BARK: Tim and Tam Found a Home Together!

What a great adoption event we had today!

It's strange, actually. I was putting some dogs in the car and getting ready to bring them to the adoption event. I put Milky, Buddy, Hobo, and Tim in the car, and I was about to leave. We don't bring all of our dogs to the event because it's too intimidating to some people.

As I was on my way out, I stopped to look at Tam paws up on the gate, and she was just begging me to take her. Her tail was wagging so hard that her whole body was shaking. She had this look on her face that said "why can't I come?" It looked a bit like this:

Tam:

So I said "OK, OK, you can come." I picked her up and helped her in the car with the other dogs.

Turns out that a family from Kaohsiung lost their dog to cancer months ago and it looked just like Tam. They wanted to adopt Tam, and when they found out that she was Tim's sister, they actually asked if they could adopt only one of them or if both dogs had to be adopted together. We told them that they could adopt only Tam, but that it would be best if they adopted both of them.

We showed them pictures of when they were little; 17 months ago:

Tim:

Tam:

17 months later at an adoption event:

They felt it would be harsh to separate them so they decided to adopt both Tim and Tam.

I can't begin to tell you how sad and happy we were to see them go. The adopters live in Kaohsiung county and they have a huge fenced off backyard. Perfect for these guys since they love to run so much. It was pretty obvious that the adopters are dog lovers. Their young son was stoked, and one could tell that he's been taught to be around dogs. What a great family they are.

Here's a picture of the young boy as they are about to head home with Tim and Tam: