tomarrow is goodbye to our big, dopey, sweet, squeezable dutch. we have made the difficult decision of giving him to another family. it totally stinks to make decisions like this. it's unfortunate because i really love this dog. but ever since having a baby, three dogs have become an overwhelming responsibility. since hindsite is 20/20, had i'd known better, i would never had agreed to three dogs. BUT, it is what it is. i have been sort of hinting at the idea of finding a new home for one over the last few months. (of course, we all know the one i really want to go :o) we are trying to sell our home right now and plan to rent for about six months till we decide what direction we want to go with buying a home and we started discussing the fact that NO landlord will ever let us have three dogs. we tried to figure out who might be willing to "house" one or two of them during that time, but quickly realized how unrealistic that was. SO the topic of giving one up began to take a more realistic turn.
a girlfriend of mine was house sitting a while back and i was telling her of my utter frustration with so many dogs and how we were considering having to give one away because of the renting dilema. she jumped at the opportunity and said that she and her mom love dutchy and that they have been wanting to get a play mate for their golden retriever. she spoke with them, an introduction happened, and well.... they absolutely loved him and he will be going to live with them tomarrow. i AM sad. not as relieved as i thought i would be. i guess, cause honestly, he's the one of the three i'd most like to keep. he's easy to take care of (for the exception of peeing on everything in the yard). the other two have been our difficult ones. BUT at least i know the home he's going to and that he will be loved and taken care of. AND he will most likely be more of an indoor dog there...a privaledge that dissapeared when we moved into our new home. we agreed that if he takes a turn for the worst... a case of doggy depression :o(....we will absolutely take him back with open arms. we could not do that to him. but my hope is that he will love it and never look back.
so, we love you dutchy and we will miss your sweet face. but we will see you often.
4 comments:
I'm so sorry you had to make that difficult decision, Steph. And I hope that your decision-making in other areas (housing, etc) will become clear to you in what way you should go. I KNOW God will direct you all and take care of you as you adjust to these changes.
what a hard decision! but if he's loved, he will thrive. going to two will feel better for you. i hope it all goes smoothly and you sell your home soon. you are in our prayers. God's timing is important. keep your head up and position yourself and your family close to His heart and will (i know you already are).
hopefully you are starting to thrive instead of just surviving this ride. easier said than done.
poor little dutchy. at least you can see him whenever you want. i know it was a hard decidion but it was the right thing for what is going on with you guys now. we always have one of ours we can bring over if you ever get lonely :)
don't even think about it jen :o)
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