We might be getting our first dog from the re-housing program this weekend. H and I had discussed becoming carers at some stage, but it was going to be after we’d built a secure dog run, and were back to being a one dog household. Unfortunately things are a bit tough for the program at the moment, with more dogs than can be found homes for – it’s the same story everywhere. To make matters worse several of the dogs we’ve re-housed have lately been returning as the new homes haven’t worked out. This is the case for Ebony, a young black labrador bitch. Out of desperation Ludelle phoned me to see if we could mind her. Very smart dog but bit of a handful apparently – digs and pulls washing off the line.
That aspect doesn’t bother me so much as the fact that since my increased hours at work there are longer periods when neither H or I are at home, and if Ebony is a high maintenance dog there could be problems, such as her getting out and being hit by a car.
After some thought and discussion H and I decided to give it a go. H has a few days off coming up and will make a start on building a dog run. In the meantime we can secure Ebony on the front porch, which is fully enclosed. The other concern will be how Ebony gets along with Boss and Sasha – if there are any problems there it wont be possible for her to stay with us. Really hope it works out.
No Ebony, she has another week with the people she’s with, then she will probably go to the shelter. We’ve been able to re-house a few through the week.
H was annoyed he felt we were being stuffed around (I can understand this). But it was also a legitimate concern at the time about where Ebony would go if she and Boss didn’t get along, since the people who had her would be unlikely to take her back.
A little disappointed but it is probably just as well, it would have been a concern during the day when we were at work and she was unattended.
PS. we didn’t make a start on the dog run – both too buggered and just wanted to relax!