Lizzy Update

Dave and I were thrilled last week when less than a day after listing Lizzy on Petfinder she received an inquiry for adoption.  Dave spoke with the woman, Diane, and her family seemed like a perfect fit.  Then the next day we received another application for Lizzy.  I called Diane, explained there was other interest and asked her to set up a meet and greet if she and her family wanted to pursue the adoption so that the other family could also move forward if Lizzy is unavailable.  Diane set up a meeting with Lizzy for this past Sunday and I forwarded the second family's application to some other foster families hoping to find a match for them as well.

I spent last week calling Diane's references and got resounding support for this family to adopt Lizzy.  Everyone had wonderful things to say about her and her family as dog owners.  We were very happy to hear this because in our conversations with Diane, we thought this would be the perfect home for Lizzy.

Well, Sunday morning came and I woke up to a voicemail from Diane explaining that she decided it wasn't the right time for them to adopt a dog (I'm not sure what changed in 4 days) and they were cancelling their meeting with Lizzy.  I was super bummed out because the second family was already pursuing other dogs both with All Dog Rescue and with another rescue group.

Poor Lizzy.  Unfortunately this is the way it often goes with fostering dogs.  People change their mind at whim and don't consider the impact this has on the dog, the foster family and other applicants.  Luckily over the weekend we received another email inquiry about Lizzy.  Dave followed up and hopefully they'll complete an application and we'll get Lizzy into her forever home soon.