We're going to be meeting our potential new kid today! I'm nervous, scared, and excited at the same time. He's got quite a troubled history. He was rescued out of the rubble after a tornado came through here, and that experience traumatized him. Then after a time in one of the no-kill animal shelters, he was adopted by a lady who didn't know how to rehabilitate traumatized dogs. She put a shock collar on him, which is a HUGE no-no. I can't believe she was so stupid. So now he's back in the shelter and has been there for a while.
It would take a lot of time, patience, and work, but we've fallen in love with him and we want so much to earn his trust and give him the love and life he deserves. Every time I look at him, I want to wrap him in my arms and show him that he's safe and that everything will be okay. He absolutely breaks my heart. My fear, though, is that we're so settled into our selfish, spontaneous, on-the-go lifestyles that we won't be his perfect family, and I want the absolute best for him. Who knows what will happen today? We definitely won't be coming home with him no matter what, because if we decide to take the plunge, we'll have to meet him a few more times to earn his trust a bit before we try to bring him home. I guess that will give us a chance to think about it and make the best decision, whatever that will be.
It would take a lot of time, patience, and work, but we've fallen in love with him and we want so much to earn his trust and give him the love and life he deserves. Every time I look at him, I want to wrap him in my arms and show him that he's safe and that everything will be okay. He absolutely breaks my heart. My fear, though, is that we're so settled into our selfish, spontaneous, on-the-go lifestyles that we won't be his perfect family, and I want the absolute best for him. Who knows what will happen today? We definitely won't be coming home with him no matter what, because if we decide to take the plunge, we'll have to meet him a few more times to earn his trust a bit before we try to bring him home. I guess that will give us a chance to think about it and make the best decision, whatever that will be.
nightshades:
He is so cute. I hope everything works out for you guys.
misspixienoir:
We sat in his pen for an hour, but he never came near us. This will be a huge challenge, but we want so much to make it work. We plan to keep visiting and hope he gets used to us. He's been there for over a year, and he's only used to a few people. Not a good sign. It means he may never make any significant headway. So far we're not deterred by that, though. I wish I could go back right now and just sit with him for the rest of the weekend. The shelter is only open for 5 hours at a time, 5 days a week, so I won't get the chance to do that.