Thankful for Ellie Mae

After graduating college, I moved halfway across the country and realized that the anxiety and depression I had suffered from for years was reaching an unbearable point. I had been looking at pups for a long time, but it wasn't until my therapist suggested getting a dog to help cope that I got serious about finding my pup. My boyfriend assisted in the search and found Ellie Mae without telling me. He surprised me with her for my birthday, and she was the best gift I could have ever received! 

Since bringing Ellie home, I have found a reason to live and a new joy in my life that I had not felt in a long time.

She is always at the door waiting to greet me when I get home, when I get upset she is quick to jump in my lap and comfort me, and she is always on my heels making sure she is there if I need help. Thankfully, I lived in a dog-friendly city at the time I got her, so taking her with me was an easy feat (she even accompanied me to work many days.) She helped ease the anxiety I had in social situations and made living day to day an easier task than it had been.

I couldn't imagine my life without Ellie Mae. She makes the bad days good and the good days even better. I look forward to the many more adventures we will get to share!"

- Gabby Godwin, Puppy Mama @godwinga and Ellie Mae, the maltipoo in Glenville, WV  @miss.elliemae.thepoo