Meet Holly!

Holly just arrived in our rescue from an out of state animal shelter where she would have been put down.

Holly was found wandering in the cold and just looking for a warm place to lay her head. Holly is a petite girl, at probably around 40 lbs. She is a bit underweight.

Holly is a very sweet, loving and friendly girl who truly gets along with everyone. She is energetic and playful and just wants someone to love.

Please feel free to fill out an Adoption Application on our main website, www.midwestanimalrescue.org, by clicking on the Form/Applications link under Website Features.

Thank You!

UPDATE FROM HOLLY'S ADOPTIVE HOME NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Today is the three year anniversary of adopting my baby girl, Shilo (f.k.a.
Holly).  I just want to thank you for giving me such a wonderful gift.  She
is truly the best dog in the world, and my best friend!  I don't know what
I would do without her.  When I adopted her on October 30, 2008, I was
finishing law school in Madison, Wisconsin.  In May of that year, I
finished law school and Shilo and I moved back home to St. Paul.  I bought
a house so that she could have a wonderful fenced in back yard (although
she prefers walks to the yard it turns out).  I worked as an attorney for
one year and Shilo went to daycare a lot that year, where she was the
staff's #1 favorite dog (some staff would come in on their days off just to
play with her!)

A year ago, my father was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.  I
took a leave of absence to be with him, and Shilo and I spent every day
from October until March when he passed with him.  She would get up on the
bed and lay her head on his feet every day, and we all noticed that he
breathed easier and rested better when she was near him.  She never left my
side during that dark time and I can say for certain that I could not have
gotten through that time without her.  In my darkest and saddest days, she
made me smile and laugh and gave me comfort when nothing else in the world
could.

After my dad passed away, I left my job at the law firm and started a new
job at a non-profit, where I am able to work from home 3 days a week.
 Shilo is my "office mate" - she has a couch where she watches squirrels
and naps while I work, and we take playtime and walk breaks many times
during the day.  I am thankful I get to spend so much time with her!  Her
favorite things to do are look at squirrels, play with toys at bedtime, and
go for runs, walks and hikes with me and my boyfriend.  Every time she
leaves the house, people stop us on the street to say how beautiful she is.
 As you can see, I'm such a proud "mom"!

Thank you a million times for rescuing Shilo and bringing her into my life.
 She has truly been the greatest gift, and a saving grace to me for three
years.  I've attached my favorite pictures of her (I have HUNDREDS!!)