Cleo

I've been wanting a second dog as a playmate for a Millie for a while now.  I wasn't quite sure I wanted another commitment so I thought I would try fostering.  I contacted savethetails.org after seeing them at a community pet expo.  The first response I got was "Are you available immediately?"  Er... I guess....  I didn't quite get a chance to explain to her that I am gone 10 hours a day during the work week before she already made plans to get a pup up from King George's county.  I didn't quite get the orientation and meet & greet that I expected but late on Friday I got Cleo, a 4-5 month old pup.  She was quite malnourished and was underweight, but she was one happy pup with a tail that wouldn't stop wagging.

A walk through Bles park

Cleo was in the shelter for probably 2 months before she came to me.  She wasn't house trained and doesn't know her basic commands.  She had couple accidents the first day but got better on the second day.  Her leash walking needed a lot of work too.  Despite all the challenges, she was a real sweetheart.  She followed me around everywhere I went and her tail was wagging all the time.  She just seemed so happy to be alive.  She also loved her bed.  Every once in a while, she'd go hop in it to lay down.  She also liked chasing the tennis ball around.  Millie would go fetch it when I throw it, and then drop it, and Cleo would pick it up and run off with it.  We'd repeat this a few times and I was quite entertained by it.  I think Millie liked it too, tho she was a bit of a bully rest of the time.

On Sunday afternoon I had to drop her off at Leesburg Petco for an adoption event.  Since I couldn't keep her during the work week they arranged for another foster home to take her, so it was good bye time.  It was really sad leaving her.  I was trying to hold back tears and it took me a long time to actually leave.  I found out later that day that she did not get adopted at the event.  It breaks my heart, but there's still hope for her yet.  I hope she finds her fur-ever home at the next event next week.

Chow time.