Everything came a full circle last week when Stinker arrived at his previous owner's place. Over the last seven years she has periodically reached out to me saying that she would always take him back if I ever wanted to let him go. I always told her that I would keep that in mind if I ever decided to make that move, not thinking that it would happen.
But after I took the new position here, I knew that I would have to make some changes. It was one thing to have my mom caring for him when she was riding and when it was supposed to be on a temporary basis, but I didn't think it was really fair to have it be permanent situation. Especially since she made the decision to not ride any more.
My original plan was to find a small bit of acreage, but I have been priced out of the market since it is pretty much a necessity to have an indoor in this area. I was hoping to find the just right cheap place where I could dedicate a good portion of my budget to a small indoor, but it wasn't meant to be. I thought about boarding two, but he is such a pest without a job so I decided to reach out and see if his previous owner was still interested.
Things fell into place much faster than I was hoping, but thankfully I was able to have the magical blogger weekend and see him one last time. Not to mention Leah badgering me into taking the photos (even if I did almost start crying when we were doing them).
He will always have a special place in my heart and thankfully I can creep on how he is doing on Facebook. He is settling into his new/old home well and she's absolutely delighted to have him back. In the long run it's the best I could have hoped for even if it was a hard decision.
Hugs ♥️ I know it was hard but he'll be so happy to have a job again and other people will get to enjoy his goofy personality!
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting me browbeat you into photos 🤗
I’m still laughing at your horrified face when you saw the available options but you did an excellent job!
DeleteYou did the right thing by him. Good for you and I'm glad that he was able to return to someone he knew. I know how hard that is.
ReplyDeleteShe’s been very excited and I know he will have excellent care so that makes it a little easier
DeleteThese decisions are so hard, but absolutely sounds like the right one. Plus, you KNOW he's totally loved and with someone who knows and understands him already. I'm glad things worked out, even if it was a little sooner than you'd hoped for.
ReplyDeleteSo hard. But it’s the right one in the long run
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