I realize that I have mucho catching up to do. But yesterday was one of "those" days, when lots of everything happened.
Most of which I won't bore you with.
The most important of which I will bore you with, however.
Peggy is no longer with us.
Relax, it's good news.
For some time, der Brucer has had Peggy's picture listed on several websites, hoping to find her a home. Over the past year, since Peggy and her pups joined us, there have been several nibbles, but nothing really counted as a bite. Der B admits he wasn't searching too hard for a new family for her; those first few months, after finding Benny and Baxter homes, were spent getting her over that mange she had, and during that time he developed a crush for the girl.
But a family that lives in Pennsylvania and has a second home near us here sent der B an interesting e-mail. The two boys, one fifteen and one ten, had found Peggy's pics on the web, and told their mother that she (Peggy) looked like a dog they could love. A series of e-mails were exchanged, and der B agreed that we would meet with them yesterday.
To be honest, the older boy is more in need of a girlfriend than a dog, but he also seemed like the sort of kid who could take on the responsability for her care. The younger boy, on the other hand, needs a dog, someone who can be a playmate and a pal. And Peggy took to both of them very quickly.
So we left Peggy with them for the night, to see how things work out, and after that there will be a week for her to spend with them in Pennsylvania, to make sure how well they and she fit together. But I think that she's found a new family. I certainly hope so. She's such a good dog, and she needs a boy. Fletcher will miss her, of course. So will we. But we didn't take her in for ourselves, we took her in because she needed help.
I'm going to need a new avatar.
