On February 21, 2009 the police were called in to help a 9 year old Creme' Colored Retriever, whom we named Grace. Her 5 gallon water bucket was bone dry and she had no food (it was a large self feeding container). The cable line was so short it barely reached into her dog house, which contained no straw, no blankets or a warming lamp. The police officer responded, wrote a report and also contacted animal control. When I saw the animal control officer putting her into his truck, I was overwhelmed with happiness. A state of peace came over me, her life as she knew it was ending and a new life was beginning.