We first heard about a senior (10-12 year old) Pom (was Arty now Puffy) who needed rescue on September 20. This adorable little guy was in danger and in need of a way out of Hammond Animal Control. We agreed to take him into our program. He would stay temporarily with Bandit's foster family until we could find him a forever placement.
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| Our first sight of Puffy, who could resist this little guy? |
Next day, we found out, Puffy had a friend who also needed a way out. We pondered on it a bit and decided that we would take him too. This was Bennett, a little old (13 years) guy who also needed a retirement home. He was coming with Puffy....
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| Bennett, with his little grandpa sweater |
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They were coming from Hammond, IN (not far from Chicago) to Mount Juliet, TN a seven hour drive, but we would somehow get them here....We discussed transports, and last weekend, Penny told us that the little guys were going to be flown in!
I had never heard of Pilots N Paws until now, if you haven't either, it's worth a look at their
website, or their
facebook page, it is a wonderful organization. They are a non-profit, 501(c)(3) like us, and are a network of pilots who donate their time and planes to transport dogs from an area where they have no chance to another where they can be adopted, or put in a rescue. Pilot Tom and his daughter Chandi volunteered to bring the boys from Columbus IN to Nashville. To get the boys from the shelter to Columbus was a three hour drive early this morning which was done by Penny and Brigit. There were lots of dedicated folks involved in this transport!
When the plane landed, the first thing that we saw was little Bennett sitting on Chandi's lap looking perky and happy. Puffy took the trip in the backseat in his kennel. Both flew very well...
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| Tom, Chandi and Bennett right after landing in Lebanon TN |
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| Tom and Chandi with both of the boys |
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| and then they were with us :) |
Our original plan had Puffy being temporarily fostered by Bandit's foster family. We went directly there to see how everyone would get along. Things weren't too bad, but the boys started to get a bit testy with one another. It may have been the result of three as of yet un-neutered males in one space. (this is being fully remedied on Thursday). We decided that it might be better for us to bring both boys back with us for the week. While we were there we got some shots of everyone together. We hadn't seen Bandit in a few weeks and he is doing amazingly well.
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| Bennett, Bandit and Puffy |
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| Bandit, Puffy and Flower |
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| a sniff fest with the neighbor dog |
The afternoon was filled with walks and arranging. We separated the boys for tonight but will start to work them into the rest of the OFSDS family tomorrow. They both walked very well on a leash and get along well with one another. They had a good dinner and off to bed. Enough for one day.....
We are looking for forever placements for both of these boys. They are so sweet and adorable. We don't think that it will take long for someone to fall in love with them.
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| Bennett |
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| Bennett and Puffy |
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| Puffy |
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