Day 3726

Adoption fail. I think we've got ourselves a dog. Dawn had a major panic attack on the way to the kennel this afternoon. She was shivering and whining and it was clear that she didn't want to go. It was almost as if she could read our minds. Janet and I were having serious misgivings as well. We'd both become very attached to Dawn during her recovery. How would we know if this was the right home for her? We've known for some time that Dawn already thought she'd found her forever home.

Amazingly, everything turned out well. The lady who was interested in looking at Dawn told us that she really preferred to adopt a male. Dawn was the right age for her, but the wrong sex. We showed her Larry, who we initially assumed was too young and she really liked him. We showed her Charlie too, but he was a bit too wild. Larry ended up being a good match and the woman adopted him. Larry will get a very good home. The woman was very nice and had done her research about Dalmatians. She would have provided a good home for Dawn as well. I'm glad things worked out as they did. The woman got the dog she really wanted and Dawn breathed a sigh of relief. On the way home, she was a different dog. Was the anxiety attack just a big show to pull at our heartstrings? We'll never know. Dawn was pretty relaxed on the way home though. She just fell asleep in the back seat.

Technically, we're still fostering Dawn, but she's made it very clear where she'd like to stay. I'm sure we'll formally adopt her soon. We weren't ready for a new dog, but sometimes fate intervenes. Dawn is a wonderful, quiet, very mature dog. All she wants is a peaceful place to live with good food and a big king size bed to sleep in. We've been good for her and she's been good for us.

My big fear is that Dawn will become old and sick about the same time we are becoming old and sick as well. Dealing with two cancer patients at the same time wore us out. Actually for a time it was three cancer patients, because Janet had cancer as well. You can't spend your life worrying about dying though. Janet and I are still going to travel and do our best to lead active, interesting lives. It helps that we trust the people at the kennel and they love Dawn as well. If we need to go somewhere, we'll be able to board Dawn with confidence. Dawn is healthy now and so are we. We'll enjoy our time now and when things start to deteriorate, we'll deal with it. That's what we've always done.

I'm finally getting organized for my trip to the observatory. It has finally occurred to me that I'm not flying, so there is no need to take a tiny suitcase. This makes it much easier to pack. I can just throw way more than I need in a big bag and go. It looks like the show will go on despite all the coronavirus scares. Probably a remote mountain in West Texas is one of the safest places you could be.

We celebrated an eventful day with a pizza and shared the crust with Dawn. Everybody is happy. Dawn is sleeping on the bed now and I will be joining her soon. I'm glad that my Facebook readers seem to like the solution I've come up with to let them keep reading. For now, all is well in the world.

Connor is today's Dalmatian of the Day

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