God recently answered a prayer for us regarding an issue that had been weighing heavily upon our shoulders for many weeks. As Blake grew old enough to move around more he became very interested in our dog Leyla. It gave him great pleasure to scoot over and try to tug her tail or pat her face. Up until then she had been fine with him but she became very nervous around him and her behavior changed. It was too risky to keep her.Though we knew this was best, we were both very sad. We've had her since she was a puppy and even planned on taking her with us to the mission field. She definitely had some irritating personality traits but we loved her anyway. After weeks of looking for the right home without any luck, we became desperate and made an appt for her to go to the shelter. You have to understand, for us this was devastating. We both LOVE animals and this option was my worst nightmare, but we had Blake's safety to think of. I cried a lot of nights thinking of what might happen to her. After many prayers, still no answer.
On the day she was due to go to the shelter a lady emailed me wanting to meet her. We drove out to her house which was about 30 miles north of Spokane. They lived on 20 acres of the most beautiful land. Hills, trees, pastures...this place was dog heaven!!! She and her husband were older with kids grown and out of the house and she wanted a dog with lots of energy that she could take on 20 mile trail rides with the horses. Perfect! They were huge animal lovers like us and had other animals that could keep Leyla company as well. Leyla learned to get along great with the other dogs (another miracle in itself). Since then she's been able to run free and go on several trail rides, running alongside the horses and chasing squirrels, swimming in ponds, all sorts of things that dogs love. We miss her dearly but at least we know that she is even happier where she's at now. What an awesome answer to prayer!
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