Basha
Basha originally came into the other shelter as an owner surrender, left to be euthanized. She was used for breeding her entire life before being dumped at the shelter when she no longer could produce any puppies. During her life she lived alone, locked in a room, with no social interaction from humans or other dogs (except when she had puppies).
Sadly, after taking in Basha and giving her a medical workup we found that she was suffering from multiple ailments. She went into a home immediately and became a permanent hospice foster.
When Basha came to Angel’s Retreat, she was terrified and had no “social skills”. She would stay in a corner and grunt or growl, and didn’t come near any people. After several weeks of showing her love and giving her time, she ventured out to let us be near her and even pet her.Basha started to find her confidence and liked to talk and let us know her opinions on life. She even learned how to do stairs and started to explore a little bit in the few short weeks she was with us. She loved to be outside and had picked a favorite tree to nap under daily. She learned how to love the humans in her life, and would rest her head in the lap of anybody nearby, letting us know she was grateful to be where she was.
Sadly, in November 2024, we had to say goodbye to Basha. As much as we wish we could have had more time with her, part of the humanity of this program is knowing when we can’t outweigh the bad days with the good days and allow our dogs to have a peaceful and dignified goodbye. We know her life was not the life she deserved up until this point, but we did everything in our power to ensure she would get the happy, peaceful, and loving ending that all dogs deserve.
We are devastated by the loss of this sweet girl, but so incredibly grateful she was able to get the ending that she did. We wish her many happy days over the rainbow bridge running free and taking long naps in the sun like she loved to do during her time with us.