Today was a good day and as you know, it has been a while since we had one of those.
Four dogs were adopted! And we had no arrivals, apart from one dog who made a brief appearance before his owner came to collect him. Moreover Wammers’ owners were traced, they do in fact live nearby, and he was collected too.
Okay, onto adoptions:
First to leave was Pelé. All adoptions are good for different reasons, but some are better than others. Pelé arrived with us at the end of March in a very sorry state, with skin peeling off his back (hence his name; no one can accuse us of not having a sense of humour). He is ten years old, and is black. Or at least he is black where the fur has grown back , and he is brown elsewhere. Finding a home for a dog like this is never easy, so when a couple arrive with the words “We want to give a home to a dog that no one else will take”, it is music to our ears. Pelé was an instant hit, and after being castrated today, he went off to a new and much happier life.
Next was Rocco, a big Pyrenean mountain dog cross, who we were unable to mix with other dogs at the refuge, but who seemed to get along fine with the couple’s other two males. He too went to be castrated and off he went to his new home today.
Then we had lanky lad Bruno, who stole the heart of a couple at Sunday’s open day. Yet another one who said goodbye to his family jewels before leaving us. Bruno is going to be a globe-trotting dog, as his new owners are camping-car fanatics, so we are looking forward to hearing his adventures! He was collected by the owner’s mother, who is already gaga about him!
Then last but not least we said goodbye to Tico. Some dogs arrive at the refuge and we all (French and Brit alike), look at them and just know that the dog is going to be adopted by Brits. In general this applies to scruffy dogs, especially when they have long ears. So when Carole told me that Tico was reserved, I was not at all surprised when she added that he was leaving with a British couple! In fact they are Scottish, and so Tico is now called Haggis! What a great name for a dog. They collected him today, also following his castration, and he has gone off to live in the Ariege. He is a lovely boy and news is promised.
So four males were adopted, and all four were castrated at the adopter’s request. I wonder if the message is getting through, or whether it was just coincidence! In any case, it has been the best day we have had for a while in terms of adoptions, so I hope things are looking up.
Rocco – ADOPTED
Bruno – ADOPTED
And Haggis (ex Tico) – ADOPTED