Little Belle and Irene

Little Belle

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Hello, for the people who don’t know me yet, I would love to tell my story. For almost 12 years I lived in a puppy mill in Portugal, I’ve had a lot of puppies and my ‘home’ was a cage. I was saved by organization Bianca Organization.

When I was found I was very sick; very skinny, Leishmania, glaucoma in my left eye, ingrown nails and no muscles so I could barely walk. I received care and treatment in Portugal and was soon adopted in the Netherlands. I traveled to my forever home in early 2011. The first 2 months were tough because of the treatment of Leishmania for which I received injections. I was mostly very sleepy. Above this, I had severe dental problems so I had to undergo a surgery. Shortly after I woke up in the recovery room, I got a heart attack and they had to reanimate me. It was very scary, also for my mom who thought she was going to lose me. But I was and still am a fighter and I survived! Sadly, 10 days after this, my left eye got worse and the eye pressure was so high it started to hurt me. So I had another operation to remove my eye. It was very scary again, because of my previous reaction to the anesthesia my mom was very worried. But again, I showed what a miracle I am,  everyone was amazed how I was doing and my recovery went very well.

In the years that followed I grew a lot. I was initially very scared, got easily frightened for everything new, for the smallest movements and sounds. I did not know how to move and did not dare to walk. But with the help of my wonderful family I dared more and got to know the world better. I went more and more on adventure and it’s such a joy to walk outside where there is lots to explore. Where I first walked in the shadow of my mom, now I walk proudly in front and look behind me and say ‘are you coming now’? It makes Irene very happy to see me walk around like that.

So, from being very sick and feeling a lot of fear, I grew and grew and enjoyed life more and more. I love my family and all the adventures with them, especially in the summer, I love the sun!

This January 2015 I sadly lost my sight completely because of glaucoma in my other eye and now I am learning and experiencing a whole new world. I have a great inner strength and will to live, so together with my family, I will perceive my world with confidence and joy.

My family consists of Irene (who is my best human friend in life), 8 canine friends, Robert (husband of Irene) and horses.  Irene her passion is giving dogs in need a forever home with unconditional love and understanding of our needs and pleasures in life.

 

* On April 25th, our dearly beloved Belle passed away… *

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Here you can read more about the reason why we had to let her go: Why we both had to let go

And pictures of our family saying goodbye: Our family saying goodbye to Little Belle

Together we will continue with her mission, her legacy lives on through all of us and she will keep inspiring us with her strong warrior spirit. Her passion for life, love, hope and magic is a never ending story.


 

Irene

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My best human friend in life Irene has devoted her life to the animals around her, this passion goes beyond love, I can feel this is truly living from her heart. I do know that she finds knowledge also essential, gained through many years of experience and completed by knowledge from the zooanthropology and their application in practice. In the world of dogs and people, there are still many old outdated principles and ways of interacting with dogs. Irene would also like to bring change.

Over the years she experienced, just like me, how people can look at animals who are different, how people can judge and think it is animal unworthy. This touches her deeply, especially given her own experience with dogs that are different. How they, like any other dog, can perceive and experience the world around them. How they are eager to experience all kinds of adventures and especially how they enjoy life! Being differently abled or not being able to do something does not mean that there is no possibility of a wonderfully full life. I can’t agree more!

 

 

 

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