Rejection

I get a call from a family that's interested in meeting Annie, they explain that they have another Shepard mix that they adopted from a Humane society who has a very similar personality. Both the husband and wife are on extensions of the phone and ask me many very specific questions. I try to give them a good understanding of Annie's confidence issues and how much progress I feel she's made. They then e mail me a picture of their dog and set up a meet and greet.

The next day the whole family turns out to meet Annie. They bring not only their black Shepard but also their 2 , 4 and 11 yr old. The dogs give each other a through sniff test and seem to agree that they kinda like each other. They spend 45 minutes with Annie, the mother in particular is very careful to check all of Annie's potential triggers. She pulls Annie's ears, plays with her feet, rubs her tummy. The 4 year old even walks Annie around the yard with a leash and she is a perfect lady. The only time she even flinches is when the 2 yr old smacks the 4 yr old across the face with a stick he found. The 4 yr old is screaming the 2 yr old is crying because he got in trouble and Annie comes and leans on me looking worried.

The family leaves telling me they need to have a family meeting and vote on taking Annie. I'm feeling pretty good about the adoption, Annie was awesome and they seemed to like her. I figure I'll be getting a call tomorrow setting up a time to pick Annie up.

This is horrible! 2 days have gone by and nothing! No call, no e-mail. You know when you go out on a first date with someone? You're digging him, he seems to be digging you....he gets your jokes, loves your stories and compliments your smile and then..........nothing! I think this rejection of Annie hurts worse, can't these people see how special she is? I finally pacify myself by deciding that they were obviously too stupid to appreciate all of Annie's qualities.