A little sadness...a little happiness...

Early in September we welcomed a new member into our household - an approx. 5 year old chow chow.  Well after about 6 weeks we finally realized that this was not the best home for him.  The cats' behavior had changed and our patience had been tried by the aloof personality of a chow.  (We had been tried and we had failed.. )  So I submitted a CL ad and searched for a potential new home for this adorable dog...Fortunately in just a few days, we had someone contact us saying they had had Chows and recently their 13 yr old's heart gave out.  Her husband was anxious for a new chow family member.  Seemed like a perfect fit - they had Chow experience - and had many pets for him to hang out with...

But now I'm sad to not bring home Max...I think our other dog is looking around the house for him...and the cats are still on guard.  I don't think I made a bad decision...I just wish it had worked out. 

And in other, semi-related news...I contacted a local chow rescue group and the woman who was in charge was quite interesting.  She talked about doing an extensive screening prior to adopting - and I told her that we wouldn't pass the screening...She was talking about how bad putting up a CL ad was...and I reminder her that WE found the Chow on CL...as we were looking for a dog!