There is a reason I haven’t been taking as many photographs lately. My wife and I are volunteers with our local animal shelter. We are a home for foster dogs. This is Gucci our first dog.
She came to us mid-September. She’s eight years old and arrived at the shelter after her owner passed away. She’d been there five month before coming here. They placed her with us because she was getting stressed living at the shelter. We have no other pets which was a perfect fit for Gucci.
We kept her close to home the first week and then gradually began taking more walks. She loved going to a local summer camp on a lake near our home. It’s amazing how quickly we established routines that included three walks a day and lots of play time. Hence the reason for fewer photos.
Gucci was adopted on Thursday. She now has a forever home. I thought it would be sad and it was. But if you could have seen the look on her new owners face when we met up at the shelter for the adoption. This big guy with a bushy beard was like a little kid. Gucci happily got in the car with him. A fried said that she though Gucci liked it at our house. She did, but she likes it whereever she is loved.
And yes, we are waiting for our next new friend.
Milford Street 
What a wonderful thing you and your wife are doing!! I’m so glad Gucci found a good forever home.
Thank you, Liz. We are also. We are looking forward to our next four legged friend.
You’re welcome, Chris.
A big hug vor Gucci and many pleasant dog walks 🙂
Thank you so much.
Gucci is a lucky pup to have joined paths with you. I love all the feels of this story. Donna
Thank you so much. 😊
So wonderful of you and your wife to welcome gucci in your home…
Thank you so much, Mich
‘but she likes it whereever she is loved.’–Chris, that is the sweetest statement. And so true. I’m sure Gucci loved it at your house. Three walks a day and a lake to boot–she knew she had a good thing. Excited about your next foster.
Thank you, Lois. We were happy to give her a good home for a while. We often check the shelter website trying to guess at which dog we will get next.
A dog really changes our lives for the better in 99.99% of the cases!
I agree. She really enriched our lives.
So cute! And that’s such an awesome thing you and your wife do!
Thank you so much.
I’m glad you were able to comfort Gucci until she found her home. Sounds like very rewarding work!
Thank you so much. We loved doing this.
Foster parents are so awesome.
Thank you so much.
My pleasure, Chris. 🙂
Oh how fun for you and Gucci! Thank you for being incredible!
Thank you, Nancy.
You are doing a great service. Now I’m wondering if a dog whose owner died, assuming it was a kind owner, is the kind of rescue dog to get. One would not have to know how to manage the effects of a dog’s past trauma.
Of the dozen-ish dogs I’ve seen listed on the animal shelter’s website these past months, only one has a definitive trauma history. People give up their dogs for all kinds of reasons.
Important to know for those of us who don’t understand dogs that well.
It must be hard to find an empty nest after being bound to Gucci for a while.
It’s an adjustment. We keep looking at the shelter website. They list the dogs up for adoption. We wonder if one of them will be our next friend.
Thank you for taking the time to work with the most loyal of our animal friends. After we lost our last long-term friend, the parting was so sorrowful, we couldn’t bear to do that again.
Thank you, John. I can understand where you’re coming from.
You are doing great, Gucci is so lovely, Best wishes for you all, Thank you, Love, nia
Thank you, Nia
That is so sweet. What does Woody think of this? 🙂
Woody is a bit jealous.
So cute! And you guys are lovely humans
It is a good and important work the two of you offering shelter for these dogs while they wait for their forever homes. And who knows, maybe some day you will keep one of them for yourself??
Thank you