Love at First Sight – Maely’s Happy Tail

When Heather moved back to the Cedar Rapids area, she wanted to find an organization to foster and volunteer for. Lucky for us, she found Last Hope.

While she was fostering other dogs, Maely the beagle (formerly Babes) needed a soft place to land, so they asked Heather if she could foster her. She already had a beagle at home and loves the breed, so she agreed to foster her. That was the plan anyway. When Heather saw Maely, it was instant love, and she knew she had found her new home as long as she would fit in with the other furbabies in the house.

This all happened a couple of months after the derecho, and Maely found a weak spot in the temporary fencing and decided to go on an adventure! She was found, and the fence was fixed, but she proved to be quite the escape artist. She slipped out of every harness they tried, including the supposed “no escape” harnesses. After some trial and error, a solution was found, and it is safe to take her on walks.

After a while, Maely settled in well with the other animals in the house, and the transition was pretty smooth. She attended a training class at Cedar Run, so she learned some basic skills. She still looks for ways to escape, but Heather is wise to her ways!

Maely has a sweet, easy-going temperament and is always up for whatever Heather wants to do. Leisure time? Great! Walk? I’m in! Car ride? Let’s go! She is a cuddler and comes running when Heather gets home and promptly rolls over for belly rubs.

She likes to keep watch over her domain, either on the ottoman looking out the window or on the back patio to get some sun. Her favorite pastimes are taking walks, going for car rides, and going on “sniffaris” at the dog park. And, of course, who can resist a fun trip to Grandma and Grandpa’s? All those fun things lead to snoozing, preferably on or under some soft blankets.

At Last Hope, we affectionately call someone like Heather a “foster failure” because she just couldn’t let Maely go to any other home. We have great foster homes, like Heather’s, and are thankful for her dedication to the pets of Last Hope.