October 22, 2003 - taken in (re-rescued) from a rescuer who couldn't keep her by Straydog

September 11, 2004 - adopted by Dianna and family

December 16, 2011 - crosses the Rainbow Bridge

From: Carole, Shawna's grandma
Subject: Shawna
To: Juana and Erin
Date: Friday, December 16, 2011

We lost our Shawny-girl tonight.  She's with Miss Pat and running and playing.  Our hearts are breaking, but we can't thank you enough for rescuing her and giving us more than seven wonderful years with our sweet girl.  God bless you all!

Carole

To see many stories (with photos) about Shawna's stay at Straydog back in '03 and '04
before she was adopted by Carole's daughter, Dianna, you may type "Shawna" in our search engine at the top of our Straydog Homepage.

December 19, 2011

Dear Straydog,

Thank you so much for everything you did for Shawna. We are forever grateful to you. She was a special girl, and we miss her very much. I am including an obituary I did for her as well as some photos. I especially like the "Mom, there's no frogs" sad face picture. It was the look that she gave whenever we went outside during the day. 

With much love,

Dianna 
(Shawna's mom)

After a life well-lived, Shawna ("Shawny Girl"), our sweet and loving mixed breed, passed on on December 16, 2011.
 
Not much is known about Shawny's early life, but she had the good fortune of being rescued by Straydog. There, she was treated for heartworm, nurtured back to health and enjoyed a few years in the company of devoted caregivers who gave her a second chance at life.  

On the day I met her, I had visited Petsmart on an errand; I was not looking to adopt at all. Luckily, I mistakenly turned into the aisle where Straydog had set up for adoption day and was met by Shawna's big brown eyes. It was love at first sight, and I knew we were meant to be together. From that point on, we had the privilege of being Shawna's family.
 
It is difficult to describe life with Shawna--what a girl she was! Shawny was gentle, lovable and always happy. She was a cuddler, always full of kisses and "pet me" pokes. She never met a stranger and was particularly good with kids. She loved to lie in the window and sun herself in the summer.  Belly rubs were her favorite, and she would use her paws to help you find the exact spot that she wanted to be petted. She loved to talk, and in her later years, she learned how to sing from her doggie sister.
 
We adopted Shawna on September 11, 2004, and for seven years and three months we enjoyed Shawna's good nature and her mischievous antics. We will cherish the laughs she gave us the time we couldn't figure out why our new vegetable garden wasn't taking, only to find that she had been eating it the whole time; when she brought her mommy rabbits from the yard as special gifts; her insistence on sitting on mom's foot in obedience school each and every time she was given a command; and her incurable obsession with frogs. Each night she looked forward to sunset so that she could lie nose-to-nose with her newfound friends.
 
Shawny Girl was the ultimate companion, loyal friend, and gentle dog. She was deeply loved by her parents; brother; doggie brother, Jack, and sister, Poly; grandparents and doggie cousins.  We are very grateful to Straydog for caring for Shawna in her early years and bringing us together.
 
We will forever miss our sweet girl.