What have I got in my pocket?
The new owners of Lucy (nee Penny) wrote to me asking for instructions. They were feeling guilty for leaving her in the crate all day and then again all night when they go to bed. Here’s what I wrote:
Thanks for the update. I appreciate it now that I’m Penny-less. I’m glad she’s fitting in. She really likes people so much I knew she’d be okay, but I was a little worried she might miss the other dogs at first.
Penny is the name I chose for the dog I found in Avondale. She looks like a small version of Katie. Lots of energy and likes to chew things up. Anyway I didn’t find her owners so I’m assuming she was abandoned. Then I tried finding her a new home and couldn’t find anyone (Jeb). A couple of people were interested but they backed out or didn’t meet my high standards (they wanted her to be an “outside dog” which I don’t believe in; this dog loves people).
So I decided to take her to Dekalb Humane Society because they wouldn’t kill her and I think she would be adopted pretty quickly. But they didn’t have room and I was put on a wait list. So I took her to the vet where she got a clean bill of health and scheduled her to be spayed. Then one day a couple saw Penny and asked if that was the stray. I said yes and one of them said they had a brother who was looking. He and his wife came by Sunday and they are going to take her on Saturday which will give her a few days to recover from her surgery tomorrow. Unless she lives up to her name and “turns up” again, I think she’s finally found a home!
