Our staff says goodbye to Gwen Stefani. Photo Credit: Allison Evans

Where would we be in life if it weren’t for second chances? When Gwen Stefani walked through our doors in March of 2012 we knew there was something special about this pretty girl. She had been found in Saugus as a stray, tied to a post. Though we didn’t know her full history, we could see that she was a very sweet and very sensitive dog. She had been with us for several months and had spent some time in a foster home until she was adopted in July of 2012. We we very happy that she had found a great home, but in the end it wasn’t a match. Gwen is a good dog, they were good people, but because they had an active household, and Gwen has a really sensitive personality she was not able to thrive there. And so in January of this year she came back.

Prior to her 2012 adoption she had spent several months in foster care with the CSD’s Dr. D’Arpino. Living with other dogs and a young child allowed her to alleviate the stress of her long term stay at the shelter. When she returned to our shelter in January we immediately started a kennel destress program with her since we were familiar with her anxiety issues and she spent most days upstairs in Dr. D’Arpino’s office where she felt comfortable.

Our volunteers and staff all loved taking photos of Gwennie and Gwen soon became a regular on our Facebook Page and Instagram. Last week we received a call from someone who was interested in adopting Gwen Stefani. When Silvana originally saw Gwen on our website, she instantly fell in love with her. Since she’s also a fan of Gwen Stefani, Silvana thought it was a sign that it was really meant to be! Silvana and her boyfriend first came in last week and met with Gwen while she was upstairs in office foster. Even though Gwen can be a little fearful of men, she went right up to both Silvana and David (her boyfriend) to say hi and tried to get them to play with her. Aimee, one of our Adoption Agents took them outside to the yard for a bit more space and Gwen was running side by side with David off leash. They came in again with David’s son and he got along great with Gwen. We knew that Gwen had found her forever home! She went home yesterday with her new family!

It’s been a just over a year since Gwen first stepped through our doors and we’ve all grown to love her so much. We are thrilled that she has finally found the perfect match! Rock on Gwen Stefani!

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Gwen tries to go for a walk with her teddy bear. Photo Credit: Hannah Kahler