A Perfect Match

Were these dogs meant to endure together?
By Alissa Hicks


Carol embraces her dogs Brandy (left) in addition to Ginger who she says are skilled at hunting. 


Carol Brinkman has a soft topographic point for dogs. She decided to adopt a novel puppy to endure a playmate for her domestic dog Tally. Through the Shamrock Foundation, she institute Ginger, a chow mix, rescued every bit ane of a litter of stray dogs institute wandering inwards the downtown area. Ginger is at nowadays almost 13, but Tally has since passed.


“I went dorsum in addition to forth on getting only about other domestic dog for Ginger, but I wanted to hold off until I institute the correct size, age, disposition, in addition to temperament that would jibe alongside Ginger’s. I fostered a few dogs, in addition to Ginger seemed to bask the company, which spurred my determination to commence looking,” says Carol.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 onetime reference librarian at the University of Louisville, Carol at nowadays volunteers twice a calendar week at the Kentucky Humane Society, helping the lensman accept pictures of the novel pets they receive. “We promise that a practiced profile of these animals volition assistance them larn adopted. It’s non ever slowly though – endeavor getting 8 kittens inwards a handbasket to all facial expression inwards the same direction at once!”

That is when fate stepped in. “I was leaving operate ane twenty-four hr menses at the Humane Society, in addition to a novel grouping of pets had only arrived. I glanced over at them in addition to for a 2nd idea I saw Ginger inwards the mix. I took only about other facial expression in addition to was shocked past times how identical this other domestic dog looked to my own. After spending only about fourth dimension alongside her, I felt every bit if I was alongside my ain dog. I realized this domestic dog had almost the same shape, size, color, mannerisms — fifty-fifty the same mental attitude — every bit Ginger did.

“I decided to become dwelling household in addition to retrieve to a greater extent than virtually it in addition to and thence felt it was best that the 2 dogs meet. So I took Ginger to run across the novel domestic dog at the Humane Society. They were forthwith a matched pair. With that, I adopted Brandy in addition to brought her home.”

Brandy in addition to Ginger seem to conduct maintain a exceptional bond in addition to larn along real well. Photos past times Melissa Donald 


While it seems a heartwarming story, Carol could tell Brandy had been extremely neglected in addition to peradventure abused. “When I outset brought her home, her teeth were thence worn down, in addition to she was missing patches of pilus on her olfactory organ from trying to chew her agency out of a crate of only about sort. She had a peel infection every bit good in addition to was real fearful of beingness held. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 realtor had institute Brandy inwards an abandoned dwelling household earlier she was taken to the Humane Society. At first, Brandy would deed skittish every bit if she didn’t know what she was allowed to produce or non do. She would also cry real loudly if you lot touched her unexpectedly.”

Carol takes the dogs for a stroll through Seneca Park. Both dogs resemble each other in addition to Carol says
their temperaments are similar.


Now, later on living inwards Carol’s dwelling household for almost v months, Brandy is doing much amend in addition to loves to endure petted. She follows Ginger’s Pb at times in addition to is real loving in addition to much to a greater extent than relaxed. “It’s been amazing to me, alongside whatever Brandy’s past times was, how she in addition to Ginger deed – it’s similar they’ve been together forever. We wondered for a spell if they were originally from the same litter. They are thence similar inwards every aspect. But, nosotros are unsure of Brandy’s age. The vets retrieve she mightiness endure a few years younger than Ginger.”

Whether or non these 2 pups are long lost littermates, it is clear they were meant to endure together.
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