The Dog story

 So all of a sudden this desire to have a dog just materialized as well as all the reasons to not have one.

A co-worker had to show me a picture of a puppy that had just been rescued.

Those puppy eyes grabbed my heart. The foster mom named her Shasta. All we knew is she was found Los Angeles and was probably hit by a car requiring surgery. She couldn't walk.

So, when Tim and I went to see this dog we learned that she had surgery to her pelvis and femoral head.

So for 3,000 dollars the rescue organization gave this critter a chance to walk. You can see how the stars are aligning convincing us this dog is for us. That is too many coincidences between the name, and the injury that are similar to Tim's.

So we said yes we would adopt her. The next part of the story becomes painful as we began a journey

of a series of no's we would not be allowed to adopt this dog. A bunch of miscommunications, the foster mom did not think this dog would fit our home with small grandchildren and a dream went poof. After some grief and disappointment, my coworker who was involved felt bad for me after telling me about this dog. She decided to go back to her friend and plead my case. So we had a second home visit and a shock when the foster mom gave me the leash, puppy bed, puppy toys, and puppy food.

So Tizzy is now part of our family!!