Beach Trip

Fostering isn't just about feeding a dog, giving him a shelter, that is just a tiny amount of what it is. In reality fostering is bringing a dog who can't remember the meaning of life and teaching them what it is all about. Teaching them life isn't all bad and everyone isn't out to get them. The other day we took Chance to the beach. We don't know if he's ever been before but at least now we can cross it off his bucketlist and Sallys who at the age of 12 has never seen the beach (what terrible owners we are!).

Although we have said in his new home Chance must not be off lead, we trust him and know that he will follow us around like a shadow and as far as it goes a beach is a safe place for a dog. There are only 2 ways to run, the other is the sea or cliffs. He didn't seem to fond of the sea, he avoided it at all costs but to see the smile on his face as he ran across the rocks... that kind of thing is priceless. He did have a moment where he went to explore the rocks by the cliff and decided it was time to play deaf with us but it didn't take much catching up to him to get him to follow us again. Sometimes we think Chance may be hard of hearing then other times he answers straight away so he is definitely very selective! At one point he was prancing around with a labrador off lead and when we shouted him he came back to us with a big grin on his face. Chance loves meeting new dogs. As long as they are calm and friendly he shows them a great deal of respect right back and does enjoy their company which is why he does need to be rehomed with another dog preferably. 

The longer Chance is here the more I fall for him, I don't want to keep him before anyone says I can't adopt another but I am starting to love the way he looks at me sometimes with his tail wagging then gives me a big kiss and growls back when I talk to him. I love the way he rests his head on my knees when he wants a stroke. I love how on a walk he shows that he can smile and that he has the happiest smile in the world. I love how happy he is now compared to when he first came. This is why I cannot understand why the right people have not come forward yet. He is what some people would call the perfect dog yet he's still waiting and will wait until the perfect home comes forward... not just any home but the perfect one for Chance!