We aren’t sure how Missy ended up in a busy shelter in Los Angeles, but her fear of strangers made her a poor candidate for adoption.  She would growl and snap at people she didn’t know and her time was running out.  So she was rescued and it was quickly discovered that once Missy had a chance to get to know people, she was a total sweetheart!  She is now living in a fabulous home in Qualicum Beach, which she shares with her canine brother, a special needs Boxer.

***An update from Missy’s family:

“Our Missy is a happy, cute, loving, cuddly, loyal little girl.  She is like a curly ball of wool, always doing her best to please.  Missy has brought a great deal of happiness to our home.  She has become a good companion to our older dog, Chato.  They like to cuddle together in the mornings.  Chato is disabled, and when he gets down, Missy helps to cheer him up with her gentle, playful way.  Sometimes, when she is lying on my lap, I wonder how someone could have ever taken this loving little being to the shelter and walked away from her.  Missy looks at us with trusting, loving eyes, and fills our hearts with joy.  Some people think that a dog is lucky to have a good home.  Instead, we like to think that people are lucky to share their lives with a dog.”

After spending four happy years in her forever home, Missy made her journey to the Rainbow Bridge