Kirsten's Achievement

Operation Baghdad Pups was a HUGE success. As most of you know Kirsten has rescued a mom dog and her puppies from her base in Iraq. She helped raise the required $5,000 which included a pick-up from the base by a bunch of Private Security Forces. Unfortunately, five of the seven puppies died while they were in a shelter in Iraq awaiting transport to the US. On Sunday, Fatoon (mom dog), Moussad (male puppy) and Ellis (female puppy) arrived in Washington DC. Moussad headed out to California and Fatoon and Ellis headed to Atlanta.

11Alive has decided to pick up the story and came to my parents house at noon yesterday and interviewed Mom and Dad, talked to Kirsten via Skype, and then went across the street to Interview Vicki and see where Fatoon would be living. Then we all headed over to Peachtree Dekalb Airport to meet the pooches arrival on Pet Airways. Yes, there an airline dedicated to transporting peoples pets. It's a lot safer (and more expensive) then regular airlines. Kirsten was able to pull her military card and got a GREAT discount from them.

It was very emotional watching them arrive. Just the fact that it was a link to Kirsten, that she had touched and played with them and now they were here. The Blue Ridge Rescue Group is fostering Ellis and Vicki and Casey are adopting the mom. It was so much fun and totally chaotic. There were so many people there and we were even abel to Skype with Kirsten on Vicki's iPhone, so she got to participate some. She cried too (go figure). I am so proud of Kirsten and her accomplishment.