Blessings from Elvis, and other former fosters

My blog is, necessarily, rather focused on Bailey these days. Making her happy and helping her adjust to city living has been my primary focus ever since we moved, but I've recently received a few pictures from former fosters that I wanted to share as well.

Elvis would have been an easy dog to move to France and he makes friends easily. The noise wouldn't have bothered him since he's deaf anyway and he loves to work a crowd. He would have fit in well at bars and cafes. However, we didn't need to move with two dogs and Elvis was highly sought after and had many placement prospects back in the states. He went to live with a friend who had adopted multiple dogs from us in the past but was currently without one. I recently received some pictures of Elvis from one of those blessing of the animals events. He had a good time and was a hit with the crowd, as he always is, wherever he goes.

I think it's clear that Elvis is the one doing the blessing here, as it should be.

Elvis working the crowd.

Elvis at home

Meeting a rottweiler friend.

Remember Elliot? Sweet, deaf, and the only male from Allison's litter of ten Great Danes? They are four years old now. We saw Elliot fairly often and he's always been happy to see us.

This next one goes back even further. Athena was a nine month old Great Dane when we got her (on our anniversary) in August, 2016. She had a heart murmur, still does I guess, but it hasn't prevented her from having a rich, full life with friends and former adopters currently living in Georgia. They had adopted two dogs from us previously and had so much faith in what I said about her that they adopted Athena without much of a meeting and without the entire family meeting her. She lived up to their expectations and is still doing so. 

Danes are always looking for a place to rest their heavy heads. Fortunately, tables are often just right for that purpose.