Max - Smooth Sailing - by Sue Henry
Max was an unusual story in that his original owners both had
failing health. The male owner was placed into a nursing home
with his wife following shortly thereafter. The couple who
lived next door had a cockapoo mix who used to race with Max up and
down their fence line. When the female owner had to go into the
hospital, the distant family asked them if they would take Max in
until she returned home. They did so.. but, she never
returned. The granddaughter of the owner told the neighbors to
either keep him or find another home for him. While they
couldn't keep him, he was a great companion to their dog.... but
summer was coming and they have a boat they like to use to go to
Nantucket and the cape and it really wasn't big enough for Max and
all of them.
The neighbor contacted Gwen, and I was called in to assess the
situation. Max was absolutely darling. We had loads of
chats with the neighbors and then Maria Flanagan and I went into
action. When we work on rehoming wheatens, Maria and I like to
split up the work depending upon the location of the dog. Once
we've decided what we are looking for, in this case, she started
interviewing applicants from our data base.
Bob and Emer live on Cape Cod. He had just retired from the
Air Force and they applied to WIN for a wheaten. A home visit
confirmed that this was exactly the right home for Max, and Bob and
Emer were exactly the right adopters. It's a match made in heaven,
and Max is living the life of... well, Max!
After the adoption was completed, the neighbors were very
concerned about how he was doing. They couldn't keep him, but
worried about his well being. Knowing that Bob and Emer had a
boat and that they toured the Cape and the Islands, we thought it
was very likely that they would one day run into one another.... so
we decided to let them begin corresponding via email. We are
happy to report that Max, Bob, Emer, and the neighbors who helped
Max encounter each other regularly in the boating waters off Cape
Cod.
Max, Bob and Emer have just returned from a car trip to Florida to
get away from the tough winter of New England. Apparently he was the
talk of LaQuinta chain hotels. He had a great time! Another happy
ending for a wheaten and his new forever home.
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