Apple, raised in the kennel, finds a new family. And becomes the protagonist of a book

A little girl who dreams of having a little dog in her arms and a little dog who looks at a photo in which a girl embraces her little dog. A dream already shared, which will become reality. Eleonora Pace She is an illustrator of children’s books and a Art Teacher. He lives in Bolzano, but his works fly even overseas and are published by US publishing houses. Eleonora has illustrated the stories and lives of others many times. But the dog protagonist of the book « Mela » (ed. The Creative Company) released last year in the United States, has been, for four years, the trusted life partner of the illustrator and her husband.

Apple, sweet mestizo that today has about 7 yearshad spent his first three years of life in the kennel. «Four years ago my husband Alberto and I had recently been going to live together and we have always wanted to have a dog. Furthermore, We wanted to give an elderly dog ​​a chance. We turned to the kennels near us in Bolzano, but, as the first adoption, they advised us to take an old man, « says Eleonora. But the couple does not change her mind. «We were not discouraged and turned to Alfa ODV, who instead offered us a three -year dog. Not quite older, but had been found abandoned by puppy and had grown up in the kennel. He hadn’t known any other life. The volunteers had called it orchid. It was our apple, the name we chose for her ».

The coexistence with Eleonora and Alberto has since swollen sails since then. « We have never had the fear that it could not become attached to us Or other fears. Of life in the kennel, she remained the extremely fearful being of strangers, but, for the rest, she is always quiet and affectionate ». The book was born with the intent to raise awareness of the adoption of animals from shelters. «Since our life with her is so beautiful, I thought of making a book with our history. So I proposed it to Maddalena Schiavo, with whom I had already worked and to the publishing house that then published it ». And sometimes it also happens that apple in flesh and blood accompanies Eleonora in the art workshops that holds in the schools of the Paduan. « In the future, certainly, we will adopt another dog»Says the illustrator.

«Stories like that of Eleonora and Mela are the ones that give us the charge in the most difficult moments. Seeing how Eleonora welcomed her, how she has given her security and love, and seeing them inseparable today, makes us understand that all our commitment has a profound meaning. – tells Valeria BartoliniAdoption Manager for Alfa ODV -. Adoption is not only an act of goodness, but it is The realization of the greatest gesture of love: Give these animals a second chance to be free and happy, leaving the past of abandonment forever. The greatest emotion we live is to see the dog come out forever from the kennel, in the arms of the new family forever. And we, who we saw that shy and sad dog in the box, we know that he will have a future of racing in the park, of sleeping at the warmth and a house where to live with joy. If you are thinking of giving a dog to a dog, know that not only you will change his life, but also yours, for the better. Come and know them, each of them has a story to tell in the eyes and a lot of love to give ».

And to begin with, you can take a look to the page of animal courier dedicated to adoptionsa national database created with the collaboration of the associations and municipal kennels, which tries to give a chance to many dogs and cats that in all regions of Italy are looking for a new home and a new family.