A couple of weeks ago I posted about a little Dalmatian girl named Faye. Jim and I rescued her from the Fayetteville Animal Shelter. Well, "rescued from" isn't exactly right. The great folks at that shelter took excellent care of Faye, tracked us down and held her until we could come get her. Oh, and our contact come in on her Sunday off to let us pick Faye up. What great people!
Anyhow, we posted Faye on the TulsaDals.org website and almost the moment I uploaded her photo, we got inquiries. Young Dalmatians are a bit rare in rescue these days now that the Dalmatian craze has ended (sidenote: Disney, I'm begging you--keep 101 in the vault!). I had e-mail after e-mail and call after call asking about Faye. Each and every caller sure seemed like a great potential home. Just about all of them had similar tales to tell...just lost my teenage Dalmatian and Faye reminds me of her.
The first inquiry came from a couple from the Kansas City area. Frank and Karen lost their sweet Dalmatian girl about a year ago to kidney disease. We talked and talked, they sent in their application, we talked some more. They were heading off on a driving trip and would arrange for their final leg to pass through Tulsa so they could meet little Faye in person.
The meeting went so well and Frank and Karen were everything we hoped they would be. So after a two week visit in Tulsa, Faye is heading to her forever home as I type. While she was a bit confused heading out the door, and yes, she looked over her shoulder a few times (this is the HARDEST part of being a foster parent! How in the world do you tell them that leaving the safety and security of our home is a good thing?), I know she is in great hands and headed for a very happy life where she'll have a Dachshund friend to boot!
Best wishes Faye. We enjoyed your visit and love you dearly. You will soon love your new parents even more than you loved us and we're ok with that.
Anyhow, we posted Faye on the TulsaDals.org website and almost the moment I uploaded her photo, we got inquiries. Young Dalmatians are a bit rare in rescue these days now that the Dalmatian craze has ended (sidenote: Disney, I'm begging you--keep 101 in the vault!). I had e-mail after e-mail and call after call asking about Faye. Each and every caller sure seemed like a great potential home. Just about all of them had similar tales to tell...just lost my teenage Dalmatian and Faye reminds me of her.
The first inquiry came from a couple from the Kansas City area. Frank and Karen lost their sweet Dalmatian girl about a year ago to kidney disease. We talked and talked, they sent in their application, we talked some more. They were heading off on a driving trip and would arrange for their final leg to pass through Tulsa so they could meet little Faye in person.
The meeting went so well and Frank and Karen were everything we hoped they would be. So after a two week visit in Tulsa, Faye is heading to her forever home as I type. While she was a bit confused heading out the door, and yes, she looked over her shoulder a few times (this is the HARDEST part of being a foster parent! How in the world do you tell them that leaving the safety and security of our home is a good thing?), I know she is in great hands and headed for a very happy life where she'll have a Dachshund friend to boot!
Best wishes Faye. We enjoyed your visit and love you dearly. You will soon love your new parents even more than you loved us and we're ok with that.
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