{ PREMIER ISSUE 2018 } KHARISMA MAGAZINE
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Kharisma: Share a little bit about who you are and your journey to adopting Gordon.
Janet Turner: I currently reside in Mineral Wells, West Virginia. I’ m an avid runner. I love dogs, I love all animal, but especially dogs, and through running and through animals, that allows me to have balance in my life. Without one or the other, I don’ t function very well. Running offers me confidence. It increases my self esteem. I feel empowered because I can run X number of miles.
With dogs, they’ ve taught me unconditional love; they’ ve taught me patience; they’ ve taught me compassion; they’ ve taught me that I’ m not the only thing that’ s important, that there’ s other things around me that are important, so it allows me to get out of myself and to get back to the animals.
I recently lost a dog named Moose on December 23rd, 2016. I lost Moose to behavioral issues that couldn’ t be corrected. I was looking for another dog to adopt. I had noticed Gordon prior to losing Moose, and I knew that would never work in my home because of Moose. Once I lost Moose, I saw Gordon posted again on the Marley’ s Mutts website where Zach Skow( owner of Marley’ s Mutts) had posted.
He didn’ t know why in the world Gordon hadn’ t been adopted, and I jumped right at the chance, and shot off an email to Amanda, who is one of the ladies who coordinates adoptions. Long story short, Zach allowed me to adopt Gordon.
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