Nothing prepares a human when the heartbreak of losing a dog happens. Most of the time, the pain intensifies, and we just have to bear it. Then, the guilt comes in when we overthink about the loss… if they had everything they needed, or if we were there when they needed us the most. The heartache is inevitable, but there are ways to ease the pain.
For Mark McCraws and his wife, Mary, their grief was comforted when a new rescue dog entered their lives and was just very happy to be with them.
The McCraws couple was devastated when they lost their beloved dog, Mischka, to cancer. As they were undergoing the pain of loss, Maggie showed up, and they knew they had to keep her.
Halfway There Rescue and the McCraw couple arranged to meet in South Carolina, and their encounter was simply a wonderful experience.
In an interview with The Dodo, Mark said: “She melted my heart. We had lost our other dog a few months prior to meeting Maggie, and this was just a meet and greet in my mind. I didn’t think I was ready for a new dog at the time.”
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The McCraws immediately fell in love with the new dog named Maggie. In return, the lovable pup showed all her love and affection and charmed her way into their hearts. Maggie and the McCraws are a perfect match! As a sign of pure gratitude for saving her, Maggie kept hugging her new hooman father.
When the couple learned of Maggie’s story, they were horrified. She had been abused by her former owners, who used her only for breeding. When she could no longer be of use to them, she was left on her own.
Maggie spent some time in foster care after her rescue, with Andra Mack as her carer. While under her guidance, Maggie learned to trust humans again.
“She became one of the sweetest dogs we have ever fostered,” Andra said. “The moment that Maggie met her new dad, my husband and I just looked at each other — because we knew. It was like a movie. But now, it was time for her to move to her forever home in South Carolina, and the McCraws were more than happy to adopt her.”
Andra Mack noticed the immediate connection between Maggie and the McCraws. She said: “They were meant to be together. The beam of sunshine that is clear in the video makes me believe that their former dog, Mischka, was looking down on that meeting and smiling.”
Everybody everywhere who has learned of their story is grateful to the McCraws for adopting a dog that so desperately deserves their love and affection. Maggie is saved, and the couple will surely take good care of her. Another grateful heart who has found a forever home.
Images credits: © Andra Mack and Mary McCraws for The Dodo and Pitties from Heaven @pittiesfromheaven/TikTok
