Strangely, people sometimes seem to quit loving several pets at once. Matilda, another sweet, four-year-old pup, with an Old English Bulldog’s short legs and body and a Pittie’s face, was bravely trekking through killing weather with Double Stuff. Since the loving dogs are the same age and body type, they’re probably siblings with different dads, born together and, last week, nearly dying together.

Luckily for the world, they didn’t die, because the world needs love and perfectly mannered dogs. Matilda, pure love on four funny legs, “… doesn’t know a stranger!” the shelter director says.

Matilda arrived already spayed, obviously once loved, now mysteriously doomed. Maybe her person, desperate, trusted the wrong person with his treasured dog. Maybe someone else will fix this horrible mistake.