Grizz's turn.

Right after Gracie pulls away I get a call from a girl who would like to come look at Grizz for her boyfriend. She doesn't seem to have very good listening skills. I tell her that I've had a couple of other calls for him too and that I'll be home after I get off at 5 if she'd like to come see him. She calls me at 3:15 to tell me she's on the way and will be at my house soon. I reply that while that's cool I won't be there until after 5! She finally understands and sets up to come ......after 5.

I'm never quite comfortable with potential adoptions like this. Young people who are living together are notoriously unstable homes for dogs. When the break up happens, what happens to the dog? She shows up 30 minutes late (not a good sign) in a surprisingly big, fancy, expensive car. It's obvious she's not that into Grizz but she keeps telling me how much her boyfriend wants him. I'm liking this less and less. She leaves saying that her boyfriend should be home when she gets there and she'll bring him by. I've got my fingers crossed something else happens first, I've never had to turn down an adopter yet but I don't have confidence in this one.

Within 15 minutes after girlfriend leaves I get a call from the J's in Rifle. They are looking for a rottie mix to keep they're 2 yr old rottie mix company after they've lost their older dog. I tell them I've had a couple of calls about Grizz and someone just left after looking at him. Mrs J is in a panic! They can't come until Wednesday and she doesn't want him to be gone, what can she do? I explain that she can pay the adoption fee thru PayPal. This will hold him and if she decides he's not for them I'll refund the money. She pays the fee within 5 minutes of hanging up.

Wednesday arrives and so do the J's. Again I'm spending my lunch hour adopting out dogs. I'm a little surprised when I meet the J's because they are older than I expected to be adopting a dog that's going to weigh 100lbs when he's done growing. They love him and bring out Sadie to meet him, she's not so sure but they're sure she'll warm up to him. Grizz seems happy to have someone to chew on. The paperwork is filled out and Grizz is on his way to Rifle. I'll miss those little (ok not so little) babies, but at last I can shampoo my carpet and have it stay clean!