My Life Has Gone to the Dogs - Literally.......

Wow - time flies!!!  I can't believe that my last post was over three weeks ago.  It seems like last week.

It seems as this month - and my life - have gone to the dogs.  I have been fostering dogs for a few months now, but I usually never had a foster for over 2 weeks......and then Lily (my dog) and I would have a week or two alone before another foster would come into the house.  Well, that all changed about a month ago......

First off - Lily is my fur baby.  She's a three year old chocolate Yorkie-Poo that I rescued through Sunny Meadows in January, 2012.  She is a doll and I used to think she was hyper.....but it turns out, she is pretty mellow......at least in comparison to what I have in my house now.  I joke that when my mom comes to visit that it's to see Lily and I'm just an added bonus.  Then there is my grandmother.  She and Lily have this magic connection.  Lily will let most people hold her for about 30 seconds, but when my grandmother has her in her arms she is content to stay there all day.  I'm not sure whether it's Lily or my grandmother that gets the most enjoyment out of it.  Either way, I love to see them together.

About a month ago, I took in my first foster for Tails of Hope Dog Rescue here in Memphis.  That lasted all of about 48 hours.  It was another Yorkie-Poo, but blonde this time.  Poppy - yes, another "flower" name - and Lily just clicked from the beginning.  Within the first 24 hours they were having a ball playing together and then curling up on the couch.  Lily has never bonded with a dog as quickly as she did Poppy and I just knew it was meant to be.  My foster became my newest fur baby.  Poppy is ~2 years old and still has some puppy in her.  She is VERY energetic and leave me laughing at her quite often.  I get so much joy from watching her and Lily together.  I've always said that things happen for a reason.  I couldn't have found a better sister for Lily than Poppy.  Now I just have convince Poppy to be a diva like Lily and come in from the rain.

It doesn't stop there!!  Once I officially adopted Poppy, ToH was needing a foster home for another pup.  A family of 3 "Deagles" (Doxie/Beagle mix) was found after they were dumped on a country road.  The 2 sisters and brother were named Blanche, Bongo, and Rose.  Well, guess who is the foster for Rose - ME!!  So I now have a 3rd dog in my house - and another flower name......it was just meant to be.  Rose has had to learn to be a "pet" - but it didn't take her long and she loves it!!  She is pretty much house trained now, has learned to play with toys (and even take them away from Lily and Poppy when they aren't paying attention), and has learned that the word "treat" means really yummy things are coming to her!!  Hopefully it won't be long before her "furever" home is found.  I'll definitely miss her (as will Lily and Poppy), but she deserves to find her perfect home and I am thrilled to be a stepping stone for her as she waits for that.

So - in a month's time, I have gone from a house with one dog to a house with three.....but I wouldn't have it any other way!!  

If you are ever thinking about adding a dog to your family, please consider adopting from a rescue group or shelter.  Most of these dogs have a story (Lily came out of a puppy mill while Poppy was an owner surrender when they moved and didn't take her with them......these are some of the good stories, unfortunately).  All of them just want a place to call home and be loved.  Lily and Poppy are my 2nd and 3rd rescues....and every dog that I have throughout the rest of my life will be rescues as well.

In the mean time, I'm still working on building my new business while working a full time job.  If you aren't familiar with Rodan and Fields - it's the new skincare line from the same Drs. that created Proactiv.  I'll talk about it more later, but for now, I'll leave you with my website if you want to check it out.  

kathrync.myrandf.com

Now time to play with the dogs.......

~Kathryn