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I am SO happy!!!!!

murraysmom Zone 6a OH

13 years ago

Today I managed to match up my one neighbor, who had lost her Boston terrier this past spring (to old age) and another neighbor (they didn't know each other), who had rescued a pregnant mutt and fostered it. The dog had five puppies and she had found a home for the mom and three of the puppies, but still needed homes for the last two. I told them about each other and today my neighbor was showing off her new puppy and couldn't be happier. Actually I couldn't be happier that it all worked out!!

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glenda_al
13 years ago
Thank YOU for helping to find a home for a puppy!
socks
13 years ago
That's great! It's not easy to find homes for extra animals.
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Georgysmom
13 years ago
I'm happy for you, your neighbors and especially the little puppy.
janie_ga
13 years ago
Like, like, like!
joann23456
13 years ago
That's wonderful!
dotmom
13 years ago
Sounds like a WIN - WIN situation for all, in the best kind of way. Good going, Murraysmom!!
jel48
13 years ago
Perfect! Good for you Murraysmom. Actually, good for everyone involved!!
ont_gal
13 years ago
Awwww...good for you.....its about time we had some good news!
Granlan_TX
13 years ago
What a happy ending and good for all of you! :)

Kudos to you, Murraysmom!
chisue
13 years ago
Bet you never thought you'd be a 'matchmaker', eh? (I do well to keep up with just socks. LOL) Good on you!
jannie
13 years ago
Glad it all worked out. Don't you feel good being a "facili
utator"?
murraysmom Zone 6a OH
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks, everyone! I have to say that I do feel really good about this. She is a cute little pup and will become a playmate for my two, so it's good for me too. Can't have too many good dogs in the neighborhood!!!
kfca37
13 years ago
That's really a Happy Ending to that story, You did Good!

Recalls something that happened to me a few weeks ago.

To back up, about 7 years ago, my husband, while out washing his car, saw a car stop in the neighborhood & a little puppy get dumped. We rounded her up & brought her home. She was the cutest thing, but my husband said four dogs was one too many, though she was "accepted" by our three. Since she had the prettiest reddish fur, we named her "Ginger".

Since we had fostered several dogs at that time for a rescue group, I was able to talk them into showing her at their next animal adoption day, which was a few weeks before Christmas. I'm sure it "sweetened the pot" in that we took care of paying for her spaying, so the then-$100 adoption fee would go to the rescue group.

As it turned out, there was a little girl there wih her mother who wanted only a puppy for Christmas, and, amongst several, she picked out "Ginger". It was really hard giving Ginger up for me.

My husband delivered Ginger to her new family, who, it turned out, lived several blocks from us, and over the years, I've often walked by that house, looking for a sign or sound of Ginger, but never seeing/hearing her. Of course, I had no idea if the family even still lived there.

Fast forward to a few weeks ago. I decided to walk to Trader Joe's & on the way back, noticed a middle-aged man ahead of me walking a red-haired dog on that same street. My thought was "I wonder IF that could be Ginger?"

Sure enough, they both made a left-hand turn at the big yellow house & went in the front door! Ginger is much bigger & has gotten a little gray in the muzzle, but it was HER!!

I've often wondered how all the past dogs we fostered made out in their new homes, but was particularly gratified that life turnd out so well for Ginger.
trisha57_ny
13 years ago
Yessssss!
murraysmom Zone 6a OH
Original Author
13 years ago
Oh my gosh, kfca37, that story gives me goosebumps! It would be nice to keep tabs on all the animals that pass through our lives, wouldn't it?

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