We're getting a dog.
Well, we actually already HAVE a dog... This is Piper. She's around 7 years old. Technically, she belongs to my son but she has chosen my husband as her person. She has lived with us for quite a few years now. We never planned to have a dog, but we couldn't let her be sent back to a shelter again.
But. Now, I made an impulse decision to rescue another doggy, because he has a pretty sad story. This is Andy.
This old fella is coming from Chicago to live with us. He has an attorney. Not all dogs have their own legal team. Lol. He has spent the last couple of years living in an assisted living apartment with his owner but she is going into a permanent care setting and is in and out of the hospital too much to be able to take care of him. Her memory is very poor now.
He's just been living in the empty assisted living apartment since April, mostly inside of a crate, unless the dog walkers were arriving to take him for a walk. That's how we found out about him, actually. My sister-in-law was one of his walkers!
You can see his crate in the corner of this photo.
Andy is 12 years old. His owner never married or had kids of her own, so she spared no expense on this guy. He's in great health. We should have a couple of years left with him, I think. We will be set as a "foster home" for at least six months, which allows the attorney/courts to pay for every single thing he needs during that time.
I am working on this post before he has arrived... He should be here in a couple of hours. We're actually kind of nervous. What were we thinking?! :)
We have been told by everyone how wonderful and good he is. I hope so, because our current dog is also wonderful and good...
He LOOKS like he is good...
With only a few photos and a sad story, we are inviting this old fella to come live in our home.
It will be exciting to see how Piper likes having another dog in the house! Wish us luck!! I will post again when he has arrived!
