Oprah Winfrey adopted the 14 week old springer spaniel puppies Lauren and Sunny from the no-kill shelter PAWS in Chicago. The puppies who are sisters were already named which Oprah sees a sign of fate:
"I thought that I was going to name my next dog Lauren," she says. "So when I heard this dog was Lauren, I thought it was fate."
Oprah's Other Dogs Last summer Oprah adopted a blonde cocker spaniel puppy named Sadie, after meeting the puppy during an O Magazine photo shoot. Sadie was a PAWS puppy and the the runt of the litter. Oprah felt an immediate connection with Sadie and was excited to bring her home. Five days later Oprah made the decision to adopt Sadie's brother Ivan as well.
Only one day after going home with Oprah Ivan came down with symptoms of "parvovirus" and soon became very ill. Although Ivan was given the best medical care possible he died four days after being admitted to the emergency animal clinic.
Oprah's little puppy Sadie also became ill with "parvovirus" and although she came close to death she recovered and is doing well today. Oprah also has two golden retrievers, named Luke and Layla.
Get Your Next Pet From Your Local Animal Shelter
Oprah absolutely loves dogs and has featured many shows that help pets, and encourage pet adoption like the "Puppies Behind Bars" program, and the show exposing the horrific nature of "Puppy Mills."
I think it's wonderful that Oprah chooses to adopt her pets from the animal shelter, I adopted a shelter cat myself and it's been a very rewarding experience. Visit your local animal shelter's website for information on pet adoption in your area.
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Posted by: Jane | June 30, 2010 at 08:27 PM