With our decision to keep Sadie, we wanted to make sure she felt loved and secure in her new home. Being that we traveled frequently due to our work, we knew it would be important that Sadie also have a good relationship with our families. In fact, just a couple of weeks after we got Sadie, we were scheduled to go on a use it or lose it vacation. We worked out a system between our 2 families where they would share custody of her while we were away. It worked like a charm. She really brought needed comfort and healing to my parents who were still grieving Misty’s loss. When we returned home after a couple of weeks, she was just as excited as ever to welcome us back! This was some special dog!
Sadie loved car rides and ice cream cones. She loved playing with my husband’s hand, her favorite toy! She loved late-night snacks. She loved dancing on the floor. She loved running around the house like a wild horse after she got bathed. She also loved getting as dirty as possible right after haviing a bath! Did she like baths? About half the time. She loved her soccer ball toys and candy cane toy. But more than anything in the world, she loved my husband. And my, how he loved her. She hated seeing him leave every morning! She’d bark and throw a fit and beg him to play with her before he left each day. It was quite the routine. Then, she would sit for hours if I let her on the arm of our loveseat, looking out the window, counting the seconds ‘til she saw him again. They had a bond that I cannot fully articulate. But you dog lovers don’t need words to understand what I’m saying.
The first December we had her, we thought she might enjoy a little trip with us. The mountains are a few hours away, and we were in the habit of breaking away to a cabin now and then. Finding a pet-friendly cabin was not the easiest thing in the world, but the one we found was just right for her. My how she was excited to go on a trip with us! She bounced around like a little puppy and “strut her stuff” around proudly! She knew she was loved, and that trip gave her a big emotional boost. “Going to the cabin” would prove to be an annual event. She even knew what the phrase meant.
Another thing Sadie loved was our 1967 Camaro convertible we acquired in the summer of 2000. My husband and I drove out of state to pick it up, but when we pulled in the driveway and brought her out, she claimed the car for herself! She loved that car and the many rides we took in it, the breeze blowing in our faces.
Sadie’s new life was certainly good. As good as the adoption was for her, I think it was an even better deal for the rest of us.
Sadie loved car rides and ice cream cones. She loved playing with my husband’s hand, her favorite toy! She loved late-night snacks. She loved dancing on the floor. She loved running around the house like a wild horse after she got bathed. She also loved getting as dirty as possible right after haviing a bath! Did she like baths? About half the time. She loved her soccer ball toys and candy cane toy. But more than anything in the world, she loved my husband. And my, how he loved her. She hated seeing him leave every morning! She’d bark and throw a fit and beg him to play with her before he left each day. It was quite the routine. Then, she would sit for hours if I let her on the arm of our loveseat, looking out the window, counting the seconds ‘til she saw him again. They had a bond that I cannot fully articulate. But you dog lovers don’t need words to understand what I’m saying.
The first December we had her, we thought she might enjoy a little trip with us. The mountains are a few hours away, and we were in the habit of breaking away to a cabin now and then. Finding a pet-friendly cabin was not the easiest thing in the world, but the one we found was just right for her. My how she was excited to go on a trip with us! She bounced around like a little puppy and “strut her stuff” around proudly! She knew she was loved, and that trip gave her a big emotional boost. “Going to the cabin” would prove to be an annual event. She even knew what the phrase meant.
Another thing Sadie loved was our 1967 Camaro convertible we acquired in the summer of 2000. My husband and I drove out of state to pick it up, but when we pulled in the driveway and brought her out, she claimed the car for herself! She loved that car and the many rides we took in it, the breeze blowing in our faces.
Sadie’s new life was certainly good. As good as the adoption was for her, I think it was an even better deal for the rest of us.
