A couple of weeks ago I got an email about a sad little 7 month old Dalmatian on the e-list at the Eastside pound (Euthanasia list) Well, one of our volunteers went down there and we saved the little chap. Despite being terribly under weight and hurt, this sweet little dog was full of wags and kisses.

We did notice right away that there was something wrong with his leg and had our Vet, Scottsdale Vet Clinic look at it. After x-rays we learned it was his knee, it was an old break, probably little Quasi was hit by a car at some point.  So Dr. Wright fixed his broken knee with several pins and Quasi was on the way to a full recovery.

You can see his broken knee in this photo.

In the meantime I was contacted by Kathy Rosko who has seen my foster plea and story on Quasi and she told me that office wanted to give Quasi as a gift to their boss, Darin.  ALL of you in rescue are probably cringing right now- we do not give our dogs away as “surprises”. Well, this was different. Linda Lang, a long supporter of PACC911 (Phoenix Animal Care Coalition) had come across this email and passed it on-if she had her hands in it, I thought this is a good thing, besides, this must be one great guy for the employees to throw a surprise party and give this guy a dog (on a side note, Darin had seen Quasi’s photo and fell in love with him) So Kathy and I plotted and last Thursday I drove Quasi to their office and walked in on the Surprise party- the entire office was in on this!  It was the best moment in rescue ever- everyone cheered and Darin’s face was full of joy and love for this little pup that now was his. And oh little Quasi, he just stood there wagging his tail and made his rounds greeting everyone- he is one special dog- he really is.

The reason I wanted to share this story was because this little dog could have easily been passed up- skinny, broken knee, runny nose- but what a little gem this dog is and what a great new life he has now. Darin takes him to work every day and he is so loved.