Good-bye Stella

We got this cute little puppy back in September. She was so adorable and loving! Oh how she stole our hearts! Unfortunately Richard's allergy to her worsened and started to effect his asthma so last week we had to make a very hard decision to find her another home. At first we were going to give her to my brother since they wanted another puppy so their new puppy would have a playmate. Then I got a call from a friend at church whose best friend's(Gail) 17 year old terrior just died. They were looking for another dog. I told her Stella was already taken but that she had a littermate that was still available. I hated that I had already promised Stella to my brother because Stella would be perfect for this other family! They were older, no children at home. I didn't want Stella to be a puppy's friend....I wanted her to be someone's baby!

look at those short little legs....those were my favorite part!

So the next day I decided to call my brother and tell him about this other family...not to back out but to see if they could take another puppy and I could give Stella to this other family. Well it was a good thing I called because Rachel-my sister-in-law was just trying to figure out how she was going to tell me they didn't want another puppy anymore!! So it worked out great. I called Gail to let her know Stella was available again and she wanted to see Stella and her littermate-Squirt.

So yesterday afternoon Gail and her husband came over to meet Stella and Squirt to see which one would be a good fit for their family(or they could take both as our friend kept telling them;)). Well when they arrived Richard recognized them! He was the therapist for the old woman Gail was the sitter for! He would see her every week when he would go to do therapy on the woman! Gail thought for sure this was meant to be and had no problem taking both. Joanne and I were really sad to see our babies go but not too sad. If we couldn't raise Stella as our baby I was sure glad we found someone who would treat her the same way!

I sure don't miss the mess of a puppy but do miss the companionship! It was really sad last night when we came home and she wasn't there to greet us:( One family member who isn't sad she is gone....Cricket! Maybe after the holidays we can get another older puppy that is a poodle mix.....preferrably one that is potty and leash trained! ha!