Toby, CGC

It was Memorial Day of 2006, resulting in his registered name of STAR's 'n Stripes Forever Meant To-be. A friend saw a "free to good home" ad in the paper and contacted me knowing my love for all setters, not just the English variety. I called the rescue coordinator for a local Irish Setter club and went to check him out with the intention of picking him up for rescue. I knew before I had him in the back of my car that this dog wasn't going anywhere. The first night, I cried thinking about releasing him to rescue. I knew he HAD to be a part of my life, or I would just *die.* And so he stayed.