The Rescue Dog That Couldn’t Be Rescued

Not all shelter dog adoption stories have fairytale endings.

Photo by Vruyr Martirosyan on Unsplash

Her name was Kona. I first saw her sweet face on a Facebook post. She had one brown eye, one blue eye, and an adorable doggie smile.

Meeting

I waited near the play yard at the back of the county animal shelter while a worker went to get Kona from her cage. The back door opened…