My dog Shep passed away sometime last night. He had been my constant companion for 14 years. He has help me through some dark times in my life. He was there for me when my grandmother passed away in 2004. I have also struggled with depression but over the last few years I have lost a lot of weight by walking and eating right. I would walk with Shep as much as I could but he started having problems with his hips so I had cut back. He went down pretty fast over the last few days. I was planning to take him to the vet today but I went out and checked on him and he was gone. There is a group on twitter called @PetForPatriots that I have helped out with retweets and getting Celebrity followers. Helping them on twitter has also helped me beat my depression. Pets for Patriots helps Veterans and members of the Military with pet adoptions. Many Veterans struggle with depression and PTSD and having a pet that is there for you all the time and doesn’t ask for much from you but gives you so much love can be very helpful dealing with depression. I want to try to raise $500 to donate to Pets For Patriots in Shep's memory so that others can know the love that a shelter pet can give.

Here is some links that tell more about Pets For Patriots

http://petsforpatriots.org/

https://twitter.com/#!/PetsforPatriots

Wish Info

• Posted: Jun 19, 2012 10:59 am
  Granted: Jul 20, 2012

• Member: jamesjr55
• Member Since: Feb 1, 2012
• Wishes Granted: 1 time

• Raised: $592.00 Goal: $500.00
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• City: Hartford
• State: Kentucky
• Country: United States

• Type: Want
• Wish is for: Charity
• Category: Fundraising
• Cause: Military Personnel and Family

• Views: 5686
• Comments: 10
• Follows: 0