Fate is Pretty Cheeky

So, besides little mister floofy pants, IE: the ray of sunshine, the Prozac pill, the dog you can not be glum around, at the last minute I took on a short term foster for the same rescue. Just two or three days so his applicant could come meet him.

Enter Duke:

Duke is a gorgeous, happy-go-lucky gem of a dog. You couldn't ask for a more brilliant companion. But there's a glitch. With his pictures and bio Duke was labelled as a Min-Pin x, and his applicants have a strata for under 15 pounds, which any min pin mix really should be under. Duke is actually 21 pounds of tall lean dog. PLUS... Duke is no Min-Pin, Duke is a purebred Manchester Terrier. And a GORGEOUS one.

Stunning Guy

Posing like a Manchester.

Moving him to another foster home was offered as I had only really agreed to him for a few days, but why bother moving him when he's settled and he's absolutely no bother whatsoever. Poor guy escaped a high kill shelter and spent 4-5 months in a Californian rescue with no interest before becoming Canadian. Mostly I just like him a lot. He's charming, very good company. Manchesters are one of the most loving, eager to please terriers, and for the most part very quiet too :)

But, in a twist of fate, guess who is in the market for a 20-30 pound super dog and people social male dog? Well, Suzie's people are!!

Suzie is doing awesome in her new home, has been through lots of obedience and can go off-leash places now. Her parents take her sailing with them. They've built her up a lot from the shy girl she used to be. Now they are hoping to find her a good boyfriend but won't rush into anything. Duke is a couple pounds smaller, but Formosan Mountain dogs tend to be quite similar to Manchester Terriers -a lot of them are even labelled Manchester Terrier mixes in petfinder and such-. They'd indeed be a cute pair. So an app is in, and I believe we're going to move to a meet+greet. I hope the other home finds their match though. How sad!! It's really annoying too that whoever sent him up couldn't at least weigh him for a definite weight. There's no way he's under 15 pounds. But hey, it's looking up for Duke if he hits the jackpot with Danielle and crew.

Another new addition to the house comes in GG. GG has spent almost six months with no interest. She's a very sweet, low-energy Formosan mountain dog mix. A little shy sure, but not fearful. Give her two minutes and a piece of balonie and she's content to suddenly lay by your feet. An old soul for sure. She came yesterday -before I realized Duke was staying-. Funny thing happens when you land here though. A lot of the time you become instantly popular. Alas, such it is with GG.

From no interest in 6 months, to 7 responses in 2 hours. Of course not all of those will end up with an application sent in, and even if an application is sent in, it might not be one that fits. But still, 7 responses in two hours. All we need is one fantastic home.

And go figure, GG looks like Suzie!!

Fate can be kind of cheeky can't she!!

It might be a joy filled adoption Easter Weekend, but no counting those holiday chickens. I'm snuggling my floofy man. Maybe I'll wait a few days to put his bio up ;) I just gotta get my snuggles in. He's actually quite like Lemon. Not quite as smart as she is, but not as much of a diva either. Smaller and fluffier, and happy, happy, happy.

If you want a dog that will ALWAYS make you smile and have you wrapped around his cute little paws, this is the one. I'm a pretty tough cookie when it comes to maintain the rules, but he sure has me under his fluffy paw. SOOOOO grateful, I think he knows he's been plucked from the clutches of death.

What a nice bunch of dogs.

We will probably be skipping the next TG bus run, as the 'draftees' are mostly big and male and although they seem very nice, I've promised Beckett no more big males. He just gets bitter. Not a mean bone in him, but you can feel the energy change. He is more than happy with these little guys, or even crazy puppies, but big males is where he draws the line. It's his home first. I have to respect that.

I don't hold out on no foster just yet though. Someone usually slides in last minute. We've got a week and a half. Stranger things have happened.