Weekend update, part II

Sparky was barky last night and woke us up several times, finally making us both get up about 4:00 a.m.  That's not a great start to any day, but fortunately it got better from there. 

I left about 8:00 a.m. to take the General to meet a potential adopter in northern Virginia.  It was a great home, they have a young female boxer now, and after some introductions the dogs got along fine.  General's greeting style with other dogs isn't the best, but the adopter is big enough and experienced enough to handle it.  I liked his approach too, saying that he was basically going to assume that he was a puppy in terms of training, make no assumptions and start from scratch.  I think it should work out well.  I'm sure the two dogs will have each other exhausted this evening from playing with each other around the house. 

Trooper and Colby and I went on to the VGSR adoption event in Gainesville.  Another volunteer had offered to foster Colby while we are away so she stayed there.  But she had so much interest there today, I expect she will be adopted or well on her way to being adopted before I get back.  She's a super sweet and smart little girl.  She may be a challenge for someone as she matures because of that, but she will be a great dog. 

I also encountered a former foster dog today, one of the many Sampsons.  He's going great and that is always nice to see.  To top it off, I brought home enough donated dog food to fill my barrell, including a bag of limited ingredient (duck and potato) food that will be great for Thor's new food trial. 

So, with Ana getting adopted yesterday, there are three less dogs around here now, which will make going out of town a little easier.  We will board our five dogs, plus Sparky, and have someone who will be here to take care of Libby, Teddy, Trooper, and Thor. 

The pictures here are all old ones.  I had my hands full every step of the way today and never took a picture even though I had my camera along this time.