Fastest Foster Ever

Patti really does do quite a bit of driving, and if I have the time, I like to help her out.  She spends her weekends doing home checks, processing adoption applications, and driving for National Brittany Rescue, and she fosters 24/7.  She's one busy lady.  I don't mind picking up a route or two, and since I admit the whole airplane thing is still a novel experience for me, I look forward to the 100 mile trek north to Bakersfield.

This was indeed the fastest transaction ever.  Patti called me yesterday morning, her email was down, saying she was pretty sure Cindy was going to be at Bakersfield momentarily with a brit that needed to get to her.  Patti would take the brit along with another, up somewhere in Ventura County to a family who wanted to see all the females Patti had so they could choose which one they wanted.

I hadn't even eaten breakfast yet when Patti called, but I finished up quickly and hit the road, knowing I was going to be late, but better late then never.  By the time I got there, Cindy was just waiting, and had even had time to do another spot for the local news who was covering Pilots N Paws.

Sophie was a good pup, easy drive and we spent the afternoon napping on the couch (okay, I was on the couch, the dog was on the floor).  I think she was the only dog to NOT want to get on the furniture.

Patti arrived in the late afternoon with another brittany, and Sophie easily hopped up into Patti's backseat, and the three of them left for the dogs' potential homes.

Patti called me today to update me on my charge.  Sophie, who had begun her day in Northern California, flew the friendly skies, had an uneventful drive down the 5 freeway, napped a bit, then headed up the 101, had found home.  The family loved both dogs, and even though she offered to give them a "test run", just allow them to have them overnight, the family was committed.  They signed the adoption papers, handed over the money, and Sophie and her new sis got to call this beautiful house, yard, and family home.

This is fun for me, this driving around with dogs.  But what makes it even better is that it isn't just fun; it's life changing.  And not just for the canines, but for the people whose lives these dogs touch.  Newton got a home fast, but Sophie's travels to home were record-breaking.  The journey is just as important as the destination, but there's no need to drag out the journey if you don't have to.  May luck and fate always be on your side as they were yesterday, dear Sophie.