<b>THEIR DEAR ABBY</b>. Five year-old Abby was rescued on Super Bowl Sunday and turned out to be a great catch. Owners Richard Ladner and Ann Sauer said Abby doesn't bark as much as other Corgis, but she does wake them at 5:30am. <b>Photo by Steve Shay</b>
On February 3 while the New York Giants were receiving Eli Manning's tossed footballs, Ballard's Richard Ladner and Ann Sauer were receiving their five year-old Welsh Corgi, Abby.
"We got her on Super Bowl Sunday," recalled Ladner. Abby came to them through Cascade Pembroke Welsh Corgi Rescue in Olympia.
A good Samaritan had previously rescued Abby from a Tacoma shelter because she had a 14 ounce bladder stone and needed surgery.
"That kind lady negotiated a fee with a veterinarian, cared for Abby, then gave her to the Olympia rescue shelter," said Sauer. "She doesn't bark much like other Corgis."
"Yes, but she wakes us up at 5:30 in the morning," said Ladner.
Added Sauer, "Sometimes we call her 'the Rooster.'"
