Jackson got adopted this weekend! I cannot explain how gratifying this was for us. We got him to foster last Monday from Homeless Pets. We kept him for 5 days and took him back on Friday so he could go to the adoption sites on Saturday and Sunday. During those 5 days we crate trained him, potty trained him, taught him to "sit" and "leave it", and learned that he is great with kids and other dogs. I wrote up a little memo on Jackson - really honest, about his strengths and weaknesses and sent it with him to adoption day.
The Homeless Pets lady emailed me to tell me he'd been adopted by a family with children and other dogs and that it couldn't have happened with out us. He had been waiting for adoption for months with no interest, and after one week of us working with him and getting him trained up a bit and learning his personality [so he could be "marketed" correctly], he found a home.
How wonderful! The kids and I and my husband are all just thrilled! We learned so much, and what a great feeling to have made such a difference for that little guy! We definitely want to continue fostering!
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I'm gonna miss the little lug head. What he lacked in experience and maturity he made up for in spunk!
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