At least I think he will.
I have been good, you know. I only did a couple of bad things this year and Mom says that in the big picture they were minor. I haven't done anything really bad (at least not that I can remember).
And today, I got some really good news in my e-mailing box. Another one of my Vicktory Dogs who was living at Best Friends in Utah, has been adopted! Yes indeed.
Just look at this!
Here is the whole wonderful story for you to read about! I'm so happy I could just pee!
December 21, 2009 : 8:51 AM ET
Then she decided something. “I wasn’t going to let him ruin me,” Erika says. So she changed course and put all that energy in the exact opposite direction. She wanted to help one of the Vicktory dogs in a very special way. In fact, she wanted to do more than help from a distance. She was hoping to adopt.
Erika has been a Best Friends’ member for years, and has followed the progress of the Vicktory dogs since the beginning. So she contacted Kristi Littrell, adoption coordinator at the sanctuary, and hoped for the best. To her surprise and delight, everything worked out to where she could indeed adopt one of the dogs. To say Erika was thrilled would be an understatement. But first, they had to find the right dog.
She and her husband David have another dog back home. They told Kristi all about Boss, their 128-pound shepherd/husky mix. The plan was for Best Friends to pick a Vicktory dog who would best fit in with their little family. The caregivers and adoption folks picked Oliver, who turned out to be exactly the right match.
David and Erika came out with Boss to do a meet and greet. Boss played the role of big brother in every sense of the word. For one thing, he’s more than three times the size of Oliver! But a big brother is exactly what Oliver needs. He needs somebody to help him learn the ropes. They became fast friends, and as for Erika and David, they were hooked from the word go. Final approval came and Oliver was ready to go home to foster care (all Vicktory dogs are court-ordered to go into foster care first before the family can consider adoption).
Best Friends’ trainer Tamara Dormer is the one who made the actual delivery. She headed out with Oliver, ready to bring him to his new home and new life. Tamara knew how excited Erika and David would be to see Oliver again, so she asked them what time in the morning she should arrive.
“Well, I’m sure I won’t sleep a wink that night,” said Erika. “How does 4:00 a.m. sound?” (For Oliver’s sake, they waited a few hours later!) The reunion was one of the happiest moments ever.
Erika is also quick to say this is one of the proudest events in her life. To be able to give one of the Vicktory dogs a fresh start, she feels, is an honor and a privilege. “He’s the best thing that ever happened to me,” she says.
As for Oliver, the excitement is mutual. He follows Boss around like a shadow and curls up in Erika’s lap for naps every chance he gets. He even sleeps on the bed with David, Erika, Boss and Squeaky the cat. He smiles up at them and snuggles at each and every opportunity. Life is good. And as for Erika, she found something a whole lot better to do with all that energy. She turned it into love and found a dog who can soak up all she can dish out. Now there’s a happy ending.
Story by David Dickson
Photos by Molly Wald
Wish Oliver success in his new foster home by sponsoring him or one of the other dogs at Best Friends.
We are so happy for Oliver and his new family. And actually, if Santa brings me nothing else at all, ever, again, I am happy just because of this story.
Love and Christmas Licks,
Bob
...... well, maybe just a small gift would be good.
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