Sunday, March 22, 2009

TigerLily Finds Her Forever Home

Dana (TigerLily) comfy with a new toy in her new home.

Our foster greyhound TigerLily (racing name Stormy Dana, aka Shanna) was adopted this past weekend by a wonderful family. We will miss her big floppy ears and her incredibly long waggy tail, and her gentle demeanor.

Last Sunday we heard from Michigan ReGAP that a family was interested in meeting Dana, so we called them on Monday and set up a time for them to meet Dana on Tuesday.

MP and wife PP and 9 year old son RP stopped by our house last Tuesday evening to visit with Dana for close to an hour. We talked about her - and them - and then went outside to play with her, then AR and Quasar went for a walk around the neighborhood with Dana and the family. It was a wonderful visit, and I must say that I was impressed by the family. Dana is their first dog, but they've been looking for well over 6 months, and have been researching the breed, and were just very conscientious that the adoption was the right thing for all concerned -- dog and human.

We liked the family and they liked Dana, so paperwork was taken care of, and on Saturday the P family stopped by to pick up Dana and take her home. We packed some treats, her blankie, and a few toys she'd come to like, as well as her vet and racing records, gave her a kiss and said goodbye. We were a little teary-eyed.

Dana has moved pretty far north of here (there's still snow), but she's with a wonderful and loving family in a very big home, with four acres (!) to romp, and a little boy with lots of love. We should all be so lucky!

We wish all the best for Dana and her Forever Family.


6 comments:

  1. Wonderful news! We're so pleased for her. We like happy endings:)

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  2. Awww! I had big hopes for the four of you being together "forever".

    I am glad she's found a good home though. She's such a sweetheart.

    How is Quasar coping without her?

    Kat

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  3. Thanks, Henry!

    Hey, Kat. Quasar enjoys being an only child, and seems to have adjusted to her absence just fine -- except for running out the door. They would always race out together and he would chase her (poor girl!).

    --V.

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  4. I'm so glad she's found a home. The people sound good and everyone has a "first time" for having a dog. ;-)

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  5. She looks sweet and happy to be moving on, and there is tremendous love and gratitude in those gorgeous eyes. It's not a happy ending but a happy new beginning!

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  6. Squirelmama, I've never heard it said so nicely as you just said; it is a happy new beginning for Dana.

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