01/02/2026
There are times we post things and people sit up and take notice. They start paying attention and noticing small subtle details that we don’t come right out and say. And there are times we don’t necessarily come right out and say it because it’s not yet the right time to do so.
Today is day 131 of posting Buddy every single day. When we started, we started “day 1 of posting Buddy every single day until he finds his forever home.” And continued each day after. Up through day 110. And then there was a shift. On day 111, we posted “until he goes to his forever home.” And then on day 117, we stopped counting altogether.
One or two people asked us about it in person and said they noticed. But we waited behind the scenes, continuing to post his beautiful face. Just without the counts, and without the “finds” part. And then… without the “goes” as well.
Because you see, Buddy, had someone fill out an application and ask to meet him. And so we continued posting him, not knowing how it would pan out. We don’t always get our hopes up, becomes sometimes it’s really just not the right fit.
Buddy went on his meet, and he absolutely made himself at home. He was friendly, he was showing his belly immediately for rubs. He was exploring his potential new home as if he had always lived there. And then he got up on the chair, a chair who had belonged to a boy named Tucker. Tucker passed away suddenly a few months ago. Tucker was very well, and extremely loved by his mom Marian. And when Buddy climbed up on Tucker’s chair, and gazed out the window as Tucker did daily, that was Tucker’s way of letting Marian know he was whole now and healthy, and that it was ok to welcome in a new dog who needed her love as much as he always had.
Buddy returned to his foster home after the meet, and we waited. It wasn’t long before Marian knew that Buddy belonged with her. And though we couldn’t do the adoption immediately, we knew…. Buddy finally had a home.
We are so very thankful to Buddy’s foster for loving him and caring for him over the last year. For having patience alongside him that his perfect person would find him, and always doing the very best for him. It is because of his foster that Buddy is not only healthy, and happy, but is now absolutely thriving.
We are so very thankful to Marian for opening her home and most of all her heart, to adopting an Angel who needs her, as much as she needs him, and allowing herself to love and welcome another dog after such a heartbreaking loss. Buddy is going to do his very best to bring her laughs, to make her smile, and to show her that she’s never alone. She will always have him by her side, and he will always have her.
We wish you both a very blessed, very happy and the best new year you can dream of. Their adoption day photos are in the comments.
Happiest and best tails, Buddy boy. We love you an incredible amount! And happy new year Buddy. Here’s to the best one yet❤️
