Amanda and Nicole Lightle were driving home to Illinois from visiting their sibling in Mississippi when they passed a dog wandering alone in the middle of the roadway. Immediately, they understood what required to be done.
“I said to my sister, ‘I think that was a puppy we just passed. Should we turn around?’ and without hesitation, she said, ‘UH, YEAH.’ Which was good because I was already turning around anyways,” Amanda Lightle informed The Dodo. “At first I pulled up beside her, and at this point she was in the tall grass on the side of the highway.”
Nicole left the car, and the dog, later on called Honey, rapidly moved far from her. She was absolutely terrified however likewise appeared fascinated, as if she wished to choose the ladies however her worry was obstructing. Amanda got a bag of pretzels to attempt and lure her to come to them, which ended up being sufficient to seal the deal.
“She perked up to the sound of [the pretzels] and let me get closer, but she was scared to take it at first,” Lightle said. “Eventually she came up and took it, and I was able to pet her. She was shaking but let me continue petting her. Luckily, we had a couple beach towels in the car, so my sister came and gave me one to pick her up. She let me just scoop her up and carry her to the car! She was so sweet right off the bat.”
The family still had 9 and a half hours to go on their drive home, and now they had a dog together with them. They stopped along the method to offer her a bath in a random park to clean her up a bit. She was dirty and skinny, indications that she had actually most likely been on her own for a long time, and she had no collar, tags or microchip. As Honey slept snuggled in the rear seats, she had no concept she was on her method to her permanently home.
Finally, the family got here in Illinois and went to work getting Honey all settled into her brand-new home. They offered her another bath and concentrated on eliminating all the ticks she was bring around with her. Honey was still quite anxious, however she likewise appeared to rely on that she remained in good hands. After so long of being on her own, she was lastly safe.
Now, Honey is gradually however certainly getting utilized to life with her brand-new family, and they couldn’t be more delighted with their brand-new addition.
“She is doing great now,” Lightle said. “The very first week, she actually just hung out in her bed that was established in a cage in my extra room. Just [in] the previous 2 days she has actually roamed out of there and into the living-room with everybody. She’s been snuggling in a little ball on the flooring while we view television and whatnot. She is likewise formally following me from room to room.”
The family began the 11-hour journey in a quite uneventful method and ended it with a furry brand-new member of the family.
