Otis Goes Home 


Our Foster Pup Becomes Someone Else's Baby 

It was a really tough decision, but we've decided to let Otis go. As one of our more faithful blogreaders mentioned, today we gave Otis his NOtis. He's a great dog, but we weren't ready for a second pooch, especially a pup that had never been taught the basics. We weren't truly committed to give Otis the attention he deserved and, most importantly, he was always going to be our second favorite. When we talked to Becky and she was so excited to take Otis running, bring him home for Christmas, have him sleep in the bed with her (we were letting Ella stay at our feet but keeping Otis on the floor), take him to obedience classes... we just knew that he'd be better off with her. We suddenly realized that keeping him with us wasn't in his own best interests, and after being neglected for so long, his happiness was the most important thing.

The good news is that we'll still get to be involved in his life! He lives nearby, and we've already arranged to have him stay with us for a few days next week when Becky is away on business.

Here are the two dogs, a bit depressed to hear my news of the separation:



And here they are kissing (okay, biting) goodbye:

 

Posted: Mon - November 7, 2005 at 11:57 PM          

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