On Saturday I headed out to Indio, CA. Yes, that Indio, way out in the desert off the I-10, to pick up these little ones and bring them to an adoption event in Orange County. To say that it took a few moments to load, may be an understatement. Each little guy had to be looked at and fussed over thoroughly before loading, and yes, there were a few tears shed by the foster mom Bonnie that kept getting in the way. Well we finally got them all bedded down for there first ride in a van and we made sure each was as comfy as possible. Did they know what was really going on? Probably not, but they enjoyed the attention. They all were very quiet, some kept looking out the back windows at the passing cars and I would have loved to know what was going on in their little minds. They seemed so full of wonder and awe at it all. Must be nice to start out with everything being so wonderful in there world. If we could only keep it that way.

Early Tuesday morning I went back to Baldwin park to try and get the rotties pulled and on the road to Sacramento and their new home. As luck would have it, the staff on duty were very cooperative and helpful and we got all the paperwork done and pull fees paid and it was time to load.
605 and the younger female were no problem. Up and in and waiting to go. Maria, not so much. First she starts growling at the staff. Then they used a catch pole on her to secure her. That did nothing for her mood. But, she was trying to be cooperative, I don’t think she really knew what was going on and was a little defensive about it. After we got her loaded, she was fine. On the long drive up, they were all very quiet, there was not a peep from any of them the whole trip. Upon arrival, each got to be unloaded into a very large play area by themselves to just unwind from the trip. They all were just great and were glad that the long ride was now over. Hopefully the wait for a new home won’t be long. We will keep our fingers crossed.