Dear AWL,

I was going through your local paper last week and noticed that you had two girl dogs named Jezebel and Raven. Their names are "D.D. and Tasha." D.D. has the white stripe crooked down the front of her nose and Tasha is the smaller one.

My husband and I love these girls very much. Our house flooded back in January and we were forced to move. We tried to find them a good home temporarily until we were able to find other arrangements for our family, and that included the girls as well. They were our babies. My family was just devastated, not only because we lost everything in the flood, but we lost our girls as well. My children still cry over losing the girls more than their belongings.

We had a friend that found them a place to stay while we were moving and trying to salvage what little we had left. We lived without
running water for about three weeks while we attempted to fix our well. The damage was far too extensive and costly to repair, and
carrying in water for ourselves and the girls everyday became too overwhelming. We were devastated again to find that the girls had run away from where they were staying, now that we see that they are at least safe at your shelter we are a little more at ease, but every time I think of that crooked stripe on D.D's nose, I cry. I miss them so much.

They were born sometime in late July or August, and they literally were brought to our doorstep. The person who dropped them off told us that if we hadn't taken them, the farmer where she found them was going to put them in the river. We were so glad that we were able to save them. They are thought to be part either Border Collie or Australian Sheppard, and part Pit Bull or Lab.

Those girls have been through as much as we have. My husband and I have been trying to convince his parents to let us take the girls back now that we know where they are, and because we have had to move to Huntington county as we have lost everything, and since they have a beagle/weenie mix, she's very territorial, and we think that the girls would not get along well with Mollie.

It breaks my heart. We have nothing right now, and without the girls it really feels like we've lost even more. We are trying to start
over, find new jobs, find another place to live, and rebuild our family. If there is some way that we can do this and recapture the
girls, I know myself and my family wouldn't feel like we lost quite so much. I am still working on my in-laws, we have someone that would lend us a large kennel, and we could build a shelter for the interior so they would have a warm place. Since they were indoor dogs, we hate the thought of them living outdoors, even though they are so happy to be outside. If there is a way that we could do this and get our girls back, how long are they able to be with you?

We live with his parents now, and there's a good possibility that we'll be here for several months until we can get back on our feet. Is
there any way that you could keep us informed on their well-being and if they get adopted? We will continue to work here on a solution that would place them back with us, but until then please give them big hugs from me and my family. They have been together since we took them in, and they level each other out. They're good girls, and they were so good with our children.

We live in the country now on wooded land. There are many different animals around, coyotes, turkey, deer, and foxes. We would have to be able to keep them far enough from the house that Mollie doesn't get disturbed, but also close enough so that we can keep an eye on them because of the wild animals.

If we weren't in this situation, we would have never left those girls. My daughter and I haven't been the same since we found out that they were gone. Now that I know they are at least safe, I feel a little better. I can't let the kids know that I know where they are, if I do, they won't understand why we don't just come and get them. They look good in the pictures you have on-line. Please feel free to e-mail me and let me know how they are.

I will try to make something happen this week. If there is a way to convince my in-laws that this will work, I'll be there in a heartbeat
to get the girls.

Thank you for finding them! I really appreciate you guys. I know you all work very hard and are good to all of those animals. I pray that I'll be reunited with them soon.

Thank you again, I can't tell you how relieved I am to know that they are safe.

Many Blessings.