Jewels Goes Home

Each week Petfinder sends us a report on how often each of our dogs and cats are viewed. Jewels has been the most popular dog for the last several weeks. I've answered 5 different e-mail queries on Jewels but so far nothing has come from them. Carol has told me to expect this. I feel it's very important that anyone interested in any of my dogs has a good understanding of the dogs personalities before they decide to give them a home. I do my best to not only tell the good points but also point out any personality traits that might be an issue. Jewels is a sweet cuddly girl, but she hates to be home alone.

Finally I receive a call on Jewels, they ask if they can come meet her and bring their other dog along. I give them directions and get ready for the visit. I've found that it works better if I take the dog being looked at out into the front yard and away from the rest of the barking fools. As we stand in the front yard I can see Lola and Duffy standing on the couch, looking out the front window howling. I usually find this funny (except in the middle of the night!) but tonight I'm a little embarrassed. Patch is in the backyard trying to figure out how to get over the fence to join the fun. His ex owners had told me he screamed like a monkey, this is the first time I've actually experienced it.

The K family has brought their Corgi with them to meet Jewels. They tell me that he doesn't really like most other dogs but he seems to treat Jewels with indifference and they see this as a positive sign. The family has 4 children and they home school them so someone is almost always home. This seems like a perfect match! They fill out the adoption form, let us take a picture of the new family for our newsletter and load Jewels up in the car. As always I stress to them that if they feel things aren't working out for any reason I'll take Jewels back.

I'm down to one foster dog again! Off to the country to get another kiddo from Carol. I sure hope that all this mileage will be a tax deduction at the end of the year.