Thank you everyone for you birthday messages.
I've had a great day today. We stayed at home and celebrated, and we're so thankful to have our beloved wolf back home with us.

Twelve years ago I lived in a rural section of California. One morning my neighbor phoned me with some startling news. A female wolf had been coming around his property for a couple of weeks and she was in dire need of help. Someone had bred her, taken her cubs away and then dumped her. When I drove over to his property, I saw a scared, very hungry and very tired wolf who was in need of a loving home.

The Humane Society would have put her down, and I made the decision to bring this abandoned wolf home and make her a part of my life. My neighbor and I had to lift and carry her into my car.

We thought she was older wolf because she was in such poor condition, but after two weeks of lots of love, lots of petting, and lots of food, I realized she was just a youngster, and she had been bred during her first heat.

I was lucky to find a vet who would make house calls, because my new wolf friend was terrified of cars...especially white trucks. She would rear up like a wild horse whenever a white truck drove past us when I took her for walks. I couldn't help but wonder if her previous owner had driven a white truck when she was dumped. It took months and months of work to persuade her that it was safe for her to get in my car. Now, she rides in my car like a pro.

For eleven years, I have been blessed to have this incredible creature in my life. She is so intelligent, funny and so playful. We play catch every evening and though she is twelve years old now, she can still leap up in the air to catch her ball.

Two weeks ago, we noticed a small growth on her lower gum. We took her to the vet, and though it did not look cancerous, it still needed to be removed. By the time she had her surgery yesterday morning, the growth had quadtripled in size.

I am so happy to say her surgery was a success.
We brought her home late yesterday afternoon. She was still dopey from being put under, has stitches in her gum, but she was so happy to be home.

And, for me having my wonderful friend home again has been the best birthday present I could ask for.

Special thank you's to Isa, Solo, Gary and Wolf2 aka LCN for holding my hand through this. I was so worried and your support means so much to me.

Wolf