BUDDY

The Life and Times of Buster Brown
Sadly, we lost our precious Buster yesterday. He fought a good fight. He lived so much longer than we ever thought he would.
Buster came to our shelter 6 years ago. Already, an old dog. A dog that lived such a sheltered life, he was never even allowed to go outdoors. Rescued from an elderly couple that couldn't even care for themselves and yet, they had dozens of starving dogs on their property.
Buster won their favor. He was the chosen one. He was bottle fed from the day he was born by the elderly lady. He was never allowed around all the other dogs. Those dogs didn't seem to matter to anyone. Until the day we discovered their miserable existence.
We worked tirelessly to get all of the dogs rescued from the property. Starving moms. Dying puppies. It wasn't until the elderly couple was removed from their home and taken to a nursing home, that Buster was discovered inside the house.
Along with Buster, there was a young shepherd pup we were told had died months before. She was starving and covered in mange. Gracie was ripped from Melissa's arms by the elderly lady one day while we were there, gathering up as many dogs as we could. The woman took her inside and we never saw her again until the day she was found with Buster. Luther told us the puppy had died.
Gracie was adopted by Melissa Allen and Buster Brown came to live with us.
Buster never got comfortable with the outside world. His comfort and peace was found, only with us. Oh, how this old dog loved us. And he loved the ladies. Buster had countless furry girlfriends through the years. I can still see him romping and acting like a youngster. Missy and Piper. Maggie Mae. Iris and Shine. Buster charmed them all.
He fought a good fight. He lived a happy life at the Tunica Humane Society. Buster will be missed by all of us for the rest of our lives.
Our sweet, Southern Gentleman is gone. And my heart is shattered to pieces.