In a June 7th Facebook post the Friends of Campbell County Animal Control pet charity in Virginia wrote about an extraordinary incident: “Today at our adoption event, something extraordinary happened. Sienna, one of our sweetest shelter dogs, was calmly making her rounds – tail wagging, soaking up love from everyone she met. Then, all at once, she gently broke away from the crowd and walked straight up to a man she had never met. She sat quietly at his feet, refused to budge, and softly placed her paw on his leg. It wasn’t a trick. It wasn’t prompted. It was pure intuition”
“Moments later, the man’s wife approached and gasped: ‘My husband is either having a seizure or is about to have one!’ Sienna knew. Before any human saw the signs, she knew. This is the kind of magic that shelter dogs carry inside them – unspoken wisdom, deep empathy, and an unfailing ability to connect with us in our most vulnerable moments. Sienna wasn’t trained to do this. She simply felt it. We’ve always known Sienna is special. But today, she reminded us that sometimes the ones we rescue are the ones who end up rescuing,” the beaming, joyous post continued.
Then in a reply a woman wrote “Aww. Love the response on this post! My husband is the one Sienna alerted to. He had been having myoclonic seizures all morning (eye flutter kinds) and after we left the event, hubby went home to rest and he felt a lot better. We have always wanted to get a dog that alerts when he is experiencing seizure activity cuz hes too stubborn to listen to the humans in his life lol. We would have absolutely adopted her if we did not already have 3 dogs. We simply don’t have the room or resources to take on another pup. We pray someone finds her a forever home!”
So they’ve always wanted a seizure-detecting dog, they went to the adoption event, and yet…
Not sure what else to add here, lol.
Less than a week later the group posted “We are pleased to share the exciting news that Sienna was adopted today! She has joined a family that has a strong commitment to adopting from a shelter.”
“Sienna has two human brothers, and has chosen her special human already. She immediately loved the family! She made sure to give the volunteers and Animal Control officers each a hug and kiss before leaving! We always delight in happy endings! We will miss you dearly! We know you will flourish. We love you! Happy Tails Sienna!” the post continued. All’s well that ends mostly well, right?