Fostering a Golden Girl

[Logan]

Gracie will be going to her forever home on Sunday, if all goes well with her spay and recovery, tomorrow. I am heartbroken and happy, at the same time, if that is possible.

I sat in the driveway, with Lilly on the leash, and Butter, at my feet, while they walked her down the street, and even Butter didn't try to follow, as I called him back, and he actually listened. They loved her, immediately, although she was as wild and crazy as I have seen her, when I took her outside. They saw her interact with Mack, Butter and Lilly, and still loved her. They saw her at her worst and at her best. I took Lilly inside and traded her for Mack, while they walked. Gracie and Mack did their tackle moves for them, and they saw everything! LOL!!

Please send good thoughts and prayers for Gracie, tomorrow, as she goes through her spay. We will put her in the crate, tomorrow evening, and for the next few days, to make sure she has the opportunity to recuperate in peace.

I'm going to miss my Gracie girl......but I know this is the right thing for her and she will have a new best friend in Guiness.

Logan

[Cincy'sMom]

Best wishes for a successful surgery and happy new life, Gracie!!!

[shais_mom]

I totally missed this Logan!
Doh!
after my short term involvement with a dalmation the other its just a drop in the bucket to this!
I am in tears reading the story - course it doesn't help that I'm watching Animal Miracles and the first story is of a Rottie named Cesar that was killed in the line of duty.

{hugs} to all of you!

[Logan]

Gracie is at the vet now, being spayed, getting her annual shots and her microchip. She was scared of the traffic on the road in front of the vet's office, and to tell you the truth, I was too! It is WAY too close to the road.

The family who is adopting Gracie has an older Golden, whose name I think is Barclay. They adopted "Princess" from our rescue last year, and she is about 2-3 years old they think, and very playful, and drives their older dog crazy. Princess is now "Guinness". They had already fallen in love with Gracie based on a description they got of her from one of their friends, who oddly enough, happened to jog by me one day, last week, when I was walking Gracie. It just all worked out, perfectly. They inquired about her on Friday, and then came to meet her, yesterday. They are going to be very happy with this beautiful, 55 pound, active girl, and I imagine, that Barclay is going to be happy, too, because he will get some peace!

I'll check in tonight or tomorrow and let you know how she is doing.

Logan

[Rachel]

Just a prayer and thought for Gracie's well-being right now. All these things done for her long term health, but it still makes us a bit nervous, doesn't it. Okay, more than a bit!

[Logan]

The sweet angel is back home now and I am amazed at how well she is doing. Lilly was a mess after her spay, throwing up, constantly, and so wiped out that she couldn't even walk. Gracie just cried and cried when she saw me. She is lying at my feet, right now, and I can tell, she is ready to go to sleep. She's having a hard time keeping her head up. Butter is sitting about one foot from her head, so I know she must be tired because she isn't even reacting to him! LOL!!

We have volleyball tonight, so I will crate Gracie or I might gate her in Mack's bathroom, so she will have more space.

Thanks for the prayers, everyone. They worked, and although our girl has a bald belly, she is going to be just fine!!

I love her so much.

Logan

[lizbud]

Well, it's finally going to happen. Gracie's forever home. Prayers and
best wishes for this sweetheart to have a good surgery & uneventful
recovery.

[pitc9]

{{{tears}}}
Oh I feel for you....
I can't imagine how hard it will be to let that sweet little golden face go.
But like you said, it's for the best for everyone!
Many hugs to you and gentle hugs to Gracie. I wish her a full and speedy recovery and I wish her all the luck in the world in her Furever home!
You've done a great with Gracie!
You should be very proud of yourself!

[Rachel]

Gracie just cried and cried when she saw me.

I love her so much.

Oh, dear, the future separation might be more difficult than I anticipated ...for both of you. Sometimes I feel like I'm living through this myself. I guess they call that empathy.

[Logan]

Well, I can tell you one thing, for sure, no one would know that Gracie had any kind of surgery, yesterday, if they didn't flip her over and look at her little bald belly and little incision. She is a ball of fire! They gave me pain meds for her to take for 10 days. I gave it to her this morning, but it certainly isn't one that makes her drowsy! I am playing "musical chairs" with Mack and Gracie, trying to keep them away from each other because each of them is ready to play. Geez!!!! She wants to initiate as much as he does! I have been grabbing collars and switching them every few hours, when I come in to check on them!!! LOL!!!!!

Gracie's new "mom" called last night to check on her. I thought that was sweet. Hope I can deal with this confusion for a couple more days until I can let them play again.

Logan

[lizbud]

Bless her heart. I'm so glad she's not having any complications at
all. Youth does have it's advantages doesn't it. I hope Gracie bonds
quickly with her new family.Hang in there logan.

[Vermontcat]

Logan, I am so happy that Gracie came through her spay surgery so well and that she will be going to a wonderful new forever home soon.
You did a great job fostering her.
I hope you can post at least one more photo of her for us before she heads off to her new home.
Do you plan to take in another foster dog in the near future or do you plan to wait a while before you foster again?

[Logan]

Zoe, to tell you the truth, until tonight, I thought that "sure", we can do this again, sometime soon. But, I spent several hours with Lilly at the emergency vet and until I know that she is ok, I simply can't even think about fostering again. I am feeling a bit overwhelmed right now.

I posted in Dog Health about Lilly.

The main thing, right now, is that our Gracie is doing GREAT, and she's lying beside Lilly, sleeping, right now.

We'll do it again, maybe just not for a while.

Logan

[Logan]

Gracie will go to her "Forever " famly tomorrow at 1 pm. Scott and I were in Petsmart this morning, buying a small bag of the food she has been eating, to send along with her tomorrow, and in walked her new family, coming to shop for Gracie! LOL!!!!! They snatched that bag and said "we'll take care of that". And then we went to Target, a few doors down, and bumped into them again, with a huge bag full of tennis balls! I think our Gracie is going to be just fine!!!!!

Logan