Twiggy and Tyler  

Tyler & Twiggy

My name is Georgia and my spouse's name is Barney. We live in Williamsburg and were fortunate enough to contact SEVA GRREAT to volunteer for fostering. We had just lost the only dog that had ever been in my family after sixteen near perfect years together.

We volunteered to foster a Golden Retriever because of Barney's past experience with several in his household.

When we were approved to foster, we were requested to foster not one, but two. As you can see from the photo, the second "Golden" is actually a sandy haired mixed Terrier, named Twiggy. She is what I like to refer to as an honorary member of the GRREAT rescued family.

It seems a family had just given birth to a child and who had allergies to dogs. Both Twiggy (an 11-13 year old) and Tyler (a six year old), had been taken to a shelter and had proven unadoptable.

When a GRREAT volunteer went to pick up Tyler, he refused to leave without Twiggy. It seems he had spent all six years of his life with Twiggy and they were inseparable. Tyler is an extremely well behaved gentleman and Twiggy is a little instigator. She definitely "wears the pants" in that partnering.

Though they continue to be devoted to each other, they have also adopted us; lock, stock and barrel with our home and our busy lives. I sometimes wonder how different everyday would be without them. Hopefully we will share a long and happy time together. They are rays of sunshine in our busy lives. They give us their attention, adoration, and more fun than we have known in a long time. We are grateful for them and for an organization as worthwhile and necessary as GRREAT.

Thank You,
Georgia M.