I’m sure there are lots of stories about dogs changing people’s lives, but somehow I found this story in the Washington Post very touching.

A high-powered lawyer in Washington, DC grew disillusioned with her life after being severely injured in an accident.

She moved to Seattle but was still not happy. That is, until she got a dog.

According to the article:

The dog changed everything.

“I was having a little difficulty trusting people because of the accident. I just felt a little more comfortable around animals,” she says.

Wynn went to the Seattle city pound to offer her help. When she found it didn’t have a volunteer program, she set one up in 1998. Within three years, her nonprofit organization was so successful that most of Seattle’s adoptable dogs were finding homes. So Wynn started a nonprofit for rural dogs in 2001, called Rescue Every Dog. She took a job with a tax law practice but still has plenty of time to volunteer. The accident money has allowed her to take no salary from her nonprofits. Her invested savings from the recovery are worth more than $1 million.

“The settlement gave me an opportunity to look past just how much was I making and how hard was I working to what could I do for the community and others,” she says.

Her volunteer work has been emotionally healing. Being around the people who give their time and money to help animals, she says, has helped her learn to like, and trust, people again. She hopes to pursue a new legal career: animal rights.

Read the entire article…

It is amazing what an animal can do to change your life. I know my life is much richer for having a dog. They do take you out of yourself and help you to notice the good things in the world.

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