Fatima Boorman found Libby, her family's spaniel pointer mix, at the Seattle Animal Shelter between Ballard and Magnola.

Her former family became "disenfranchsed" and Animal Control found Libby living out of a car.

"We walked in and she was the only dog that was not barking," said Boorman. "She was sitting right at the front of the cage and she just stole my heart away."

Libby loves seafood, especially mussels and salmon, said Boorman. She weighs about 35 pounds.

"She is the best squirrel chaser around, she can sniff them out like a mile away," Boorman explained. "She is super protective of women, she is buddy's with the kids."

She is a really good natured dog, "With sweet sad eyes...when you look at her you just have to love her, " said Ish Manji, Boorman's sister.

When they first took Libby home she had a medical issue with ingrown eyelashes. The family took care of it and Libby really seemed to come into her own and enjoy her life after that, said her owners.

"She's a gentle, sweet, loving dog who's only need in life, we're convinced, is love, company, a tennis ball and the occasional seafood dinner," Boorman said. "She's our libbybug and we feel extremely fortunate that we decided we needed a dog the very day that we did...otherwise we may have missed out on meeting the most wonderful little love."

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