The no doggie blues
Jun. 4th, 2017 11:32 amHad an odd experience yesterday.
Went to Windy Way (where boomer/piggie came from) to look at dogs. Very few available, mostly not cat friendly. One possible dog, but a huge german shepard with health conditions and not good around other dogs.
So.. Went to Manchester dogs home. Wandered around - and then - found the PERFECT dog. Ticked all the boxes, and felt the dog/human connection. And I could tell he'd singled me out as well (for reasons that will I'll mention in a mo). Fabulous character, excellent jumper, and very fond of his rubber duck toy (not the bath kind). Of course at this stage I was all ready to proceed, but things are busy down there and I was quite happy to spend time talking to my new friend waiting for things to calm down to take things to the next level.
And this is when my dogs new owner arrived. Turns out that this other guy had also fallen in love with the same dog, got the processes of adoption started but things had been held up when he couldn't produce his tenancy agreement to show that he could take the dog. Thankfully this wrinkle was straitened out he'd returned triumphant to take his new companion home.
But all the while he was excitedly talking to his friend and waiting for the paperwork, the dog was still latched on to me, with his eyes asking when I'd take him out and perhaps throw the duck around a little. Of course I'd only known this dog for perhaps half an hour, so I tried to mentally reset myself and circled the pens once more - but at this stage, my heart really wasn't in it.
In all honesty since the whole experience has left me feeling a bit hollowed out in ways I can't really logically account for. What it does tell me is what I've always known, I really need a dog. In many ways I want to go straight back next week, but this will be getting close to clashing with is going on holiday, so logically unfair on any dog.
I think Az has sensed the danger as he's been uncommonly affectionate. But sorry![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
solidcat it seems your worst nightmare is getting closer to being a reality!
Went to Windy Way (where boomer/piggie came from) to look at dogs. Very few available, mostly not cat friendly. One possible dog, but a huge german shepard with health conditions and not good around other dogs.
So.. Went to Manchester dogs home. Wandered around - and then - found the PERFECT dog. Ticked all the boxes, and felt the dog/human connection. And I could tell he'd singled me out as well (for reasons that will I'll mention in a mo). Fabulous character, excellent jumper, and very fond of his rubber duck toy (not the bath kind). Of course at this stage I was all ready to proceed, but things are busy down there and I was quite happy to spend time talking to my new friend waiting for things to calm down to take things to the next level.
And this is when my dogs new owner arrived. Turns out that this other guy had also fallen in love with the same dog, got the processes of adoption started but things had been held up when he couldn't produce his tenancy agreement to show that he could take the dog. Thankfully this wrinkle was straitened out he'd returned triumphant to take his new companion home.
But all the while he was excitedly talking to his friend and waiting for the paperwork, the dog was still latched on to me, with his eyes asking when I'd take him out and perhaps throw the duck around a little. Of course I'd only known this dog for perhaps half an hour, so I tried to mentally reset myself and circled the pens once more - but at this stage, my heart really wasn't in it.
In all honesty since the whole experience has left me feeling a bit hollowed out in ways I can't really logically account for. What it does tell me is what I've always known, I really need a dog. In many ways I want to go straight back next week, but this will be getting close to clashing with is going on holiday, so logically unfair on any dog.
I think Az has sensed the danger as he's been uncommonly affectionate. But sorry
solidcat it seems your worst nightmare is getting closer to being a reality!
