Where Did June Go?

Okay, wait a minute, I've got two days to figure everything out before I leave on vacation. Pooper-scooper! Well, luckily we've got most of the dog stuff figured out.

Toast had her first meet+greet last night, and although the current dog was smitten, and the wife was smitten, Toast didn't steal the heart of her potential new daddy, so a no-go there. BUT this family is interested in possibly FOSTERING down the line, so in some ways that's even better! A permenant family for one dog is awesome, but a foster home helps out many more dogs. And a foster home in Oak Bay -the rich part of Victoria- would be killer for getting the foster out and exposed to people who live in great places, are much more than financially stable, and have the possibility of going boating!

Luckily for Toast she had another visitor today -and is becoming exceptional about greeting people with a wagging taill and big smile. She still keeps her distance, but isn't really 'shy' anymore.

Toast's visitor was a potential adopter who had found her off my post on usedvictoria. Toast had fun chasing sticks, going for a small walk, and all-in-all being the great companion she is. The potential-adopter is interested in trialling her, so will fill out an adoption form soon. And even if Toast doesn't work out on her one-week trial, this potential-adopter is ALSO interested in FOSTERING (its the long-term commitment that is scaring her away a bit ---me too). Good foster-mums are built on fear of the future!

Although Toast would probably prefer someone just adopt her already, in the great scheme of things foster homes are better anyway (shhh... don't tell her I said that).

Oh, and Toast had a bath! Clean pictures:







In other news, we've switched over to our next bag of donated food and Xena has had the runs for two days. On Friday we switched her over to RAW -basic chicken and rice- and she's been super bouncy. Outrunning both of the other dogs in the yard, doing extra zoomies, playing with Toast long into the evening. Like a sugar rush -without the sugar. Not hyper, but just not the lazy black girl we've come to know.

Xena has her trial coming up too. On Tuesday I'll take her over on the ferry. Hopefully this one will be a straight adoption ;)

So, despite the fact that i'm rushing around like a crazed chicken with her head cut off, I'm realizing that its probably the last few days of the girls being together. They've become best-friends, cuddle-buddies, fetchers (Xena always being nice and letting Toast get the ball) and great family companions. If someone wanted two dogs and Xena wasn't already being adopted, I'd be the first to jump up and say "Take Xena and Toast -they're awesome together".

So, some pictures of my shy girls not being so shy.






You two haven't been here very long, but you've made a lasting impression.