ANGEL

My name is Angel and I am a mixed breed dog.

I was one of those who was rescued from the front line in the Kherson region during a strong drone attack. On this rescue mission, I was found not far from a destroyed farm where I had lived for a long time, but everything changed when the war came. The fields I used to run through became dangerous, the sky above my head became loud and very scary, and the family I loved was gone.

I will probably never forget the day of my rescue because that day the sound of the drones was too loud and I thought that I would most likely not survive. I hid as best I could, there was nowhere else to run and I no longer felt the strength in my paws. I had been hungry for a long time, so all I could do was say goodbye to my life. But at that very moment when I lost all hope, I heard a voice: gentle, light, the voice that I wanted to trust again. A strange girl stretched out her arms to me, hugged me and said: "I promise, now everything will be fine with you!". I was surprised because I hadn't felt any care for a long time, and this girl literally pulled me out of hell.

Now I am in a shelter and everyone here calls me Angel. They say that I am very kind, like an Angel and I guess that's true. I love all people and the company of other dogs. I also like it when people pet me and spend as much time with me as possible. Because of what I went through in the past, my main feature has become - complete silence. I have practically forgotten how to make sounds, bark, whine, howl or do something like that. But this does not bother me at all, I am just a very quiet dog. Many people also tell me that I look a lot like a Corgi. This is such a breed of dog. And yes, I have some similarities with them in terms of size and body shape.

I am really happy to be in the shelter, but I know that a loving family is a completely different and very special thing. I believe that very soon I will be able to find my like-minded family and those who will be able to love me and accept me as I am. I am ready for this for sure and I hope that the one who is reading this is ready too.