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Empty Nest Syndrome **Open Thread**

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on May 5, 2009 at 12:05 AM in Current Affairs, Open Thread

I am happy to report that ALL of our puppies have found new homes! On Friday, Leila (the brindle one) went to a post mistress in a nearby town; on Saturday, a family with several children (including teenagers who LOVE dogs) picked up Lucky (the woman said, as she was putting Lucky in the back of the car, “Now I have a new baby! I can’t wait to go buy him some things!” Translation: he will be spoiled.).

On Sunday, as I was grooming my horse, some folks came by to pick something up. I had Lani with me, and the woman was like, “Well, she’s awfully cute!” The man: “We don’t need another dog. We got two dogs. One’s a hundred pound German Shepherd. He could hurt her, just playing, of course, but still.” The woman: “He doesn’t hurt the other dog, and besides, we have a kennel to keep them separated if we need to.” Man: “Grumble.” Woman: “Well, what do you think?” Man: “(Sigh) Whatever you want.” Me: “If she doesn’t get along with y’all’s dogs, I’d gladly take her back.” Man to woman: “Well, whatever you wanna do.” Lani: Licking the man’s arm and face as he holds her, not squirming one tiny bit like she usually does, on which I commented.” Man: “I got a way with animals…” Man looking like a boy with a new puppy…So, she is going to go live on a horse farm, with lots of room to run and play.

Jordan, by the way, turns out to be about 4 yrs OLDER than we thought he was! Witness Protection and all that, but ironically, I had just said to him, “Jordan, you look GOOD! Are you SURE you’re 22???” No wonder he said no! Ahem.

So, thank you all for your support, for your queries about the pups, and for wanting to see photos/videos of them. They are all living with nice families who will take good care of them.

Here, then, is the last one we took of the three of them romping around:

I’ll get back to the serious stuff again soon, but after the VERY informative Live Chat on Torture Sunday night at No Quarter, PUPPIES are a good thing to see…

As much work as it was to have them all here, and as expensive as it was (and as it ever), that all pales in comparison to the joy, delight, and love they brought us. We will forever be thankful for the opportunity that presented itself in the form of a stray dog who needed a home…