The day after!

The adoption event went wonderfully! I was so very proud of all of our dogs. Although it was a very long day for them, full of new sites, smells and people, they remained very outgoing with happy wagging tails the entire time.

Randy got a lot of attention and surprised a few people when they found out that the sweet huge dog on the end was a pitbull. The media has done such a wonderful job of destroying this wonderful breeds reputation; it should be a crime. I even had one person interested in him and say if he'd had a home of his own he'd love to adopt him. After he asked what breed he was he said he wasn't interested because they 'turn' on you. I gave him some facts on the breed and he seemed very interested in perhaps adopting one some day. Score one for the true temperament of this wonderful breed. Take that, biased media!

Gracie spent the entire time being Gracie so she got little attention. She's such a very quiet, laid back, mellow girl that no one ever notices her. They see her and comment on how pretty she is, but because she's so easy going and doesn't jump up or wag her tail, people just walk by. Even so, it was wonderful for her to be socialized as she spent so long tied to a tree with no time to acclimate to life with people. In typical Gracie style, she handled it with quiet and calm dignity.

Star was beyond thrilled. She had a couple people take her out to walk around the store. She lived up to her name, truly being the star of the show. A lady and her little boy stopped by and she was able to come out and meet him. Her year growing up in a household of children really showed through, as she was in her element with a little boy to love on. You could see her true affection for children with him. She was very gentle with him, sitting while he wrapped his arms around her and she gave him kisses. This wonderful girl needs a family so bad. I've not seen her so happy since we took her in.

Andy and Barney were wonderful. Because they came to the shelter as strays we don't know their history, but whatever it was they were socialized. They were very happy to have people wandering about, stopping to rub their heads. Anyone that got close to their pen made their little tails wag so hard that their butts were wiggling.

Lucky spent the first half of the day barking to get anyone's attention in the hopes they'd pet him. As soon as someone reached over to rub his head he'd just sit and enjoy it. He's a typical doxie, stubborn and demanding! We finally took him out of the pen and put him on a lead and he settled down. As long as he can be near a person he's happy. For a dog that had no socialization at all last fall when we brought him in, he's really come so far. The only issue we had was him getting mad when a lady was trying to hold him still when he wanted to walk. He got growly and cranky but as soon as he was allowed to move he was fine. He let her continue to sit by him and pet him. Lucky just wants everything Lucky's way. Again, typical doxie!

We'll be at the Petco in Murfreesboro again this Saturday and every Saturday from now on. We're looking for some volunteers to help hand out adoption forms and business cards, take dogs for walks, answer questions and just general help setting up and breaking down the area. If you've got some time to kill on Saturdays and want to help out, give us a call!