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Blanca - from Taiwan to Home ( August 2008 )
The streetlight fell on a thin, scraggly figure plodding
down the lonely street. She wandered through the early
morning without any direction, her strength waning with
every step. As the first light crawled up the sky, she
tumbled and fell. She tried to summon the strength,
but the constant gnawing hunger had taken its toll. A barking human woke her from her restless slumber. Her eyes opened to an agitated man, perhaps the shopkeeper. She stared blankly at him as he hollered and gestured at her. After a few minutes, the rambling man seemed to realize that she could not move, even if she wanted to. Frustrated, he stomped away, leaving the semi-conscious dog curled up in front of the store. Over the next few hours, she vaguely remembered other humans passing by. Some poked, others prodded, hoping to shush away the unwelcome guest. But the tired dog could not move. Just as she felt herself slip into sleep again, she caught a glimpse of a kind face. Warmth greeted her when she woke up again. She felt panic for a moment, until her gaze met that of the kind face she had seen before. She felt relief, and a sense of hope wash over her. Over the next few months, Blanca's hopes were realized. Her rescuer nursed her back to health with regular meals and plenty of care. As her health improved, so did her spirits. She spent time bonding with her foster parent, learning about trusting humans and caring for them as they would her. When her rescuer felt she was ready, Blanca was put up for adoption. And now, she belongs to a loving family. Words from Blanca's mom Dear Vicky,
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Only managing to barely lift her head, she caught a
glimpse of the convenience store. Trying to preserve
what little life she had left, she lay her head back down
and curled up against the telephone pole.
I want to thank you for helping us with our adoption
of Blanca and to let you know how much we appreciate
your efforts to save animals through AHAN.
I was not intending to adopt a dog for a few more
months, but when I looked on the petfinder web site,
I saw Blanca and just knew that she was meant to be
ours. I was
recently engaged to a wonderful man named Tim. He has a 14 year
old daughter named Kayla, and when I brought home a photo of
Blanca that I printed out from the website, they fell in love too!
When I found out that Blanca was in Taiwan, well, I was just as
excited to adopt her. I just knew that I would have to wait a little
longer to be united with her. 
The night of May 4th was the arrival of 7 new dogs from Taiwan
and it was such an amazing experience! All of the new Moms and
Dads waited anxiously for our new pups. When they finally arrived,
it was like a reunion of old friends and new. We found Blanca right away and I felt like I'd known her forever! I could not believe how well behaved she
and ALL of the dogs were! It was really a site to see. The joy and
laughter rang in the air and we all, one by one, got into our cars and
went on our journeys toward a new life with our little angels.
I couldn't believe how great Blanca was in the car!
We also took another pup home for the evening to doggie sit for
one night. His name is Victor. He is an amazing little guy too!!
He was united with his new Momma the next morning and again,
it seemed as though they had known each other forever. 
Blanca was rescued by a wonderful woman in Taiwan by the name
of Amy. We have spoken on the phone and have been communicating
regularly about Blanca. It was great to have her foster mother to help
us understand her when we first brought her home and it has been
great letting her know that her efforts were well worth it. Blanca is the
dog she is because of the love Amy has given her.