BitsyNaceyDog
02-03-2005, 06:52 AM
Well as some of you might remember we found Nova on Thanksgiving day when she wondered into my yard (well, we first spotted her in my neighbors yard). She didn't have any tags so we started looking for her owner/home. We posted signs around the neighborhood that day. I checked the pound and vets that next week to see if anyone had reported her missing, they hadn't.
One month later, on Christmas eve, we got a call on Justin's cell phone, it was her owner. She had seen one of our signs and called, she described Nova to a tee and said she had been missing for a month. I told her we were in Orlando shopping and could we call her when we got home. She said NO! She didn't want Nova back.
I interviewed some potential homes for her, but none were right. One lady had a heavy work schedule and Nova would be home alone too much. One lady was was too old and frail. One lady thought Nova had too much hair (um, her hair is pretty short, but I guess she wanted a bald dog) :rolleyes:. One lady's other dog was big time afraid of Nova. The list goes on. I was getting stressed trying to find her the perfect home, but everything ended up at a dead end.
I kept saying we're crazy if we have 5 dogs, but then I realized that 5 is just a number. The fact is she gets along great with our other dogs, especially Nacey. We love and adore her, and we can afford all of her needs, so why not. We decided to keep her!!
This was not a quick decision, Justin and I sat down and discussed what having another dog means. In the end we decided I would cut my hours at work back to 3 days per week, I was only working 4 days to begin with. That way I would be home more with the animals, I should have done that a long time ago. Money isn't an issue as Justin makes enough to cover anything she or the others may need.
We also decided NO MORE FOSTER DOGS. I also had 2 foster cats and a foster cockatiel to find homes for, but they were all adopted!!
Anyway here are a few Pictures of Nova.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/kblaix/animals/dogs/nnn3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/kblaix/animals/dogs/nnn2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/kblaix/animals/dogs/nnn1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/kblaix/animals/dogs/nnn4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/kblaix/animals/dogs/nnn5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/kblaix/animals/dogs/nnn6.jpg
One month later, on Christmas eve, we got a call on Justin's cell phone, it was her owner. She had seen one of our signs and called, she described Nova to a tee and said she had been missing for a month. I told her we were in Orlando shopping and could we call her when we got home. She said NO! She didn't want Nova back.
I interviewed some potential homes for her, but none were right. One lady had a heavy work schedule and Nova would be home alone too much. One lady was was too old and frail. One lady thought Nova had too much hair (um, her hair is pretty short, but I guess she wanted a bald dog) :rolleyes:. One lady's other dog was big time afraid of Nova. The list goes on. I was getting stressed trying to find her the perfect home, but everything ended up at a dead end.
I kept saying we're crazy if we have 5 dogs, but then I realized that 5 is just a number. The fact is she gets along great with our other dogs, especially Nacey. We love and adore her, and we can afford all of her needs, so why not. We decided to keep her!!
This was not a quick decision, Justin and I sat down and discussed what having another dog means. In the end we decided I would cut my hours at work back to 3 days per week, I was only working 4 days to begin with. That way I would be home more with the animals, I should have done that a long time ago. Money isn't an issue as Justin makes enough to cover anything she or the others may need.
We also decided NO MORE FOSTER DOGS. I also had 2 foster cats and a foster cockatiel to find homes for, but they were all adopted!!
Anyway here are a few Pictures of Nova.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/kblaix/animals/dogs/nnn3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/kblaix/animals/dogs/nnn2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/kblaix/animals/dogs/nnn1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/kblaix/animals/dogs/nnn4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/kblaix/animals/dogs/nnn5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/kblaix/animals/dogs/nnn6.jpg