Continued…
We were told by the SPCA that we would have to wait a week
until the beautiful blonde dog in the large front cage would be eligible for
adoption:
We jittered at the bit.
Five days later, we called and yes
she is still here.
Can we come for a visit?
Of course, they
said.
When we arrived, a volunteer was quite literally wedging her
into a tight cage while she struggled and tried to back out.
This was not the same dog that we had first seen. The incessant barking of the other dogs and
her caging had destroyed her open, trusting puppy personality.
We’ll be back first
thing on Friday, we assured them.
That would be exactly one week plus one day for the compulsory neutering
of SPCA dogs, and we could take her home.
However, on the next day, Wednesday, we received a
call. Unfortunately, she had gone into heat. The week
was not completed until Thursday and now they could not neuter her until Monday.
They wanted to be sure that she had proper post-operative observation - wisely, there were no
operations on Fridays. That meant almost
five more full days. We so much wanted
to bring her home and now we were also very, very worried about the
transformation that was obviously at play.
Stay tuned:
Copyright © 2013, Robyn Gerland
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