A Family Reaches Out
Later that same week, in a rambling 2,000-square-foot home over 600 miles away from the Animal Shelter, a couple got a hit on their internet search for a Bullmastiff. Clicking on the San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter Facebook page, their laptop screen filled up with a photo of a large black muzzle and soft eyes and they had their first glimpse of Ike. Kevin and Beth immediately knew this big fellow could be the perfect addition to their doggie family. Looking at each other, they said “we’ve got to go get him.”
After a series of phone calls and emails coordinating with the shelter, Kevin and Beth along with their dog Lucy, decided to make the 10-hour long drive from Las Vegas, New Mexico to San Marcos to meet Ike. Wanting to make sure that it was the right fit for everyone involved, they stayed in San Marcos for two days, visiting for hours in the play yard with Ike, introducing Lucy to him, taking him for a ride in the family car and interacting with him one on one. As Ike warmed up to them, and Lucy showed him the ropes of how things run in the family, it soon became apparent that this boy would soon have a new home and family to call his own.