“At that point, they were like, ‘Well, she’s a waste of money to feed,’” said her new owner, Marisa Elbert. “‘She’s so ugly, nobody’s gonna want her. We’ll just put her down.’”
But as luck would have it, a friend of Maisy’s owners offered to take her to a shelter instead.
That decision was life changing not only for Maisy, but for one girl who recently went through rough time herself. Marisa Elbert suffered the loss of both her parents and her lovely dog, and at the time she stumbled upon Maisy’s photo on the shelter’s site, she was feeling down. Her friend, who tagged her on the photo believed that a new dog would bring the happiness in Marisa’s life again.
Marisa rushed to check on the dog she seemed to like a lot.
When she first saw Maisy, Marisa fell in love with her personality and the lovely sounds she was making. It sounded like “woo-ing.”
“Maisy’s woo-ing was something that made me adopt her,” said Elbert. “She does it when she’s extremely happy or excited. She’s so chatty and we talk all the time.”
It’s fun how these friends communicate. The dog answers back whenever Marisa says something.
“We have conversations throughout the day,” said Elbert. “It’s hilarious. The first day when I brought her home, we went down the driveway and I threw some balls for her and she was woo-ing on the way up, woo-ing on the way down. She was just so happy. It’s like she knew she was home.”
Marisa believes welcoming Maisy in her life is a sign that her late parents are looking after her.
Marisa says that during the first days, Maisy felt a bit overwhelmed because she wasn’t used to days filled with love and affection. It was the first time that she felt kindness in her life. But that changed over time and now Maisy enjoys being fed, rubbed on her belly, and playing with all those toys she has.