Haven’t posted in awhile because I’ve been grieving. This last week I re-homed my little dog, Hercules. While I know it was the right thing to do. Responsible and all that crap. It doesn’t stop it from sucking.
I don’t really feel like blogging about it right at the moment, although all of you who’ve known me for the last 8 and a half years that I’ve had my dog will probably be confused. I apologize. I just need some time before I can express what I feel. I just lost my little man. For those of you who knew him and loved him, rest assured I interviewed his new mom thoroughly. I even set up a test run with her to see how he behaved - and those of you who know how obnoxious he is, will be stunned to know he let her pick him up, he didn’t bark at her or bite, despite how much I wanted him to so I would have an excuse to turn her down.
To my astonishment, Hercules, the orneriest dog I know actually cuddled with a stranger and allowed her to manhandle him. She’s been sending me progress reports by email and we talk on the phone. He’s doing great, being fed far too much popcorn and pepperoni and he loves it.
He has a new pack now. A full house with a big family where they all dote. He won’t be traveling with me. This is better for everyone. And now I think I’ll go cry for a while.
As a dog mom and not a kid mom, I shed a tear for you….It sounds like “he” picked the right family…
[...] Another interesting development is that the woman who took Hercules, my other love, is also named Michelle which is why Hugo’s Michelle has a #2 after it. Anyway, Michelle #1 sent me an email a few weeks ago saying she is expecting a baby and because I had asked her to contact me should she need to rehome Hercules, she was asking if I wanted him back. I responded to her email before I knew I would be returning to PDX and said I wouldn’t be able to get him till April since I still didn’t have any stability. Since then, I’ve been apartment hunting for dog friendly homes and I hope to be resettled by March 1st. I emailed Michelle #1 to tell her the good news last week but my emails keep getting bounced back. Some sort of mail failure notice keeps being sent to my inbox! Since I know I gave Michelle #1 a BlissQuest card, I’m hoping she reads this and contacts me in regards to Hercules. [...]