July 29, 2006 5:44 pm
And Then There Were Three Two
Posted by Will under animals, updated
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Susan and I welcomed a charming young lady over to the house who was interested in adopting a pup, and the end result is that we were so impressed with her heart and willingness to commit that the one we called “Squeaker” has gone off to have a new and wonderful home and life with her new guardian. We love you Squeaks!
We have a couple more interviews lined up this afternoon and by the time those are done may be bidding farewell to “”Shortcut” as well. Blackjack’s new family will be picking her up sometime next week.
In anticipation of the exits, I rounded up the quartet earlier this afternoon for a shot in the very box we first photographed them in at our room in the Cliff Dweller Lodge near Vermilion Cliffs in Arizona the day we found and rescued them:
July 11, 2006
And here are the larger versions of the foursome today:
July 29, 2006
I find myself surprised at how sad I am in saying goodbye. I know Squeaker’s new guardian is going to give her a wonderful home and life and I’m very proud that we facilitated it, still there’s something really difficult in letting her go… in breaking up the team that I’ve watched grow these past couple weeks. And it’s probably not going to get easier as we see Shortcut and Blackjack off to the next chapters of their lives.
But then there will be Ranger for us to raise in the knowledge that we went above and beyond the call in seeing these pups given a chance to thrive.
UPDATED (5:41 p.m.): Indeed, after the second prospective adopters arrived shortly after 5 p.m. we said so long to Shortcut. Be well and well-loved Shorty!
July 29th, 2006 at 9:38 pm
No one said it would be easy. But no one said it’d be this hard. When I pulled the food bowls out for the pups dinner, I had to slide two of them back, and I felt a little pull at my heart.
July 30th, 2006 at 8:37 pm
Hey guys,
I just wanted to thank you again for facilitating the current Love of my Life.
I’ve been calling the puppy “Indy” (her middle name is Squeaker-Bob, of course), and she’s already had her first vaccinations along with a new bed, toys, and play pen, and started her clicker training. I can tell that things are going to go very quickly for the next couple of weeks and I’m already loving every second.
Anyhoo, I’m going to refurbish an old blog and do regular photo updates at http://lobsterrags.blogspot.com/ , so you guys can see how she’s doing. Also, if you ever want to arrange a play date between Ranger and Indy, or if you even need a pet sitter for a couple of days, don’t hesitate to call!
Take care, Lisa & Indiana