Catching Up Part 2

After Joe left, I received desperate plea from Katie needing fosters...again, we had agreed to take a break, so Billy was less than thrilled at the idea of welcoming a new foster in to the house.  But of course I got him to cave--I PROMISED it would be the last one for three weeks.  Wendall was supposed to be with us for about 2 weeks, but Katie worked her magic, and Wendall wasn't with us long...4 or 5 days, I think. I have pictures and will upload soon. :)  He was a sweetheart though, just like all of the pups we get.  We sent him off to Colorado, and not two days later, received this note from Retriever Rescue of Colorado...

I just wanted to let you know that Wendall was adopted this afternoon!  That was fast!  We had so many people interested in him that we could have adopted him out about a dozen times!  What a good boy!  Wendall is such a wonderful dog and I'm hoping we'll be able to take dozens more!

For those that wonder how I can send my fosters on to rescue...this is why.  He got a great home, and I was able to open my home to this guy....

Meet Barley. 

Barley came from Joplin, MO, where he had been dumped with his littermates...one of them was adopted and the others were off to rescue, leaving this little man behind.  A fellow rescuer, Sandi emailed me pictures, and we just could NOT say no to this face.  We took him in just 24 hours after saying good bye to Wendall. 

Barley headed to Colorado as well...he was too fun for the few days we had him, but we quickly remembered how hard it was to have a puppy!  Sleepless nights and lots of messes to clean up.  Here's some pictures from his stay....



Tucker was a bit confused as to why Barley took his ball....




Wiped out after play time...



I mean, who could say no to this?!?!

After bath time...

Saying bye to Barley, meant it was break time!  Tucker got lots of attention...lots of walks...daycare visits, trips to the Grandparents, etc.  Little did we know a new little guy would enter our lives much sooner than anticipated...

Catching Up Part 1

GOODNESS!  It's been quite some time since I last wrote and there has been so much going on.  I want to use this blog to catch everyone up on our last three fosters: Joe, Wendall, and Barley. Each of these dogs were amazing in their own ways and I think of them often.  They all have gone off to Colorado where they are no doubt loving life.  

After we said good bye to Levi & Lily, we agreed we would take a little break from fostering.  Tucker needed some undivided attention and we needed sleep.  I quickly learned that in the fostering world, breaks don't last as long as you plan.  There's always another dog to save.  I worked with some great people to get Levi & Lily to KC and one afternoon had a call from one of their transporters. She had a sweet little mixed pup, named Joey, who was in a gassing shelter in West Plains, MO.  He had a rescue to go to in Colorado, but transport was a few days off.  It broke her heart for him to have to stay in that yucky place any longer.  I had to confer with my other half, but I had a feeling that Joey would be spending some time at Casa de Gragner.  Plus, who could say no to this pic... 

We weren't the biggest fans of the name "Joey" so we shortened it to "Joe".  He was a total doll.  

He and Tucker were instant best friends and spent every evening wrestling.  Joe's teeth were sharp as razor blades, and Tucker got the rough end of play time.  Tucker was such a good sport though, and let Joe chew and play to his hearts content.  

Once play time was over, he slept in the strangest places...

Joe was only with us for a few days, but he definitely touched us in his short time in KC.  We were sad to see the little guy go, but glad to get caught up on some sleep!  Here he is at his foster home in CO: