Seventy-four-year-old Melani Andrews had had a difficult year. The grandmother from Galt, California, had lost both her husband and her Staffordshire terrier, Lola, and found her sudden solitude almost too much to bear.
Prompted by her grandkids’ concern for her welfare, Andrews decided she was about ready to adopt another dog. Front Street Animal Shelter in Sacramento beckoned, though Andrews would not be their typical customer.
