A mixed day today; two dogs arrived, one was reclaimed thanks to his chip, the other, a female setter, was not identified so is still at the refuge. For some reason female dogs are very much a minority at the refuge, so it was easy to find her a male kennel mate; castrated of course!
On the good news front, my neighbourhood dog was reclaimed. Apparently he was taken on by the children after the death of their parents, and they never really wanted a dog. There is a lesson there for a lot of people, I am sure. I am hoping that the fact that they came to collect him shows that they are going to appreciate him more; in any case, he is identified now, although I still don’t know his name.
The day’s BIG news was the adoption of Soprano. You may remember that this little ratier cross was adopted recently then abandoned a week later as the husband had failed to tell his wife that he was adopting a dog. She unsurprisingly, was not thrilled. Well, his new owner IS thrilled with him; he had been looking for a dog like Soprano for ages, but the dog had to be good with his 17 year old cat. There was much debate, and several visits to the cat house to watch Soprano’s reactions (answer: good with some cats, not good with others). But the daughter had fallen head over heels in love with Soprano and the adoption was finalised today.
I couldn’t be happier for him; he can finally settle down and stop bouncing round his cage. Appearances can be deceptive, he is quite calm outside!
There was also a reservation; a GOOD reservation. They are all good, of course, but in this case it is a dog who has been at the refuge for over a year! Watch this space!
“Voyou”- RECLAIMED
Soprano- ADOPTED