Day 147- Country Lane

Tom called up the kennel to see what the absolute latest time was that we could take General in tonight.  We have an early flight tomorrow, but we sure miss that little guy when he's not around, so we always wait until the last minute to take him in.  Tom's conversation went a little something like this.

Tom "Hi. What time do you close tonight?"

Country Lane "6:30. Are you bringing General in?"

Tom "Uhhh... yeah, yeah I am."

Country Lane "Oh.  I only asked because he's the last one coming in tonight.  We love General!  He's everybody's friend!" 

I hate leaving him, but I'm glad he's in good hands :).  It's also nice to hear that they all like our guy... he's like our practice "child" before the real thing, and it's good to know that we're doing an okay job raising a fine young dog.

Thank you, Country Lane, you made my day.

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Ashley said…
I keep trying to tell my husband, Nate, that we need a dog as a practice child! ;) It would be nice to know if we can take care of a dog and that it won't end up having anxiety issues (I know some that do) or something. That would just be a bad sign if we had a dog that hated us. hehe Sounds like you're doing a great job with General though... and he's loved. What more could you ask for?
May 14, 2010 at 11:44 AM
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