Lulu is a 6-year-old Terrier/Poodle mix in Portland, OR, who needs 1,500 for treating chronic dental disease.

Lulu came to us on Labor Day weekend 2014, specifically August 30, 2014. Our beloved Dusty Springfield, a husky-shepherd mix whom we had for 13 years died just 6 weeks earlier, 2-weeks shy of her 15th birthday. Her loss was unbearable because she was our "daughter" our best friend , she was one of those dogs you'd trust with your life -- in fact her nickname was Trusty Dusty. We went through so many adventures together including moving cross-country from Detroit to Oregon in 2005. Dusty was my spirit animal -- I literally named myself after her! So when we said goodbye to her, a piece of us went with her. 6 weeks of inconsolable tears followed - our hearts hurt. Then, just before Labor Day weekend, I spotted a Facebook post from Underdog Railroad Rescue. They posted a small, blurry photo of what seemed like a medium-sized dog, whose head was hung low (as if she was sad), and URR was asking for an urgent foster for the upcoming Labor Day weekend and beyond ... I suddenly realized that taking care of a dog while URR finds it a permanent home might be a good way to distract myself from the constant crying over Dusty's loss. So I inquired. Cut to Saturday, we picked her up and she was adorable, way tinier than expected but ridiculously cute and friendly. It only took a week for her real personality to come shining through. We fell in love -- and I realized it that I went from crying 20 times a day to laughing 50 times a day -- just from sheer cuteness. I guess I realized that when we signed up to foster, and then when we decided to adopt her, I thought I was saving Lulu -- but she is the one who saved me!