Sometimes, when you least suspect it, the best surprises run right to you. This article explains the mystery, “Do dogs see angels?”
One torrentially storming Louisiana day, Anne pulled into a remote gas station to wait for the downpour to quit. Before she could turn off her engine a teeny-tiny toy Maltese/Shitzu mix puppy raced towards her car. She watched the desperate fur baby, as it hopped on three legs, across the highway, making a bee-line towards her.
One leg was obviously broken and as soon as he reached her driver’s door, he stopped, and rolled onto his back.
Anne, having two dogs, knew that being in a parking lot is a dangerous situation for any dog. She opened her car’s door, and the drenched pup jumped in, sat down on her lap, and looked up at her, as if to say, “What took you so long? Let’s go home!”.
She took her scarf off and futility tried to dry off the cute, thin hitch-hiker’s white and black ears. She discovered that he was covered head to toes in ticks and fleas. He’d obviously been starving and alone for a long time.
She ran into the station and inquired about the dog. Everyone was as purr-plexed as she was at the appearance of the homeless puppy. None of the customers were its owner and the employees didn’t know where the dog came from. She returned to her car and named her little passenger Jack, as he had just hiJACKed her vehicle; and the two drove home.
She phoned animal shelters and put an ad in the newspaper, but no one claimed him. In the meantime, the friendly-easy-going little guy had leg surgery, was paper trained, and happily joined her family of dogs as if he always belonged.
While Jack was recuperating from his surgery, he did not want to be away from Anne, so she dragged a mattress into her living room so they could all sleep together.
Dr. Agnes Thomas, a pet communicator, asked Jack where he came from. “I was dumped in the woods, and I am very grateful for my rescue,” said a relieved Jack. “‘I was hungry, there a long time and very scared. Then an Angel appeared and said she would find me ‘a mother’. I hid in the tall grass where she told me to and when Anne's car stopped for refueling the Angel said, 'Here she is' and so I ran to my new mother."
It is a mystery why anyone would dump Jack. He could have starved, been injured/killed by vehicles, and a larger animal could have caused him great harm since he is so small. Jack, a sweet dog, deserved better. Even an Angel knew it. Jack graced Anne’s home for seven years before his passing.
Anne called him, “The best behaved dog I ever had”. He was affectionate with her and her guests. “He followed me around the kitchen, constantly cuddled next to me on the sofa, and was a great traveling companion. On our many trips, he enjoyed looking out the windows watching the scenery.”
Some animals leave a forever paw print on your heart, Jack was one of these. The fact that an Angel sent him flying into Anne’s life made their connection even more magical.
Author and animal rights activist, Anthony Douglas Williams, said, "When I look into the eyes of an animal, I do not see an animal. I see a living being. I see a friend. I feel a soul."
