My name is Cloud and, these days, I mostly feel like a rain cloud: a bit heavy-hearted. I came to the shelter after I was found as a stray with my puppies (who have all been adopted), so I don’t know what my life was like before all that, but I suspect there were a lot of stormy days. They tell me I’m safe in the shelter now, but I’m still unsure. It’s a lot to take in. I’m learning, slowly but surely, that lots of people are kind and will treat me gently. And it’s wonderful! I live for those bright moments when someone I know and trust comes to give me love or bring me treats or take me for a walk. I’m a very sweet girl and I really want to make friends, but it’s hard for me right now. The world can be a frightening and overwhelming place and, although everyone has been good to me in the shelter, there are a lot of strangers, a lot of smells, a lot of noises… it’s just a lot. My friends here tell me that there are brighter days ahead. That one day, someone will come and take me home and I’ll have a family or a couple or just one person I can get to know and trust. I haven’t met other dogs or cats yet, but I could before going home if my new family has a dog or cat. I like the sound of that, don’t you? “Going home…” I’m only about two years old, so I still have almost my whole life ahead of me to spend being loved and spoiled. A lifetime of cumulus and cirrus days… lying in the grass with you, finding shapes in the clouds and learning all about blue skies. I just need to find a person who is ready to have some patience with a scared dog. I know there’s someone out there for me!