11/14/2025
Three years ago we started transitioning Bo to come live with us. Little did we know that he was going to make such an impact and teach us so much.
We thought he'd only live for a few weeks since he was really at a hospice point, but he perked up once he came to live with us and thrived for another 15 months.
Please send all the happy vibes to the Welch house!
Bobo is a 14-year old blind and mostly deaf chihuahua that lives across the street. Five months ago, his owner was moved to assisted living with the hopes that she could get strong enough to come back home.
His owner and I have been friends for four years and I knew Bobo very well before any of this happened. When she went into the living center, her family was unable to take Bobo into any of their homes and had mentioned euthanizing him if the owner didn't come back home, knowing that his odds of finding a good home were slim.
James and I offered at that time to adopt Bobo once they decided that the owner was not coming home and the family has been paying me for the last five months to take care of him. So twice a day, I cross the street and give him the time that I have, which is limited and nowhere near enough for that sweet boy.
The family told me tonight that the owner is NOT coming back home and they're ready to start the transition to bring Bobo to our home!!! The hard part is getting the owner to understand since she's deaf and is a person with a learning disability. They're going to discuss the logistics more in depth tomorrow and start talking with the owner about it. The family did ask me how soon we'd be ready to move him... We were ready five months ago...