Chance was hit by a car and left to die Memorial Day 2005. A kind stranger who's porch she'd managed to drag herself under somehow found help on a holiday weekend. Chance was provided emergency surgery, recuperated, and put into foster care by the Montgomery County Humane Society. A year and half later, after moving to Kentucky, I saw her story in the local paper and adopted her. I don't know why no one adopted her in that year and a half. Perhaps it was her size (she's about 75 lbs) or the concern that she would need special care because of the pins in her leg. Whatever the reason, I'm glad they didn't. She is an absolute joy, and watching her slowly come out of her timid shell has been a tremendously rewarding experience. Her Golden Retriever "brother" Jake was adopted shortly after we got her and now, three years later, I can't imagine life without them. They make me smile every day.

Lara Usilton
Mount Sterling, KY