🌐 JJ’s Trip to Ellijay — “I Met a Lot of Hearts”

Hi… it’s me, JJ.

I want to tell you about something that happened.

I went to Ellijay with Serena. There were a lot of people there… and a lot of dogs.

At first, I thought I was just there to say hi.
You know… smile, meet people, maybe sign a few books.

But something else happened.

I started noticing things.

Some dogs were running around, playing, wagging their tails.
Some were loud.
Some were excited.

And some…

just sat.

There was one dog I couldn’t stop looking at.

Not because he was loud.
Not because he was playing.

Because he wasn’t.

He was sitting a little away from the others… just watching.

If you weren’t really looking, you might miss him.

So I did what Uno taught me.

I looked for clues.

• His eyes
• The space between him and everyone else
• The way he held his body

And then I understood something.

He wasn’t being “quiet.”

He was waiting.

That stayed with me.

Because I realized there are a lot of dogs like that.

Not loud.
Not seen.
Not chosen.

Not because they don’t have a story…

but because people don’t always see the clues.

So I told Uno:

“We need to help them.”

And he said:

“Then we start with one.”

That’s what Adopt-a-Heart is.

It’s how we help tell their stories.
It’s how we help people see what they might have missed.

Because sometimes…

being seen changes everything.

🐾 Want to help?

If you have a rescue pet…
or know one with a story…

👉 Share it with us.

Let’s make sure every heart gets a chance to be seen.

– JJ