A New Dog for Hunter

After alot of prayer, I finally came to the decision to have three of our five dogs put to sleep. I knew the day would come, but nobody wants to face it. Everyone who knows me, knows how important Ginny was to me, but it got to the point that I had to look at quality of life over the quantity. Also, Forrest and Gump has gotten older and were beginning to act a little pyscho due to cancer. So, in late July we had one very bad day. But just as the word tells us in Romans 8:28, the Lord can turn something bad into something great. I was searching on petfinder.com for the perfect dog for Hunter when the cutest little face appeared on my screen. His name was Rags and he was at a shelter in Columbus, GA which is only 45 minutes away. I waited about 24 hours, then I called and asked lots of questions. Then we waited 2 more days and went to visit. I was really hoping that someone else would adopt him, so I would be able to forget about him. When we visited, we fell in love. He was so calm and gentle with the kids. We went ahead and put him on hold, but it would be another week before we went to pick him up. I felt in my heart that Hunter and Rags would be great for each other. Rags was a special needs dog. When he was brought in by animal control, he had a dog toy that had embedded itself in his neck. They immediately did surgery and cut the toy out of his neck. I began thinking of Hunter's birth and how the cord was so tight around his neck, and the danger that he was in. I figured the two of them would somehow be able to understand each other. They are pretty funny together. Rags is Hunter's pillow when he watches TV and his playmate when no one else will play. When Hunter has to go to the naughty mat, Rags goes to. He has turned out to be a little crazy, but as we continue to learn, you can enter this house and be normal, but you will not leave normal. I haven't quite decided whether this is a good or a bad thing.