2021 ANIMAL STORIES MAGAZINE

2021 PET MAGAZINE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS JANUARY 21, 2021 Page 21 1. Linda Barrick’s story Shortly after LCAR was started, Linda and her husband Jack inquired at Animal Control for a dog. They found that the person in charge had been hiding a dog named Galaxy so that it wouldn’t get euthanized. Linda and Jack rescued the dog and brought it home so it wouldn’t get put down. They changed the dog’s name to Neko, and he turned out to be such a wonderful dog that shortly after they brought him home Jack said he could never give him up. They had Neko until about five years ago. Neko was so devoted to Jack, and after Jack’s death Neko would wait for him every day at the door. Dogs experience grief just like people do. Linda adopted another dog, Max, who also turned out to be a very special dog. When Linda had her surgery, Max never left her side. Both dogs turned out to be wonderful: even tempered, house broken, perfect companions. How can anyone let dogs like these go? Linda cannot say enough about how wonderful animal adoption is, and could never be without a dog in her household. 2. Kelly Cale’s story I adopted a puppy from A/C for my 2 sons. His name was Buster.  A/C was at the Logan County Fair that year. We saw Buster, a Black Lab mix about eight weeks old, and adopted him on the spot. He was the BEST dog we ever had. He was with us for 12 years and passed away from a brain tumor.    I also adopted a female Border Collie/ Greyhound/ Lab mix about one year old, Leah. She was a foster dog at first for me. I couldn’t Here are the stories of seven guardian angels who sought to rescue dogs with the help of LCAR and animal control and found true love. Animal adoption stories Continue p