When sparks fly
TV APPEARANCE LEADS TO SPONTANEOUS ROAD TRIP AND A NEW HOME FOR ONE LUCKY DOG
Chemistry. It’s hard to put your finger on it, but you know when it’s there. Well, George Conden knows all about it, because there was something about a sweet dog’s face on TV that made him want to drive three hours to meet her. It was a risk, for sure. There was no guarantee that he and Dallas would click. But he took a chance, and a long ride, anyway.
George saw Dallas on Give a Dog a Home: Live!, a new program on Animal Planet that features adoptable pets from Best Friends locations around the country. The segment
“I just fell in love with her face. I wanted to meet her in person.”
was just a few minutes long, but George says: “I just fell in love with her face. I wanted to meet her in person.” So he asked his daughter to drive him from his Maryland home to the Best Friends Lifesaving Center in New York City. When George met Dallas, sure enough, it was an instant match. (It helped, of course, that she’s incredibly sweet and loves everyone.) George adopted her that day, and the trio headed home to Maryland.
Now Dallas has a big yard to run around in, and George is getting more exercise as he walks her in their neighborhood. “It’s just wonderful having her around,” he says. “Dallas has changed my life.” Now that’s chemistry.
See more of the happy adoptable faces featured on Animal Planet: bestfriends.org/Give-a-Dog-a-Home