Why I decided to un-adopt

If y'all had been noticing less pictures of Mr. Sid on my social media, there's a reason why...I decided he was the right dog for me, but at the wrong time. I've fostered a lot of dogs since I lost Arthur and there have been one or two that I toyed with the idea of adopting but never made the call to because things were too up in the air with work and life and I didn't think it was the right time to adopt.

When Sid came along I fell in love with him (and so did everyone else in my life). He's such a sweet boy. When I got him from the shelter he was severely under weight and had some health issues as well. The health issues cleared up and Sid gained weight and got healthy and made an amazing comeback! I probably would have gone my normal route of getting them ready for adoption, saying goodbye, and been happy he was in a forever home, but something different happened with Sid...he got attacked.

We were heading out on a walk and two loose dogs came up and before I could get us out of harm's way, they attacked him. It felt like it lasted an eternity, but in reality it was only a few minutes, and thanks to neighbors who heard me screaming for help, we were able to get away and inside. I rushed him to the vet for wound treatment, and luckily all his woulds weren't deep enough to need stitches, just would care and antibiotics.

After that experience I was understandably very protective of him, and decided there was no way anyone else was adopting him! I needed to keep him safe!

We spent a great month in North Carolina together, but as the adrenaline wore off I started doubting my decision. I wanted to keep travelling, I wanted the freedom to go wherever and whenever I wanted to, I didn't want to have any responsibilities holding me back. At the same time, Sid started coming into his own, and though we were taking many long walks a day I knew he'd be better off with someone who is way more active and adventurous than me and someone who isn't working 10+ hours a day. I made the tough decision to reach out to the rescue I work with and ask them if they'd want to put him up for an official adoption. They understood where I was coming from, and they were great about it.

I quickly learned that I made the right decision. An awesome couple came to meet Sid and FELL IN LOVE with him. They officially adopted Sid and have had him for a few weeks now and are still in love with him. They're a super active couple and have had him out paddle boarding and boating and swimming in their pool. They own their own paddle board/kayak business and can take him to work whenever they want to. He's totally living his best life out there and I am so very grateful to them for loving Sid. I will miss Sid, but he's going to have the best life and I'm so happy for all of them!

xoxo,

iamfunchris