Yippy, Balboa has been adopted!!

And he's been adopted by an amazing guy who is excited and ready to pick up where we left on with Balboa's socialization.   While Balboa is a very loving little boy, he gets worried in new situations and with new people.  Because of that he doesn't "show" well.  When we met his new dad, Balboa was pretty scared but, his dad gave him lots of space and didn't push him to interact.  It's pretty amazing when an applicant wants to adopt a dog they can't touch at the meet up! After we left the meet up we were keeping fingers crossed hoping this adoption would work out for Balboa.  We knew this was the kind of adopter that Balboa needed.  I cannot tell you how excited we were when we heard that this super guy wanted to adopt Balboa. We have no doubt that with time and patience, Balboa is not only going to be a well socialized boy but, he will fall head over heals in love with his dad.  I always tell adopters that we strive to fit the dog to the adopter and vs. a versa.  This is certainly true here. Balboa needed a special kind of human to adopt him and we are lucky to have helped play a very small part in Balboa's rescue journey of finding the right adopter for him. 

So we can't wait to hear about updates for this sweet little pearl colored rattie and his dad.  There's sure to be lots going on and with each adventure Balboa will continue to grow into the well socialized boy we all know he can and wants to be!

We are very happy to report that because Balboa's new dad chose to adopt rather than buy a dog,  he created the space for another dog to be saved. Each applicant who adopts has saved two lives: the one they adopt, and the one that gets to move into that open foster spot they created by adopting a rescue. So Balboa goes home tomorrow and that means space for us to rescue and foster another throw away rattie.  

Happy new life sweet boy - may you world be full of toys, bones and love!

Here's a peak at our next boy Gramercy. He (and Reynvaan) will be arriving January 4th.  I cannot believe how much he looks like our Catty girl.  Gramercy is a type B rattie, said to be about 2 yrs old and around 13lbs. We are very excited to meet this little boy!


Gramercy named after a great winery in Washington State