As soon as I had booked my trip over in January I contacted Suzan to let her know when we would be there and arranged to have Meghan to stay with us for the duration of our holiday. I wasn’t sure if she would still remember us and I was of course a bit conflicted, as there is the obvious argument that it would be better to leave her at the kennels where she was settled in her routine, rather than have her to stay with us only to have to leave her behind again. However, I had done the exact same thing with Genghis, who hadn’t suffered any ill effects and I thought that at least she would be warmer at our place and have the opportunity to spend some time in a home environment.
Unfortunately, I had caught a very bad cold a day or so before we were due to fly over so had to take it easy for the first couple of days of the holiday. We were sitting outside on the front porch in the afternoon sun on our first day when Suzan pulled up in her truck with little Megs. She wasn’t very sure of us at first and when Suzan left she was a little unsettled, but she soon came round with plenty of hugs and kisses and she seemed to remember the house and us.
Within a day or so she had settled in very well and was running happily round the house, getting excited when it was time to go out for a walk or have her food. I was determined that she should have a happy time staying with us and get as much socialisation as possible in preparation for her new life ahead.
She has put on weight and her coat seems a lot softer and thicker so that is an obvious result of having a plentiful and nutritious diet as well as a stable place to stay, rather than having to wonder the streets never knowing where her next meal is going to come from.
Suzan said there has been no interest from anyone in adopting her, which is disappointing as she is such a sweet, happy little girl and she really deserves a happy forever home in which to thrive...