The Animal Resource Center in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania had a very special adoption last week.
Ella, a dog who was the longest resident at the center, was finally adopted Friday.
The adoption itself was also far more sentimental than usual, according to staff member Tori Johnson, who made the post.
The Animal Resource Center wrote in a post they had been waiting for Ella to be adopted for seven years. But toward the end of last month, they were contacted by someone who was interested in adopting her.
An appointment was made for the potential adopter to meet with the dog.
When Kaitlin came to the shelter and told them that her dog, Jo, had died a few months earlier and she was ready to get another dog.
Ella warmed up to Kaitlyn immediately. The shelter normally requires multiple visits from people to get comfortable with them, but the dog was instantly comfortable around her.
At the end of the visit, Kaitlyn seemed to become teary-eyed and couldn't help but look at the bandana around Ella’s neck.
It turns out that the bandana Ella was wearing that day was one of the many Kaitlyn donated to the shelter that her dog used to wear before he passed away.
“Kaitlyn said it best by saying, ‘I like to think of it as Jo’s stamp of approval’ knowing it was meant to be,” the shelter wrote in the post.
The shelter staff said they would miss Ella because they had become accustomed to being greeted by her at the door, but they know Ella was adopted by an owner who can provide a happy home for her.
Source: WYMT