Beautiful Becky

There’s a special kind of joy in being a part of a rescue dog’s life

- Janine Sharon Benard

About a year ago, I was following a story on the Schnauzer Rescue South Africa site in which 24 dogs had been rescued from a puppy mill. Through SRSA and with the help of Woodrock Animal Rescue, these dogs were all rehomed – with the exception of the oldest three. My heart just sank at the thought of these old dogs not finding a loving home, so I contacted Chris Kritzinger from SRSA and asked if he’d consider us as a foster family for Becky.

A TRAGIC LIFE

When we first set eyes on Becks, I had no idea how we were going to make this old girl happy again – she was the saddest-looking dog I’d ever seen, and she was so frail that I didn’t think she’d last the week. She was estimated to be 12/13 years old, and we just wanted to give her the best life and make up for all the years of neglect as a puppy mill mom. She’d been through so much: tumours in her uterus, ear infections, worms, and bad teeth that had to be removed, leaving her with nine teeth and a crooked smile. Her legs were rickety and weak due to lack of good nutrition – she was a sight for sore eyes, to say the least.