10/17/2026
When days are harder than others and moments that really make you ask yourself Why and how do you keep going ... updates pop up in my messages that remind me at the right time to give yourself some grace. The work you're doing are always worth it when you see moments like this.
It's no secret that some rescues just hit the heart deeper, the soul is just touched a little different from each saved Paw and Ellie Mae was just that for me. She was the mom in San Antonio protecting her pack alone , frail, scared of the world and no one else was coming to help so they would all face their death sentence alone under a shed and an abandoned house.
I fostered her for a year after her baby paws were adopted so she could finally learn to be a dog herself. She still had reservations about not knowing how to be a dog - one to receive love, protection, food, a caring hand and safe keeping. Everyday we worked slowly and she slowly started to understand.
Then the Elliot's came along and my heart just knew this was her chance to truly shine , a chance to feel every ounce of love that they deserve for life, freedom from their past and paving their way for the future ✨
I watch this video sent to me from yesterday and tears are rolling.
This is why I keep going
This is why so much is poured into these Paws for these continued updates of a PAWfect family coming along for the PAWfect match.
Ellie Mae is featured in the news, Magazine's and one of the best come back rescue stories of my moms and babies saved off the streets. She made an impact in the community and is proof that they all deserve a fighting chance.
Thank you adopters for seeing these street babies as more than broken, for seeing that all they needed was continued love, patience and kindness to become your forever love . Thank you for continuing to support my work and all the family updates on my paws kids in their new homes 💗
Just look at this beautiful girl knowing that scary freedom ride would result in the best possible outcome of a happy -healthy - loved - cherished life
Bob Elliott Bonnie Elliott Thank You 💜
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