Dear Evie,

Dear Evie,
 

My heart is hurting for you.   I am trying so hard to find you your perfect forever home.  I’m sharing pictures of your beautiful face with eyes that stare into my soul.  I tell everyone about your sweet personality and gentle kisses.  I also tell them about your quirks – although there aren’t many, we want people to know everything about you.  I want the perfect home where the family is laid back, the kids are older and the love is plentiful.
 

My heart is hurting for you.  You’re getting so settled into our home and you LOVE the boys.  You like to cuddle with Capone – he is a snuggler – and you follow Brody around like he’s the coolest thing since dog cookies.  Brody is pretty fun.  He likes to play ball with you, and by that I mean he likes to play ball while you watch.  But you’ve learned how to play his way.  I want the perfect home that will give you doggy buddies that can provide you gentle leadership and a good snuggle buddy.  And maybe even a pup that will share his toys.
 

My heart is hurting for you.  You have become so attached to John and me.  You like me… you really do.  I come home and you run out of your crate and bounce around my feet… I’m sure it’s because I feed you then… but I love it.  However, you LOVE John.  He comes home and your whole world lights up.  You jump up to meet his hands (he’s much taller than me) and when he scratches you behind the ears, you look like you have just died and gone to Heaven.  You follow us both around as if you don’t want to miss a thing… you may even be singing a little Aerosmith in your head when you do.  I want the perfect home that the mom and dad love you even half as much as we love you.  And you love them twice as much as you love us.
 

My heart is hurting for you.  It’s been almost three months since you came into our lives.  You’ve been at our house longer than the other three from 2011 put together.  I thought we were going to find you the perfect home right away… you’re a perfect pocket rott with a sweet disposition!  Why are we not turning away perfect application after perfect application?  Sure, there are apps.  But they don’t have other dogs, or they have young kids, or, or, or.
 

My heart is hurting for you.  There are so many dogs out there who need our help.  One look at the euth list every day reminds me of that, reminds me of why I can’t keep you.  Because if I keep you, I can’t help more dogs just like you.  I love you so much that I want to find the perfect home for you.  We are just a pit stop in the middle to your forever family.
 

My heart is hurting for you because I don’t think you realize that this isn’t your forever home and that one day, when
we do find that perfect family for you, we’re going to have to say goodbye.  And I’m going to cry… a lot.  But they will be tears of joy for you, my Evie Beans.  Because my heart is hurting for you.  Because it’s bursting with love for you.
 

Evie, I promise you, we will find you the perfect home.  A home where I hope you are so happy that you don’t even remember us.  Ok, that’s a lie… I hope we go with you, tucked into a little corner of your heart. Because you will always be tucked in the corner of mine.
 

Love,
 

Your foster mama
 

 

We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It’s the best deal man has ever made. ~M.Facklam