Sweetie Petie was a damsel in distress, wandering the streets of a small city in Kentucky for weeks, starving, infested with fleas, teeth worn down to nubs, Petie's once-lustrous dark brindle coat was covered with scratches and matted with burrs. The future looked grim indeed.

Petie’s first real break came when she was picked up by animal services  in Hartford, Kentucky, and taken to the local kill shelter.  The tiny dog was shaking and terrified, crouching in the corner of a run of what must have been for her a loud and frightening place.  Petie could have died in that shelter, but thankfully, someone was already looking out for her.  Petie’s second break came when one of the shelter workers called her friend, an FBVillage volunteer, to take Petie out of the shelter.

Petie needed all the things her foster mom and FBVillage could give her: tons of TLC, a stable environment, a good bath, flea treatment, veterinary care for her hurts, including the removal of a tumor from her shoulder - which thankfully turned out to be benign - and time to heal, both her body and her soul.

Sweetie Petie was a very timid, scared girl when she arrived in foster care.  Now, Petie gets along great with her furry brothers and sisters, although she does chase cats!  After some time and a great deal of encouragement,  Petie has begun trusting two-legged friends and family as well. She is fond of kissing people’s legs! This little dog that started out hiding under the bed now snores on top of it.  We believe Sweetie Petie is destined to make some family, or person, a wonderful companion, and that her story will have a happy ending indeed.