{"id":2207,"date":"2011-08-12T17:25:33","date_gmt":"2011-08-12T22:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/?p=2207"},"modified":"2012-04-03T16:04:33","modified_gmt":"2012-04-03T21:04:33","slug":"bodie-heads-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/bodie-heads-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Bodie Heads Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Man, this one was tough. I’ve heard that Aussies (Australian Shepherds) really bond with their owners\/keepers. I think in this foster’s case, it was the other way around. We brought in Bodie a few weeks ago. He originally came from a reputable breeder who keeps tab on her pups. His owner had to move to an assisted-living facility and turned him back to the original breeder to find a good home. She contacted Animal Friends Rescue Project<\/a>, and we ended up with him.<\/p>\n

Bodie quickly found his place with our pack of knuckleheads. But he always tended to hang out with the human faction of it. Mostly, when I worked at home, he was at my feet. Great dog. See where this is going? (Curious: Are tears welling up yet?) \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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So we drove Bodie down to Pacific Grove (the perfect dog town) to his new forever home last night. Couldn’t have been a better fit. Bodie’s new owner is the nicest person you could ever meet: A semi-retired lawyer who works exclusively with veterans. He walks to work (Bodie will go with him) and lives in a complex where everyone else has a dog. And it’s in PG, so they’re surrounded by deer. Lots of smells and sounds (and trees). Again, a perfect fit for a perfect dog.<\/p>\n

Editor’s note: Music content coming next week, I promise. I just can’t help but share happy dog news.<\/p>\n