Sandi, a beautiful 12-year-old rescue dog, finally found a forever home after spending over six years in an Indiana animal shelter.
Local residents and supporters of the Marion-Grant County Humane Society (MGCHS) Erin and Cary Rhodes adopted Sandi and are ready to give her a loving, caring home for the rest of her life.
“Their dog passed away and [Erin] kept calling me, and she said ‘I really just can’t keep my mind off of Sandi,’” said Christy, a shelter employee. “This is why we didn’t give up on her. We knew she would find her forever home sometime. And it’s okay if it takes a little time to find her the right home. Then we don’t have to worry about her coming back or anything bad happening to her. She kind of ran the place. She’s kind of the boss.”
The pitbull-boxer mix called the shelter home for so long that she outlasted all the employees or volunteers working there when she arrived.
The shelter, ecstatic with Sandi’s long-awaited adoption, provided her with a crown to wear as she walked down a red carpet toward the outstretched arms of her new family. According to MGCHS, the farewell was “filled with pets, kisses and even a few tears.”
The video of Sandi’s red carpet walk went viral on Facebook, generating a lot of new adoption inquiries.
Fortunately, Sandi found a great family to cherish her, but there are thousands of stray and abandoned dogs just like her in need of a loving and caring forever home. Please, adopt, don’t shop, when adding a four-legged friend to your family.
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Senior dogs are so wonderful. I have three who have been with me for years. I call them my elders.
So pleased she has found a loving, forever home.
I am happy this dog finally found a home. It is so sad he had to be in a shelter for far too long a time!
I am happy this dog finally found a home. It is so sad he had to be in a shelter for far too long a time!
Good for Sandi Glad there was a kind soul out there who appreciated her!!!!
It sure is good news.
This is a perfect example of why all shelters must be NO KILL (unless an animal is suffering incurably). I’m so happy for Sandi and I hope her new family cherishes her!
Adopt don’t shop!
This is a perfect example of why all shelters must be NO KILL (unless an animal is suffering incurably). I’m so happy for Sandi and I hope her new family cherishes her!
Adopt don’t shop!
Justice, compassion, laws, life, Love for animals 🙏 Please 🙏
What a wonderful story… finding a good end like in a fairy-tale. I hope Sandi will live happily forever.
Me too.
Merci à toutes ces personnes formidables qui ont et vont contribuer au bonheur de Sandi!
HUGE THANK YOU to the wonderful Shelter who held onto Sweet Dog Sandi until she found her loving forever home — AND, this is at it should and MUST be — garnering support from the Community is the best idea ever — ALL the people in this town, whether volunteers, staff, employees, managers, citizens, residents are the BEST — take the life-affirming path — we ALL want to live.
How wonderful for this little lady I wish her a long and happy retirement, she deserves it;
I truly enjoy the great news stories. They sort of ease the pain of the disturbing stories of cruelty. Sandi looks happy. I am sure the new parents are happy. and I am happy. Thanks for the news!
Love you Sandi. Thank you to Erin and Cary Rhodes <3
how wonderful!
All this time. She deserves a good home.
Many thanks to Erin and Cary. Animal shelters are great places to find loving and grateful animals that will warm your heart.
Thank you to Erin and Cary for giving Sandi a loving home.
Thank you to Erin and Cary for giving Sandi a loving home.
Thank you to Erin and Cary for giving Sandi a loving home.
this makes my heart & soul elated 🐦💕🌠