was able to tell Dr. Brenda I had PTSD. My Moms also figured out I was scared of the dark. So they left the lights on for me.

My one Mom, Betts and I became very close. I don’t like it when she gets sick. She had major surgery on her knee and I took really good care of her. When ever she did her exercises I would always make sure my body was touching hers. We snuggled a lot on the bed and slept together and it felt like we were both healing together. Eventually all my sores healed and my tarnished fur turned soft and white.

Mary is my early morning Mom. She always gets up when I cry. She will take me outside even in the middle of the night. She sits with me on the couch when it rains and thunders and I get scared, so she does T touch to me. It really helps when she works on my ears.

We have all come such a long way and I have settled in to my forever home. I sleep all through the night, I like to play, snuggle, and explore my big fenced -in yard. I have made special friends with our neighbor, Sonny, who comes over and looks after us sometimes when my Moms are gone.

I love both of my Moms but Betts and I still have a special bond. She does special stuff like Reiki, and theraputic touch to me to help my aches and pains. I love my Dal pal, Ladybug, but I am still not sure about that cat. All I know is that my Moms love that cat so I leave her alone. I am the happiest I have ever been in my whole life. I feel safe, secure, and loved.