The Roanoker March/April 2022 - 70
Tracey and Justin Laughlin
with Maybelline
I
t can happen in an
instant. Your family
decides to add a new
member. You might go to
a local shelter and fall in
love with one of the cats or dogs
waiting to be adopted, and you
just know that loveable face is
going home with you.
Sometimes, though, you want
an animal of a certain age or
breed. Or there may be specific
traits you think would be the best
fit for your family. That can lead
to looking outside of the area to
adopt.
That is what happened when
Tracy and Justin Laughlin
of Roanoke County adopted
Maybelline, a corgi mix, from
PAWS of SWVA in 2018.
" I love a corgi, " Tracy says.
" I'm a huge fan of the breed. My
husband and I had been looking
for a corgi on rescue sites. It's not
common they show up. "
After a trip to the mall where
Driven
to Adopt
written by Laura Wade
Adopting a fur baby often starts with a search locally, but it can take you
on a journey to find the perfect addition to your family.
70 MARCH/APRIL 2022
they saw corgis at the pet store,
Tracy said that was it, she had
to have one. She knew there
must be a dog that needed to be
adopted by them, so they went on
PetFinder.com and extended their
search radius to 300 miles.
Maybelline was found by a
dumpster in Norton, Virginia, a
rural area where it can be hard to
get adopted. Only six months old,
she had been rescued and taken
care of in a foster home where she
was socialized, was up to date on
shots and microchipped.
The Laughlins drove about
three hours, including " an hour
on the curviest road of my life, "
says Tracy. " We feel very lucky
because we drove out to meet her
and just knew she was ours. She is
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