"Do
you ever feel like you're drowning in a sea of dogs? And
yet, when you look into their faces, maybe, for a split
second, you want to do a little dance! There's not anything
in my life I've done that's harder than fostering and finding
new inside homes for dogs. It's a constant struggle to get
them trained, able to live with people...cleaning up poop,
pee, puke, hair every single day. Seven dogs at my house,
it feels like a picnic compared to the usual 8 to 9 that
typically grace me with their presence. I know it's just
the calm before the storm, it always is...
Soon I have an elderly beagle coming in, no home ever will
manifest for that poor girl. And yet, how you do say no
to a beagle who's lived chained outside for 13 years? Who
am I if I can't give her six months of life in a comfortable
home out of the cold, with food and water readily available
for her? If I say no to her because I can't get her adopted
out, then I won't be able to sleep tonight.
And look at Bridget, a blind Akita. When I took her I thought
she would never find a home and I wondered what I was getting
myself in for. Now she may have a home, but you can never
count on them until they come through, and even then...so
many! Bridget, Rosie, Sess, pooping boy, Willow,
scaredy girl, Dusty, oh my beautiful puppy, Petey,
Barney Rubble, Berkley, the one who had puppies via c-section
and almost died, Chloe, Fi Fy Fi Flowey, Max, God how
I miss you! All my shoes are intact now, Buster, Teddy,
Blue Eyes, Buddy, Milton, Luke, Chance, Aldus, Beagle Bailey,
Scooby, my beautiful Sadie who passed away, with
the gently clacking toenails, Siddy Widdy, biting
boy, Shiva, what a gorgeous girl, Kane, Jax,
I know there were more but can't remember them, and first
and never last, the boy who started it all, the beautifully
ordinary Bo, never Worthless..."
I
know some of you can relate to this, right?
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