Goodbye, Astro and Nova

After 2 short weeks, puppies Astro and Nova left for their forever homes this morning. It was tough having to say goodbye to not one but two loveable little furballs on the same day. As half rat terrier, 1/2 mystery breed these little guys were even-tempered, laid back, pack oriented dogs without the typical prey instinct that we are used to with terriers. Let's just say their personality was a lot more from the mystery side of their lineage than the terrier side, that's for sure. Rat terriers are my favorite breed of dog, however it's nice to have mellow little mutts around every once in awhile.

Both puppies are going to wonderful homes where they'll have an older fur-sibling to hang out with and learn the ropes from. This made me so happy because I worried about separating the two of them. They were inseparable at home and even would groom each other like cats! It will take them a little bit of time, but they'll adjust.


Their other 6 brothers and sisters have all been adopted or have multiple applications on them as well. That's the thing about puppies - everyone wants one so they go fast. Of course our fearless state coordinator already has several more pups who'll be headed north from a kill shelter in California soon. Their time is up and California doesn't have open foster homes at the moment so they'll be coming to some of the open homes up here in Washington state. Our family is going to take a couple weeks off from fostering and head out for a short vacation. Then we'll be back to introduce you to our next batch of fosters.

All three of these photos were taken this morning before the pups headed home. Astro went home first and Nova moped a bit, sniffing around for her brother and then finally settling down for a nap until it was her turn to head for home.