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Pet Matters

The Pet Cottage Post At The Pet Cottage, we At The Pet Cottage, we
believe every pet deserves witness love in its purest
Love In Action: Thor’s Heartwarming a home that matches their forms every day. Whether
Journey To A New Home unique personality. We it’s the selfless act of
arranged two meet-and- rehoming a beloved pet or
As February rolls in with its greets with potential the joy of welcoming a new
celebration of love, we at The Pet families, one even including furry friend into your heart,
Cottage are reminded of the a skilled dog trainer for love truly is all around us.
countless ways love shines in the introductions. However, If you’d like to learn
bonds between people and their despite their interest, more, donate, or become
pets. For us, love is the foundation of neither was the right fit a Forever Guardian, visit
everything we do — the love it takes for Thor. Jerry began to www.thepetcottage.org.
to relinquish a cherished companion worry that Thor might need Together, we can create a
when life circumstances to be boarded while we world where pets and people truly belong.
make it impossible to care continued the search. But This February, we celebrate the love that makes
for them, and the love that I, Wendy, the founder and miracles happen — the love that brought Thor to Marcia
finds these pets a new family executive director of The and Michael, giving Jerry peace of mind during a difficult
to cherish them. Pet Cottage, assured him time. Thank you to everyone who supports our mission
Take Jerry and Thor, that miracles do happen. and helps us create these beautiful stories of love and
for instance. Jerry, a And happen they did. connection.
cancer survivor, shared Just days before Jerry’s Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at The Pet
an unbreakable bond with departure, Marcia reached Cottage!
his 120-pound Dutch out to us. She and her
Shepherd, Thor, for five husband, Michael, had been
wonderful years. Thor following Thor’s story and
was not just a dog; he felt a pull to reach out.
was Jerry’s best friend, Experienced with large
constant companion, and dogs and with a spacious acre of land and a pool — a
loyal confidant. But when dream for Thor, who loves to swim — they were eager
Jerry’s cancer returned to meet him.
unexpectedly, he faced a heart-wrenching decision. When we visited Marcia and Michael’s home, it was
Moving to Australia to live with his daughter for treatment clear: this was the one. Jerry had the chance to meet them
was the best choice for his health, but the lengthy flight and see the wonderful environment Thor would call home.
and mandatory quarantine would be too much for Thor. The bond was instant, and Jerry left for Australia with
Jerry’s priority was finding a loving new home for peace of mind, knowing his beloved companion was in
Thor, where he could thrive. He tried on his own and loving hands.
through his vet, but no match felt right. Then a friend, Today, Thor lives happily with Marcia and Michael,
Jane, told Jerry about The Pet Cottage, and he reached out enjoying his new home and their expansive backyard.
to us in late November. With a flight booked for December Jerry stays in touch through WhatsApp, sharing updates
23, the timeline was tight, but our mission was clear: find and photos, and The Pet Cottage remains committed to
the perfect Forever Guardians for this intelligent, active, supporting Thor and his Forever Guardians for the rest
and affectionate dog. of his life.

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