My Ramblings
Check out my progress, Dude!
While Spirit is far from a “normal” puppy, I am very happy to report that she is still showing signs of adjusting to life with all of us !scary humans! every day. When I come home for lunch, it is...
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It’s Elementary!
After days of grueling, non-stop thinking… it has been decided. The little boys have been named: Doc and Watson. Huge Sherlock Holmes fan right here (giant thumbs pointing right at this writer)! Naming these guys has made me realize...
Tuck Loves Crates
Scott grabbed this photo of our girls the other day with his phone camera. Tuck loves wire and plastic crates. I never put her in one as a puppy because I thought at the time that they were cruel. I...
Update: Cricket
Remember the beautiful white cat that was hanging out in our laundry room??? Well… good news… she is on her way to finding a forever home! Last week, I went by the Humane Society to have her scanned for a...
New Additions: Need Names
HELP! It is no secret… I love coming up with creative names for my fosters. In fact, it is one of my favorite parts of fostering, right behind getting updates from their new homes, taking their photos, watching them grow,...
A Hopeful New Year
It has been 28 days since Spirit came into my life. I really thought our journey together would be over by this time; that the need to end her fear would make my decision easy. Instead, she continues to surprise...
How do they know?
Last week, another beautiful foster joined our home. We are calling her Cricket. Cricket is not our typical foster. Scott is extremely allergic to cats and therefore, I have had to keep my cat fostering to a minimum (which is...
Always Guessing
It is hard to tell if Spirit is progressing or not. But, she sure keeps me guessing. Over the weekend, I was able to get a better look at her teeth. It seems she is older than I first thought....
Broken Spirit?
Spirit spent the first day and a half with me crouched in the corner, trying to disappear into it. She growled a little when I moved too quickly around her. But she never showed any aggression. Every bone in her...
Finding My Spirit
I believe it was fate that brought Spirit and I together on Sunday, December 11. I was running errands that afternoon and missed my exit off of the freeway, forcing me to take a busy side street to get back...