Stella, Leland and Renee are the perfect family with a wonderful home and lots of property for a dog to explore, sniff and call her own.
On Saturday morning, Dave, Lizzy and I piled into the car and began our trip to Vermont. For the most part, Lizzy was good in the car. She got a little talkative when we were stuck behind some slow moving vehicles on the back roads through New Hampshire, and towards the end she was ready to get out of the car. We'd made two stops to let her walk around, but it was a much longer trip that she was used to.
The drive was pretty good despite the partial clouds and slight drizzling rain. While the fall leaves weren't quite at their peak, had the sun been shining, the colors would have been beautiful. We had no trouble finding Lizzy's new home, especially since Renee was sweet enough to be the official welcoming committee and posted a sign on their mailbox.
Their house was great. They have a beautiful home, and since Stella works at home most days of the week, they converted the space above their garage to an office/loft, which Lizzy thought was awesome. With big windows on one side and a sliding glass door on the other, she'll have her choice of where to sit to watch the squirrels and other critters passing by.
Lizzy got acclimated right away and Renee even took her on a short walk of the property while Stella and I handled the paperwork. Clearly Lizzy and Renee are going to be the best of pals. We can see them doing just about everything together.
It's been almost a full year (next weekend) since Dave and I started opening our home to wayward dogs (as one of Dave's family friends put it). Five dogs saved and placed in perfect homes. We learned an awful lot from each of these dogs and they will always hold a special place in our hearts. Maybe the next year will bring us more dogs, or maybe soon we'll be able to call one our own. Who knows, but it's definitely been fun and I like to think we've been stockpiling karma points for something really good.
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