so we picked up the puppy on Saturday afternoon and fell in love instantly! she has been staying with me a lot since then and I have to say she is quite an amazing little puppy – considering that she was rescued off a reserve a few weeks ago, flown in from Calgary Thursday night and brought to the mainland on the ferry Saturday afternoon, she is settling in just fine
as far as I am concerned anyway
the fact that I am off this week has worked out well in terms of adjustment time for the little one – she hung out with Maggie and me Saturday night, the 5 of us (Maggie, Logan, my friend, his son and me) went for a long walk on Sunday and she has been dropped of with me early each morning and picked up after work in the evening each day this week
we three have gone on long walks, learned to use a leash, had coffee, played with all sorts of other dogs and people and have been having a perfectly wonderful time
again, she is an amazing little puppy, but we must remember that she is a PUPPY
this morning my friend dropped her off and she is staying with me until Friday as my friend has business out of town – and then he dropped the bomb:
“I’ve made a mistake”
he has decided not to keep her and now we have to find her a new home
he has a long list of resons, not least of which is that he is claiming to be “allergic” to her – itchy, swollen hands and arms, hives, etc.
he is NOT allergic to the dog – he is allergic to commitment and I want to strangle him
the speech he gave about why he can’t keep her was eerily similar to that which he gave me the first time he broke my heart
in the meantime, the little love is with me and will remain with me until we find her a new home ( you know I want to keep her)
I see an absolutely amazing birthday present in my sister’s future …
May 15, 2008 at 8:04 am
How dissapointing, and just a little bit heartbreaking. It’s going to be hard to say goodbye…good luck, I’m sure you’ll find an amazing home for the pup.
May 15, 2008 at 11:47 am
Oh… this is sad. Is there a reason why you can’t keep her? (I hope your sister will like that gift!)
May 15, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Holly – if I don’t keep her, she will only go to the very best of homes
Ms. Exception – I just can’t afford a second dog, though I am very tempted – a puppy?? I must be nuts!!!
May 16, 2008 at 9:46 am
No. way.
He has no idea what he is missing out on, AND he’s a big dummy! Jesus, why don’t people think this through before they take it on? Sitting here, watching a 10-week-old puppy like a hawk for “accidents” myself, I can’t say it hasn’t crossed my mind that I might have bitten off more than I can chew…but unless there are major behavioural issues that are uncovered along the way, we’re going to take on the work that goes along with him – knowing there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, in the form of a well-behaved dog that’s a pleasure.
Shoot. Do you think you’ll keep him? (and by “him”, I actually mean the friend!)…e-mail me…
May 17, 2008 at 8:54 pm
“I see an absolutely amazing birthday present in my sister’s future …”
hahhahahahahahahahh i wish i could get away with something like that with my sister. she’d slaughter me.