Home at Last

Finally we were approved and told that now we could contact foster parents and arrange for meetings and adoption. We could adopt more than one springer if we wanted!

Jenny's foster dad was contacted immediately and we talked for awhile then made plans for me to pick her up.  He was concerned that I'd be alone, that maybe my husband would not want Jenny after meeting her but I assured him that that wasn't an option.  We wanted Jenny no matter what. He forewarned me that Jenny was overweight. He wasn't the first person to say that about Jenny.  In fact, there seemed to be some confusion about how she got that heavy.  No problem, we'd work on that when we get her home.


Our first meeting was sweet.  When I entered the house she was staying at, her foster dad said something like "this is Jenny" and Jenny came up to me slowly and stood up and gave me a kiss - so she knew she was mine right away. Now, she didn't have any trouble reaching my face for that kiss and although she was definitely too heavy, she was the sweetest girl. She also had no trouble jumping into the car for the ride home, so she had some energy and springer strength.  It looked like she was just not getting any exercise and maybe way too much food from the table.  Luckily her records came with her and that really seemed to be the case.  Jenny waited patiently while I signed all the papers, promising to love, honor and obey Jenny forever.  As we left the foster dad said - "Oh, she makes some noises."


She made some noises all the way home.  Sort of talkative, not actually whiney and not barking, just commenting on everything.


When Jenny came into the house she was greeted by Jintsy, the elder, who proceeded to tell her about a couple of things in her beagle voice and then Jenny was accepted.  Mini, who was deaf, had to be woken, but also accepted Jenny immediately.