Just another summer Friday
Submitted by namrita on Fri, 08/13/2010 - 22:28
Today was great. We have had Eliza Jane the foster German Shorthaired Pointer for almost 2 months now. I really had my doubts about her ever being "adoptable"..she was so shy, so scared, and so...unsocial. But, we kept bringing her out and exposed her to other dogs, people, mountain bikes, trails, Mulberry Gap.. :) It took a while and it was not easy. Some days she completely frustrated me as I didn't feel like we were making progress with her. In the meantime, my 11 year old dog has been sick so I've been trying to give him the attention he needs, too. But, today...seeing her with her new family made it all worth it. Fostering has been full of highs (such as today) and lows...in fact as happy as I was today for Eliza Jane, I was also really missing Bob.
This photo was taken the day before I adopted Bob to a woman in Knoxville...a couple months later he went missing and I don't know if he will ever come back :(
This whole process has taught me a lot. It has taught me about being giving and selfless. It has taught me about trusting my instincts. I never like to regret anything as there always seems to be some sort of important life lesson in the (many) mistakes I make. However, one thing I do regret is letting go of Bob. I feel like he was meant to be in our family.
People tell me all the time not to "beat myself up over it" but I really can't help it. It is something I think about every.single.day.
Well, today, after we dropped EJ off, I dropped Eddie off at the start of the Trans North Georgia race route. While he did another recon mission I spent some time hiking with my boys..just enjoying a summer Friday.
"Saving just one dog won't change the world but it surely will change the world for that one dog" author unknown.
I did find a little singletrack to pedal my bike on
...but it was getting dark quickly in the woods
So we did a little touristy sightseeing on our way home
...and now for the weekend. I have no idea what we are doing but it will involve riding mountain bikes somewhere. 1 week until Fool's Gold 100! I think I am READY!
