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 We will be puppyless soonSeems an age since I last wrote, but we have been pretty busy lately.Firstly, Widget the puppy is going. We started to advertise her for sale late last week and immediately had a lady very interested. However, after talking to her it became apparent that she was a senior person, as they put it here and we were concerned that she would not be able to give her the exercise she would need in the years to come. The lady agreed that she did not want to be taking a dog for a walk for a couple of hours a day etc. In the end we made the decision that she should not have her, for the sake of the dog. Then we had another couple wanting her, but were concerned that they worked long hours, however they seemed really nice so we were contemplating allowing them to buy her. However, just as we came to this decision we had another family contact us. This family consists of a teenage daughter, mother and grandparents. The daughter is the one the dog is for, but her mother works from home so could be with the dog all day and the grandparents also live with them, so she would always have company. This made our decision very simple – they could have her. I know some of you reading will think that we are mad turning down offers, but we want the right home for her as she is so affectionate and loves human company so much we could not bare the thought of sending her somewhere she would not get the attention she deserves. The family are coming tonight to collect her. This is a very sad time for us as we have grown to love her so much. She is a delightful puppy and will be a fantastic pet for the family. But this is best for us to protect hubby’s health and for her to make a new start as early in her life as possible. On to a more light-hearted subject, hubby is in the process of building some walls in the basement to divide the rooms. We are also installing some French doors to allow the light to get to as much of the basement as possible. We are also contemplating the idea of using one room as a hot tub room. We both like the idea of a hot tub, especially as we now don’t have a pool. So, once all the room dividing etc is done we will make the decision about the hot tub. It is pouring of rain this morning and we had a thunderstorm early today, apparently the rain will be around for the rest of the week – great! Widget hates the rain; she is definitely a fair-weather dog. She takes one looks outside when we go to take her out and if it is raining tries to pull us back in, looking at us as if to say “no, it’s ok, I’ll cross my legs till it stops.” We will miss her.
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