My New Home

My name was Mishan. I came from a high-kill shelter in southern California to a better shelter in northern California. They took good care of me at the NorCal shelter. The tips of my ears had been eaten away by flies at my home in SoCal but they were stitched up for me. I also had a cut on my lip but that was stitched up too. I don't know how long I spent in the shelter. I'm a pretty quiet dog and just minded my own business.

Some humans had seen my picture and read my story on the shelter web site. On September 2nd they came to take a look at me and see if I would be a good companion for them. They loved me from the moment they saw me! (who wouldn't? i am adorable!) They started calling me Mia which is pretty close to Mishan so I let them call me that. I heard them say that they couldn't remember how to pronounce Mishan. Silly humans! It's so easy even a cat can say it!

So these humans decided to submit an application to adopt me. Five pages long!!!! They must have really wanted me to go through all that! The staff at the shelter read over the application and asked some follow up questions. Then they asked if the humans wanted to take me home that day! They said yes!

They took me out of my cage and as I left, I said goodbye to all my canine friends at the shelter. On the way home my new mom opened my window a little so I could sniff the air. It smelled sooooo good! Freedom!

When I got to my new house, I investigated the first floor. Lots of new things to check out. I'm going to have fun here! My humans gave me a nice soft comfy blanket to lay down on. I think I'm going to like it in my new home.

My mom & grandma took me for a short walk after dinner. I got to meet a couple of neighbors and their dog, Gypsy. Gypsy is an Australian Cattle Dog. She likes to bark! It scared me at first. But by the time we had to leave Gypsy and I were friends.

Well, that was my first day at my new home. My grandma is keeping a journal of my adventures and I will share them with you as time permits. I don't know if I will be able to post every day as I am very busy with walks and sleeping and naps (gotta get in a good 22 hours of sleep every day).