b'Langston went back to school and felt Sanctuary,Langstonhelpskeepas medical malpractice insurance under-like her life was just beginning to sta- many senior or special-needs dogs as writer allows her to work from home.bilize. Then she received a phone call she can from spending their final days I realize how lucky I am to be able tofrom her ex-husband.inashelter.AnytimeIreceivea work from home, she said. Any dogHe told me that a shelter across phone call from someone wanting to she brings into the sanctuary, includ-thestatehadjustcalledhimabout surrender their dog, the first question ing the 18 she has now, will remainTeddy, said Langston. He had been I ask is why, explained Langston. If withheruntiltheirlivesend.Theowner-surrendered. My ex-husbands theiranswerisrelatedtoafinancial experienceshehadwithrehomingcontactinformationwasstillonthe situationnotabletoaffordthe TeddyandGizmokeepsherfromdogsmicrochips.Thewomanto food or the medicine, I offer to help adopting out any other dogs. This iswhomshehadrehomedTeddyand themthroughcommunityprograms their sanctuary. They will all be, oneGizmodidnotupdatetheirchip that are available to the public. hundred percent, living out their livesinformation.ConfirmingthatTeddydidbelong to his ex-wife, he immediatelyasked about Gizmo. He told the shel-ter staff that there should have beentwo dogs and they were inseparable,saidLangston.Aftersearchingrecords,staffconfirmedthatGizmowas immediately euthanized on intakebecause he was in such bad shape.Jenniferandhermomdroveacross the state to pick up Teddy at theVero Beach Humane Society. While 10-year-old Ty joined Golden Ears Sanctuary inintown,shedidsomeinvestigative December 2021. He is paralyzed and uses aresearch to find out how Teddy and wheelchair for mobility. His life has presentedGizmo ended up at the shelter. To this him with challenges, said Langston. But Tyday,allLangstonknowsisthatthe remains loving, patient and very headstrong!TampawomanwhohadadoptedTeddy and Gizmo ended up rehomingthem to her relatives who lived in the Before starting her own 501(c)3, with me, said Langston, who thinksVeroBeacharea.Sometimeafter- Langstonvolunteeredforanother ofherselfasbeingbuiltdifferent,wards, those family members owner- rescueorganization,E.A.R.S. emotionally. I am strong enough tosurrendered Teddy and Gizmo to the (ElizabethsAnimalRescue& deal with the pain of loss, she told us.shelter. Sanctuary), locatedinOdessa, In the end, I want the dogs to lookLangstonwaitedintheshelters Florida.Naturally,shegravitated me in the eye, knowing it was all okay.lobby for Teddy. She called out to him towardstheolderandspecial-needs I will endure that pain with every dogwhen she saw him, and he immediately dogs, fostering many of them. When in my care, for Teddy and Gizmo.turned towards her. There wasnt a dry she saw how the funds to take care of Continued on the following page geyeinthelobby,betweenstaff,me, seniorandspecial-needsdogsweremomandevenstrangers.Herecog- placing a drain on E.A.R.S. and their Golden Ears relies totally on thenized me. adoptabledogs,Langstonformeda generosity and kindness of othersAngry with herself and the situa- separate sanctuary, not affiliated with through donations of food (especiallytion,sadandguilt-ridden,Langston E.A.R.S.Today,shehas18dogsin wet food for the seniors), medicine andremembers standing under the shower variousstagesofhospicecareinher money.Langston often covers thingsthinking of ways to make amends for sanctuary.Sheisprettydisciplined like the cost of grooming with herthepainshehadcausedherdogs. with her schedule of taking care of the own money. Nothingwouldeverbringback dogs,fromfundraisingeffortsand www.GoldenEarsRescue.orgGizmo, but she could at least honor events, to veterinary visits and laundry Facebook @GoldenEarsSanctuary andhim and Teddy. lots and lots of laundry. Instagram: @Golden_Ears_SanctuaryToday,throughGoldenEars Herotherfull-timejobasawww.TheNewBarker.com THE NEW BARKER 29'