Friday, December 21, 2007

Home For The Holidays

The school I used to foster for has a Home For The Holidays program that sends dogs in formal training home to their (or a different) foster family for a short reprieve from the kennels. This gives the dogs (and staff) a much needed break and offers the foster families one last opportunity to spend Christmas with 'their' puppy.

I picked Jive up earlier today and the reunion with Molson and Fortune was quite entertaining. Fortune was madly licking Jive's face and prancing all around while Molson barked excessively with what appeared to be a smile on his face. Jive did appear puzzled that another dog was in the home but the two quickly became friends, sharing space and toys as though they'd known each other forever.

It never ceases to amaze me that a dog gone for several months can so quickly fall back into the routine they had followed while living in my home. Jive didn't miss a beat with anything....meal time, outdoor routine, favourite place to sleep, location of the toy box and other 'desirables'. ;-)
Happy Holidays from the gang

1 comments:

Jerry in Tampa said...

LOVE your blog - love Labradors - we have 2 yellow Labs! I'll be back!

Merry Christmas!

Jerry in Tampa