Yesterday, Mike and I drove to Washington. There, we met a really nice couple. He is a retired policeman and she is a stay at home gal who works with the police rescue squad. They lost their German shepherd, Spice over four years ago. We were letting them take a look at Lei and we also wanted to see where Lei might be spending the rest of her days.

What we saw impressed us. Their other dogs were friendly and sociable. They had one cat (a Ragdoll) who was beautiful and a show kitty. They wanted a shepherd to start training for Search and Rescue. Lei fit that bill.

We reached an agreement and left Lei up there in her new home. There, she has no chance to run the legs off of horses (since they don’t have any). She will be an inside/outside dog and when we left although she tried to sneak out the door twice to be with us, I knew she was in a much better place.

I thought Kody would whine and pace and carry on. But she only gave Lei one last look as we drove off (Lei was watching from the window) bout broke my heart, then Kody settled down and slept most of the way home.

The trip took 6 hours. We couldn’t really afford to go, but as I told Mike, we also really couldn’t afford not to.

I have a good feeling about her being there, although I am sad that we had to make this decision. I can’t afford for Racer to founder again, and he has been so stressed lately when she chases him and Trav.

I’ll miss you Lei, and i hope to hear someday in the future that you found a lost child, or an adult who wandered off into the woods. Be well my canine buddy and be loved-