A dog’s life? Making a living from their love of pooches
Without a shadow of a doubt, the best thing I have done in my life so far was adopting my two rescue dogs, Dora and Jacko. I only meant to get one dog on the fateful day I arrived at Kildare Animal Rescue, but when I fell for Dora instantly (her paw gripped my hand through a wire fence, and I was in love) and they told me she came with a little pal, it was very simple — both of them would be mine.
They’d had a hard old life in their short time on the planet and had been through the mill, but they always had each other — and now they have me. It’s been three- and-a-half years since they came to live with me, and I couldn’t imagine life without them now. When I met my partner Joe not long after they arrived, the fact that they took to him instantly was a very good omen. While it is a selfless thing to rescue a homeless animal, in most cases, you’ll find that they rescue you right back.
