3 Erwins: Saying Goodbye to OliveOyl

I used to be a dog person, and at heart, I think I still am. I just think our life is so very busy that a dog becomes somewhat of a burden, and at no fault of the dog. I have a thing for perusing craigslist. It was on craigslist that I found her. Its not that I haven't had other dogs, even other weimaraners, but not OliveOyl. She was the most beautiful blue weimeraner I've ever seen. And she was a short blessing in our lives thanks to another family that could give her the life of a dog. We were just too busy.

You know how sometime it seems that there is only so much of you to go around? I used to feel good at everything. Then I had children, and because of my desire to make their lives full and exciting, I find myself giving a percentage of what I have to everything else. Which is what ultimately led me to find OliveOyl the perfect home. And boy, did we ever! I called the closest Weim rescue, and they paired us with the Valeroite's. Wendy and her two daughters, Sydney and Kate, and her Mother drove to Little Rock from St. Louis the weekend before school started just to meet Olive! I knew they were the perfect family. They brought treats and a dirty shirt of Wendy's husband so that Olive would know his scent. They were destined to be Olive's family. I was sad, but happy for Olive. They met Olive on Saturday, and on Sunday picked her up to take her back to their home in St. Louis. Whatever reservations I may have had vanished when I saw their car...

The girls decorated every window with "We got Olive", "We love Olive", "Olive Express", and I was so touched by this obvious, outward sign that they were going to love Olive like she deserved.