Last year my husband and I adopted a special needs dog named Maddie May. Over the last year we have all worked hard to help ease her fears and teach her that the world isn't as bad as she thinks it is.
A couple of weeks ago we were taking her for a walk when a very friendly dog ran up. He had no collar or tags and no sense of traffic so we took him in before he would meet up with a car the hard way. The following day we took him and had him scanned for a microchip and he had one! Yay!
I called the owner who lived across the street and two houses down. He came and picked up the dog that evening and we thought that was the end of it. How wrong we were. Once he had met our sweet little girl it was love for them both. Every chance he got he would find a way to get out of his harness and out of the yard and make a bee line for my house. This went on for a couple of weeks with the owner doing all he could to keep him in with no luck.
Then, last week I received a text from his owner telling me that again he had gotten out but this time animal control picked him up. He said that because they have tried everything to keep him in with no luck at all they wouldn't be going to get him.
The husband and I talked about it that evening and made the choice to go and get him. Who are we to stand between a canine Romeo and Juliete?
We had no clue what we were in for. The dogs are more bonded than ever but he is a handful and has no training. He also developed a case of separation anxiety within 24 hours which makes it impossible to leave my house. The three of us have started an intense training schedule which includes a behaviorist and trainer and hours of work at home.
All of this has left little time for quilting or blogging hence my absence.
I hope you all understand. I will be back to my old blogging self ASAP.
Happy quilting.
