puppy love: November 2006 Archives
Its not that I don't want to keep him. He's fitting in perfectly here. He and Maddie are getting along great, he likes to go for long walks, he's quiet and calm.
Its just that there is a LOT that is going to happen in the next several months that is sort of up in the air.
I was really going back and forth yesterday .. "should I just admit it? I failed fostering!" ... really torn about the whole thing. And then I remembered the job situation. I have no idea where we will be living next year. If I get to stay at my current job (which, as you know, is what I really want), we will be buying a house in KC and the dog will not be a problem at all. BUT if I don't get that job, who knows where I will end up. I've applied for positions in DC (not because I especially want to live in DC, but because the jobs sound amazing) ... I can't imagine it is easy to find an affordable apartment in DC that will take ONE big dog, let alone two. And there is no way around the fact that he is a really big dog (someone asked yesterday if he was a dane!). At 55 pounds Maddie is small for a lab and can easily be placed in the "medium" size category. Coin is just BIG.
This doesn't mean we are not getting him. I don't know how long I will be fostering him, but I'm certainly in no rush to send him away. He is doing really great here and seems so much happier and healthier than when I brought him home. And he and Maddie seem to really be starting to bond. They still don't play together that much but they seem to be getting along great. Yesterday on our walk we stopped and had a long conversation with a lady who was asking all kinds of questions about the greyhound. While we were talking i looked down and Coin's head was resting comfortably on Maddie's back (apparently when they're standing she's at perfect head resting height). This morning we woke up and the dogs were sandwiched in between us and Maddie was resting HER head on Coin's butt. They're totally becoming pals.
So, he's here for now, but not permanently. We'll see how things play out in the future.
He really is awfully cute tho isn't he?
... even with his bendy nose ...
