I need to find a home for my golden retriever, Daisy.
For about seven months (from December until about a week ago) we left her and Samantha with people that I have known since their oldest daughter/child and I were in first grade together. My parents and I didn't have a choice--when they divorced, my father moved into a condominium where dogs of that size aren't allowed, and my mother's apartment is far too small. So we trusted them with these people.
We (Dante and I) pointed out problems to them when we visited for Daisy's 10th birthday on December 20th, and again sometime in April (specifically that Samantha's eyes were looking really cloudy), but were brushed off like it was nothing.
When we found them less than two weeks ago, Daisy was 20 pounds overweight because she hadn't been given her thyroid medication for somewhere around 5 months. Rather than take Daisy in to get groomed properly for the summer, this family tried to do it themselves. And Samantha was over 20 pounds underweight. You could see her ribs, her legs were barely strong enough to keep her standing, and she was so blind she couldn't walk around without bumping into things. Her legs were covered in sores that were split open and bleeding, and her fur was nothing like the softness I remembered.
Two days ago, 5PM, Tuesday July 3, 2007 we had to put Samantha down. She had diabetes and because nothing had been done for seven months, it was too late. She would have turned 9 years old yesterday, on July 4th.
So I'm stuck with a problem: my parents have put Daisy up for adoption through Golden Retriever rescue, and it's possible that they've already found someone...but even though she'll be better off with anywhere other than the house she's staying at now, the "rule" is that you must sever all ties. I will never be able to see her again. Daisy was given to me for my 8th birthday, so even though I want her to get out of this person's house (sorry, but I won't give names...), I don't want to lose her right after having to lose Sammy.
I know it can be expensive caring for a dog, so I have to find someone that can handle it. I need to find a friend who will love her, care for her,...who won't neglect her. She's 20 pounds overweight, as I said, but now that her medication will hopefully be regular, she'll be fine. It would certainly be best if she had a yard to run around in. She's sweet, gets along with other dogs (obviously, she was like Sammy's mother =3) and cats (she's spent her life with two--Baby [before she passed away] and Violet). She's the sweetest dog I have ever met...
I need to find someone within the next few days. I love her, and I don't want to lose her. I need anyone and everyone who even THINKS they can handle it to send me messages, call me, whatever you have to. I will decide based on information, parents' approval (mine and yours, obviously), and so on. Which is another thing: please make sure you're parents are ok with it first--assuming of course you already live on your own. I don't need to get my hopes up over nothing.
Just please contact me as soon as possible. This is serious. I need your help, everyone...
Hell, if we share friends that maybe I don't have on my DA or MySpace or whatever, and you think they might be able to take her in, by all means, do me a favor and repost this for them.
I appreciate it, and I love you guys for trying... Thanks...

E-MAIL ME AT: x_vivid_dreamer_x@yahoo.com if you don't have my number...I might not think to check DA in time, so it would be best to reach me there...