today was a good day

[Faith]

sometimes it gets so depressing knowing how many dogs are in need of good homes, but i did a home visit today that was great and i swear it gives you the energy back to do more.

there is a family who's applied to adopt a black lab mix. when i called to set up the home visit i got some weird vibes off the telephone calls. she would return my calls, but ask for someone else's name or leave me empty voice mails - as in, she didn't hang up right away so i had 10-20 seconds of silence.

not knowing what to expect, we showed up and found that the adopters are two elderly folks and their two adult sons who live with them. i finally understood why she and i were having sort of strange phone conversations - she's exactly like my elderly mom is on a cell phone! LOL

the offical adopters are her oldest son and her. they are doing that so that if the parents get sick, the son doesn't have to worry about custody issues with the dog. (great idea and planning on their part!)

they also have an adult son with mental retardation. he was in love with Faith. he sat on the floor and rubbed her belly and gave her treats (she was in heaven!). he was also telling me how he won't allowing chewing on the furniture, etc. he had the dog's food, bowls, etc. all ready to go - even told me how he picked the Eukanuba Lab food (i know, i know) for the dog because it had the glucosamine which was good for his joints.

they were such a nice family, and had just lost their GSD to old age about 4 months ago and didn't like not having a dog. the new dog is going to have a great life with them.

there's really no point to all this except, what a nice way to recharge the rescue batteries!

[FairyDogMother]

Indeed there is a point!!! We need some light every now and then! I find that when I watch someone meet the dog and see them falling in love, it's beyond anything else that goes amiss with all the stuff that can and does happen!!!

Just this weekend I had some weird miscommunication with a couple and about all but called it off to visit my foster. Boy am I glad I didn't - they were great and emailed me as soon as they got home to say they didn't want to get their hopes up and they know he has other meets this weekend but they were in love with Spike!!

Congrats on staying the course and finding the pot of gold at the end of the squiggly road!!!

[Bclover92]

Ahh, that is always fun to see. I hope they find a doggie for them.

[borzoid]

What a wonderful story. It is soo nice to find a good family for these kids and your right - that's what keeps you going.

[Scottie]

Ahhhh Faith thats a really sweet story, the point to this story is that most people would of not even bothered to visit the potential owners home after getting bad vibes from the phone. Is sad how people judge like that sometimes. I am glad you took the time, that family is going to have tons of fun in the new home, good job.

[mara]

That's a wonderfully heartwarming story!!