This is going to sound like I made it up. I didn't, it is real.
I ran into a fellow cruising the neighborhood while taking Wiggles for a walk. I asked if I could assist him in any way. He told me he had just purchased one of the homes nearby. We chatted and he learned that Wiggles was up for adoption.
"My family arrives Saturday, can I bring them over to see Wiggles? We promised a dog to my daughter when we moved to California." Sure, no problem.
Well, unbeknownst to Dad (who was in California at his new job while the family was back East), daughter and Mom had decided on a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel the very day I met the Dad. Two days before flying to California, Mom bought a stuffed toy Cavalier with the white and tan markings--just like Leyla--to confirm the promise of the new dog.
Needless to say, once the daughter and Mom saw Leyla, Leyla had a new home!
We waited a few days until their furniture arrived, and then another day or so until Leyla did her "test sleep over." Its been 9 days and Leyla is still there. I think she has settled in. (Mom did have a long talk with the vet about Leyla's overall medical condition and her deafness. Mom was satisfied.)
All I know is that there is a very, very happy 9 year old girl who now has Leyla in her life. And Leyla not only has the girl, she has a family of five with another dog as companion (a lab mix).
As one of the neighbor's said, "Its a match made in heaven!"
Ciao
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