{"id":18,"date":"2005-07-25T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2005-07-25T20:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=18"},"modified":"2021-03-17T20:58:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T03:58:38","slug":"rufus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2005\/07\/25\/rufus\/","title":{"rendered":"Rufus"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’ve been battling the same sinus infection for the past 4 years. Finally, one day in a conversation with my physician, I had to come to terms with the fact that I just have not outgrown my childhood pet allergies.<\/p>\n

After 4 years with Rufus, through thick and thin, I was going to have to find him a new home. That was 6 months ago. We’ve been looking for a new home for him, but not willing to settle for just anyone. He’s a sweet dog, and deserves to go to a home where he will be appreciated.<\/p>\n

One of the individuals who expressed some interest in him had other dogs. I suggested we set up a meet & grreet for the dogs at a neutral place like a dog park. He saw no reason to do that and just wanted to come and pick him up. Just didn’t sit right with me.<\/p>\n

So here we are, six months later, with a dog I can’t live with, but to whom I don’t know how I will be able to say goodbye.<\/p>\n

Enter Kristianne.<\/p>\n

Kristianne has been looking for a dog since she moved into her new house. She works for the same company I do, knows many of the same people I know, and met Rufus at the dog park on Sunday and just seemed to love him.<\/p>\n

The big question now is – how will he get along with her cats. We agreed to set up a time to meet the cats and see how that goes. Hopefully she wont lose interest in him in the meantime. She seems like a very nice lady and the house with a yard would be a big upgrade from the little apartment he’s living in now.<\/p>\n

I’m so torn. I’m delighted that Kristianne is interested in taking him, I think he will be happier there anyways, but he’s been my companion for 4 years, and I’m just going to miss him so much.<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Copyright Judy Haley 2008. All rights reserved.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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