We Miss our Puppy!

Last Saturday we said goodbye to our dog Riley. It was a very sad day for us. I cried for days before we took her to her new home and for days afterwards. Now I am hapy for her but I (we) miss her and can't wait to visit her soon. We knew that Riley could have a better home than ours which is why I listed her on the border collie and aussie rescue websites. Border collie's do not do well in cookie cutter homes. No matter how much I walked her or played ball with her, it just wasn't enough. We had 2 requirements for her new home...lots and lots of land and another dog as active as her. We found it! Riley now lives on 5 acres in Alvin with another dog named Major. He is a 100 lb. german shepherd/wolf-hybrid mix. Her new owner is Barbara. She also has a 5 lb. yorkie named Maggie (who thinks she weighs 100 lbs.) and 2 horses.


We took her out for a visit a couple of weeks ago. I was so nervous that she and Major would start fighting or she would pee on their carpet. Instead, she and Major ran and played and ran and played (once Riley even jumped over him). All 3 dogs got along and she seemed to take to Barbara. One week later, we took her there for good. The closer we got to their home, the more excited she got. Once we were there, she ran right up to Barbara to say hello and then straight to the backyard to see Major.

According to Barbara, the dogs play, play, eat and sleep. Just the fact that she is eating is a good sign. She will also get to go on trail rides with the horses and camp out.

It is very quiet around here...something new to get used to. I miss her sweet face and her loud tongue and her way of "talking" to you. It is very hard to get rid of a dog that you have had for a year. I don't regret rescuing her and training her as she is now a happy girl. I do hope that I don't find any more animals for a long time. It is hard to fall in love and say goodbye.

Luckily, she lives fairly close to the BMX racetrack in Pearland and we will be able to visit her occassionally. I can only hope and pray that she is not missing us (I think Major is keeping her busy playing) and that she will be so excited to see us soon.

Here are some pics of our last day with her. I know we are smiling on the outside. It was a bittersweet day.