A little, blonde Pekingese wandered the streets of Warner Robins. He was still very confused about what had happened to him. Where did the small boy he used to play with go? The last time he had seen him he had been crying and begging his mom, their mom, not to leave him. Then they had put him out of the car on the side of the road and had driven away. The mom had been crying too. She had said they just couldn't take care of him anymore and maybe a nice family would give him a home. What nice family? All the people he had come in contact with since that day were not very nice to him. They called him names and yelled at him to go away. One man even threw a rock at him. He was so tired and so hungry and so very sad.

It was dark again, and he tried to make a bed out of the pine straw under the tree. He put his head on his paws and began to whimper. He awoke the next morning and looked up and saw a lady standing over him. She told him she knew a place that would find him a nice family.

A man came and picked him up and took him to another place. He was put in a big kennel with other dogs. The other dogs were bigger and stronger than the little Pekingese, and they weren't very nice to him. They would steal his food and growl at him. He cried himself to sleep each night wondering if there would ever be a nice family that wanted him.

People would come look at all the dogs. Sometimes they would leave with one of them. Nobody seemed to want the little, blonde Pekingese. His blonde hair was dirty from his days on the street, and he only had one eye. The big dogs would push him to the back of the kennel when people would come. He finally stopped trying to look cute. No one seemed to ever notice him anyway. No nice family for him.

One morning he heard one of the men say today was his last day. The Pekingese didn't know what that meant, but he knew it was bad. He went over to a corner of the kennel and started to cry as he waited for his "last day".

A lady walked into the kennel and headed toward the Pekingese. She gently picked him up and said, "I won't let this be your last day little man. It's going to be your first day of a wonderful life." The Pekingese knew in his heart this lady was going to find him a nice family.

The lady that took the Pekingese was Lori from the Humane Society of Houston County. I have only imagined the story of how he ended up at the pound, but he was scheduled to be put down the next day. Lori did indeed find Herman a nice family. He now resides at Endless Love and his life is filled with many people that love him. He is a gentle soul with so much love in his heart that he willingly gives to everyone. He reminds me of Hope in many ways, but he definitely has his own unique personality. He is a blessing, and he helped my heart heal from the loss of Hope. He knows he will never take the part of my heart that belongs to Hope, but he also knows he has another part of my heart that will forever be his and his alone.

Herman loves to wear clothes just like Hope did. He loves for you to chase him just like Hope did. He loves to have his belly rubbed just like Hope did. Unlike Hope, Herman loves everyone. Hope always loved her mom no matter what, but she sort of chose who she loved and when she loved others. You might be her best friend one day and the next she wouldn't give you the time of day.

I want to thank the Humane Society of Houston County for bringing this precious, little man to us at Endless Love. He adds so much to all of our days. We are so very thankful to have him as part of our family.