Hi dog lovers,
I wanted to share my story of my first rescue and adoption as a volunteer with Nor Cal Poodle Rescue. I began my journey by "manning" or "womaning" ( I know this isn't a word, but it should be) the hotline, after Sue came over and gave me training. I was surprised at how many requests came in for poodles. It was encouraging to see the love that people have for the breed. The poodle duty my first week was to find a home for a 7 year old male Standard Poodle named Hershey. Yes, I was thinking he would be a big strapping chocolate poodle, but he was more a cafe mocha, with LOTS of milk. I guess a more apt description would be cafe latte (heavy on the latte). I met Hershey and his owner in a home depot parking lot. We filled out the forms and I reassured his owner that she had been responsible to call us, versus taking him to a shelter. Then he hopped in my van and off we went. We didn't have time to poodle dally because his "potential adopter" was already on her way to my house. Hershey was just as sweet as, well, a cafe latte with lots of sugar, and the woman adopting him fell instantly in love. We took my dogs and Hershey on a walk to "dog test" him and allowed the dogs to meet on neutral territory. We then allowed him to interact with the human kids and he was great with everyone. I think he'll be happy in his new home. I would say this was a good Valentine's present for both Hershey and his new owner.
Happy Tails,
Misty
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