Hoping for a miracle....

It has been a little over a week now since my loss. The only thing I have been able to focus on in this time is filling the void. I know I can never replace Taz, but I can not live with the emptiness he has left in my heart either.

I have spent countless hours on the internet searching for someone I can love half as much as him. I have checked every shelter and rescue site I can find. With a handful of choices that I was not 100% on, I headed to the shelters to take a peak. Neither of the two I visited, did I find the doggies I went to visit. I was really irritated at the time, but knew they must not be the one.

I gave up on that idea and posted an ad on Craigslist. You know me and my A-Z stories, but I kept that this short and sweet, and very impersoanl. I said that I wanted to adopt a doggie that was all mixed up and no one wanted. I didn't care about the sex, the age, or the breed(within reason, I listed about 8). I prefered a mix, that was older, that was sprayed or neutered. I would pay $200/no more, and it must be up to date on shots.

I received several replies, but only one was the answer. The couple that has this little dog, does not want him. He is 2 1/2. They rescued him at 8 months from being locked outside his entire life, with matted hair, and not much food or water. Since they took him in, they have discovered that he does not 'fit' into their 'new' family. WTF.. 3 kids and another dog that they like more and gets more attention, they don't want this one. This little guy suffers from anxiety, has allergies, and skin sensitivity. She thinks he needs to be in a one dog household where he is the king and loved and can sit in your lap anytine, and not feel like an outcast. The owner tells me that the kids only want to hold their other dog so this little guy is showing more and more aggression towards the other dog when he is someone's lap. (DUH).......

I hope to meet them this week and bring him home this weekend that way he can adjust to me over the weekend. I hear he has an overbite, giggle :D

His name is Bentley, and they call his Bennie or Snaggle(I will not be calling him).

Please meet Bentley...