It was a tumultuous weekend. Early in the week, I learned someone had applied to adopt Topaz. Then on Friday, I learned that their application was approved. So, we prepared to say goodbye to him on Saturday, when he would be adopted.
When the prospective adopters met him, it was at Petsmart and Toby was not himself. He was more shy than is typical, and was a little indifferent to their dog. So, they weren't sure and said they'd have to think about it. I said if they wanted, we could bring him over for a play date at their house, and we could see if he was more himself there. So we arranged to take him to their house later that afternoon.
It went much better. He was way more himself and his playfulness and affectionate side (i.e. his regular side, because he's always affectionate) came out. He even hopped up on the couch and laid his head against her chest. As we left, she said to her dog "don't worry; Topaz will be back."
But the next evening, I got an email from her saying she didn't feel 100% sure, and to her that meant that it wasn't right.
I certainly don't begrudge her that decision. As I said to her, if everyone took the decision bring a dog into their home so seriously, there would be a lot fewer pets surrendered to shelters and rescues all the time.
But it was also emotionally rough on us, as we prepared for Toby to move on, and experienced the emotional ups and downs of getting ready to say goodbye to our sweet little guy while being really happy for him, and then then the let down and the frustration at all the time spent trying to prepare him for his forever home. Bryan commented on Sunday night that he felt like he'd been on a bit of an emotional roller coaster. Toby seems more convinced than ever that he belongs here, and we can't do anything to prepare him for his eventual relocation.
It's hard to understand why more people aren't taking an interest in this awesome little dog. He's healthy and he's just so incredibly full of love.
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