06/07/2025
It has taken about a year for me to grieve for my pups that we lost in Nov ‘23 til June 2024 . Dog lovers would understand how heartbreaking it is to lose 4 dogs in 7 months . I have always had rescue or owner surrender dogs . But when I was ready to adopt , none of the Rescues wanted to adopt to me . My husband and I wanted a poodle or poodle like dog . When I applied to a Poodle Rescue the director wasn’t impressed w me since I would tell my reactive dog “ Ernie “( from Thailand ) to go to his safe area when he growled . Our Ernie when we got him wouldn’t even growl at us , he would just attack and bite . So after many years when our boy would growl I knew he just needed some time on his own in his safe place . In a way it was great that the Poodle Rescue Person had never experienced a REACTIVE dog , but she decided that I would be a terrible dog parent . So my husband and I spent money on a 5 month old Poodle with a touch of lab . Emmett has turned out to be a great fit , (with proper training) for us . He is my Big Baby and he is my Husbands Big Boy . I was missing my Maltese pup Eydie who had an aggressive mast cell tumour …. I would just start to cry b/c I missed her so much . She crossed over end of March and a week later our Thai pup Ernie was ready to join her . In October 2025 I saw an add for a little Maltese puppy . I thought this was my chance since the Rescues in our area didn’t choose us . I admit , I didn’t rescue Fast Eddie Munster but he was destined to be ours . Getting another dog or dogs does not replace the pups we have lost , what it does it helps our heart heal and give another being love and a wonderful home . This is my confession, we still have our 2 elderly surrendered dogs and they will get our love and comfort til they draw their last breath .
