BlueFox,
I really hoped it would not have to come to this but you leave me no choice. I have sat silently by for the last 6 weeks (3 longer than I originally expected to have the pups) and was going to just let people form their own opinions about why I am keeping the dogs but since you aired your side of the story, I think I am entitled to mine so here goes.
I picked the dogs up on August 1st with the understanding that you would get them on August 20th. Never from the start did I intend to keep these dogs permanently. I have my own 2 dogs that I love with all my heart and I was planning to "foster" Lola and Zeppie until you moved here.
Obviously your job fell through...I think we all know about that thanks to another thread. I am sorry that happened but never once did you call me and tell me about it or ask me if I could keep the dogs longer...I had to read about it in your posts.
While you were here meeting with the job you thought you had, you asked if you could come by and meet the dogs on Wednesday or Thursday. I said "of course". You never showed up to meet them and you never called to say you were not coming. I wanted to think it was because you were preoccupied with the job thing but then I read on sowal (again) that you had a great time meeting so and so while you were here. So, you obviously had enough time to party, just not enough time to come by to see the dogs.
And then of course there was the weekend that I told you about where we needed someone to watch the dogs for a nite while we went out of town for a concert which we had planned for months beforehand. You got on Sowal and assured me and everyone else that you had it taken care of so we quit looking for someone to take them. The day before the concert, I called you to find out who was taking them so I could call them and make plans and you told me "sorry, the person I thought could take them can't take them after all". If I hadn't called you, were you ever going to call and let me know? As it was, we called all over for kennels, finally found one about an hour before we wanted to leave town and ended up driving back home the same night so that I could get them out first thing in the morning.
We all know (from yet another post) that you moved here September 1st. I emailed you and asked if we could please set up a time for you to get the dogs because my family and I wanted to make plans for Labor Day but would not do so unless we knew you would have the dogs by then. You said it would take several days to unpack and we agreed that you would get them the Tuesday after Labor Day. However, the same day you moved here you posted saying you needed to relax and wondered what was going on in the area. I posted back and said "how about relaxing with two cute dogs?" Was I put out at that point?...without a doubt. I was home watching your dogs while you were looking for a good time.
And last but not least....I did not respond to YOUR email request asking me to call you?? You didn't ask me to call. You asked for my phone number which I gave you. If you would go back and look at posts I think you could find my phone number on more than one post. I know it is on there when I was looking for someone to watch the dogs. And at that time, you obviously still had the internet...you were emailing me! When you finally called me last Sunday I called you back within an hour. At that point, you are right, I did cry. I cried because I knew in my heart you were not the right person to take these two adorable puppies. To me you have shown no committment and no desire to really have these pups. Talk is worthless without follow through and talk is all I have from you so far.
Last but not least....why do you feel the need to be so defensive about EVERYTHING BlueFox? From reading the posts I think people have tried to be really nice and give you some great advice. If I were a young gal like you in a new place, I would be welcoming it. But I think you have made it very clear that you do not need anyone's advice.
I hate that this really nice story ended up like this. It was never my intention but it is what it is. Have we fallen in love with Zeppie and Lola? Absolutely. What is not to love?
I wish you nothing but the best BlueFox. Without ever meeting the dogs, I find it pretty hard to belive that you were ever really that attached. I am sorry if you were.
