I am really gonna miss that dog. But I know in my heart I did what was best for him. He is such a sweet dog. Mark is depressed over it but he loved him so much he knows it is better for him to be with her. Other then Manson trying to mate with him I think they wil be best pals. Also they were in the yard together and we do have a female in heat so Manson may have caught her scent. Shiny and Joe are great people and I could tell she was just in love with Shadow. She had a smile from ear to ear. I guess the fact that we turned out to be a stopping point for him was something that was meant to be on his journey through life. Somehow I feel in my heart that he was always ment to be with Shiny and her family. I could tell that he will be loved and cared for.

There truely are some great people on both these fourms and I think that when people sift through all the garbage that a great deal of good can come from it. We all have one thing in common if nothing else and that is we love these animals.  I could have refrained from stepping up and taking the risk of taking in a fully grown strange dog, Jazzy could have chosen not to take the leap of faith she did when she drove him down here and Shiny could very well have chose not to deal with me at all. In the end our lives would have gone on but ultimatly Shadow would then have missed out on the perfect home. And there is not telling where he would be now.

Shadow will always hold a speacial place in our hearts. He has definatly impacted the lives he has touched along the way in life in a most profound way.