Ben & Jade, A Love Story

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Ben and Jade were found and brought to a shelter as bonded strays, so when Ben was adopted out to his new family, it only took him three weeks before he escaped his new home and trekked 10 miles through freezing cold to be with Jade. Now, Jade has been adopted by Ben's family and Ben and Jade will live together for the rest of their lives.

Ben (left) and Jade (right) are canine sweethearts. Photo: Tribune Star

Two stray dogs met on the streets of Terre Haute and fell in love. Ben, a 4.5 year old mixed breed and Jade, a 1-year-old German Shepherd mix were well known in the Indiana community. Good Samaritans made sure the pair had food, but when Jade became pregnant last summer, the Terre Haute Humane Society caught them and brought them to the shelter.

The bonded pair were kept together and when Jade had her puppies, she stayed in a foster home until the puppies could be adopted out. The new mother and father were reunited back at the shelter until Courtney and Jason Lawler decided they wanted to adopt Ben.

They had him for about three weeks when he ran away to find his beloved mate. He trekked 10 miles through freezing cold until he found his way back to Jade at the shelter a day later.
Although Ben clearly wanted to reunite with Jade, he also knew the shelter workers wanted to catch him and were using Jade to lure him out, Kali Skinner, of the Humane Society, explained to the Tribune Star.

On one occasion, Ben caught sight of Jade on the other side of a fence and ran over to her and kissed her through the fencing.

After a few more attempts, shelter staff managed to catch the evasive Ben and reunite him with Jade.

When the bonded pair saw each other, they were overjoyed. When Courtney and Jason learned what Ben had done, they knew then that Jade had to become part of their family too. "He'd keep getting loose if we took him and not her," Courtney told NBC2 News.

Ben and Jade "want to be together" said Debbie Floyd, president of the Humane Society board.

"There hasn’t been a lot of human love in their lives. They found love with each other and that what’s make them happy…Hopefully, they will live their lives happily ever after."


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