21/12/2023
A special “Happy” Tails story. My son Ryan asked me a couple months ago what I thought about French Bulldogs. He was thinking about getting a puppy. I suggested a puppy was not a good fit as he works full time, lives alone and does not have time to train a puppy. I asked if he would consider an older dog. One that would not need training or crating for long periods and would be fine alone while he was at work. He said he would be willing to try so I told him about Happy, the last dog we had at our kennel who had not been adopted and had been there for almost two years with no interest.
Happy was adopted about six years ago and the man kept her five years. In spring of 2022, she escaped from his vehicle while he was at a job. He claims he searched for her for hours but couldn’t find her. We were contacted by Fairfield animal shelter that a Good Samaritan had picked up Happy out of the road and her chip not registered so they traced her back to us. Once we figured out who she was, we contacted her owner. He told us for a week he was going to pick her up. He never showed but instead called the shelter and asked them to euthanize her. Thank goodness they contacted me and we told them we would get her. Happy’s adoptability wasn’t great as she is an older dog that prefers to be the only dog and she’s part pit.
In early November we took Happy and her toys, food and blankets to Ryan and told him everything we knew about her. He agreed to keep her and see how things went. I asked him how things were going today and he said “she is perfect and I love her!” Best Christmas present ever for me, Ryan and especially Happy who now has found her forever home!!! 💕💕BTW Happy loves car rides and puppachinos from Starbucks!
