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K H A R I S M A
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A N I M A L A DVO C AT E
​ Kharisma: Share a little bit about who you are and your journey to
adopting Gordon.
HOW HER
N E W F U R B A B Y,
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.
G O R DON
DON, ,
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.
OPENED UP HER
HE A RT AG A IN
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.
INTERVIEW WITH JANET TURNER
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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