Toby... aka 'Huge Dog'

Toby is one of the dogs that 'chose' us.

As we were deciding whether we would continue to foster, a high school friend on facebook was looking for a home for Toby, the young, red & white, pitbull boy. This friend had been dogsitting Toby for about a month & the original owner decided he didn't want him back. Toby was going to be taken to a shelter, so without a second thought, I said we would take him.

Having been in a home for a month with children, another pitbull & a small dog, Toby was well adjusted. He was a great addition in our home.

Much like Meaty, Toby was very eager to please his humans & dedicated to following us around anytime we were near. Toby loved to play fetch! He may have thought he was a retriever breed...

Not having children of our own yet, we end up 'testing' our foster dogs with our WILLING friends' kids! (a special thanks to our real & 'play' nieces & nephews!!!). The kids are our biggest critics. If THEY trust the dogs, then it's all good!
I realized that Toby was given the stamp of approval when the 3 year old girl came upstairs & said to me 'I let huge dog out of his cage. He didn't want to be in there anymore'. Toby & her became co-conspirators from this moment on.

We had our first strange adopter experience this time, too. A younger guy came with a car full of female passengers & expected to 'buy' Toby & take him home that day. We have since revised our protocol. Only approved applications can meet our pups :-)

Toby went to his forever home with a pair of wonderful young sisters. They have an older pit named Boody & are phenomenal with the training of their dogs. Toby is fashion forward in his spike collar & boots on the lakefront!

Lexi went to her forever home last night. She is now blessed with a mom & dad, 2 human brothers & 2 canine sisters; a huge american bulldog & a senior boxer. Delilah, the bulldog, loves to play with little spitfire Lexi & will surely expend that puppy energy. The beagle's moods when we came home without Lexi was kind of somber. I can never tell if they actually MISS the foster dogs... or if they are worried that THEY will be next to go :-)

On the fertility front... full steam ahead with whatever the insurance company will approve. That includes clomid, estrogren, progesterone, hcg, baby aspirin, specimen cups & turkey basters. I will spare the specifics, but I am prepared to be a walking science project!

'If your dog doesn't like someone, you probably shouldn't either'.