Home At Last

I received an email—Rich and Wendy were interested in adopting Scout, this would be the third border collie they have acquired from Ed and I over the course of 12 years. If anyone could handle her it was Rich and Wendy. They wanted her to come and spend some time with them, their two cats and Border collie, Willow.

That evening I’d have to prepare my husband.

“Ed, I have something I need to talk to you about,” I said as we sat down to eat.

He looked up from his dinner. “Sure, what’s up?”

“Wendy and Rich are interested in adopting Scout. Are you OK with letting her go?”

After a long pause, he said, “I’m not sure. She’s doing so well. If we let her go will she regress?” This wasn’t going to be easy, he had worked so hard helping her overcome her ‘quirks’…