Emily put it simply: "It was the moment I knew our little family was complete. Pure love and joy."

When John mentioned, only last week, that they have paintings of every dog they've ever had hanging on their walls, every dog except Mackie, Margie filed that away.

Susan saw Daphne's photo before they ever met — a Large Munsterlander listed as a new foster through SWESR — and knew immediately she was meant to keep her.