Winston came in today from Ohio and was picked up by Lisa at Wild Oats in Hinsdale then brought to me in Downers Grove. He met fur kids Audrey, Bart, Rupert, Tony, and Willow and got along with all of them very well. Next, we took a ride over to my coworker Chris' house to meet her kids so we could see how he did with them. They squeezed him, hugged him, cuddled him and he LOVED IT. SO he passed the kid test! Then Chris showed him the cockatiel. He sat down, looked at it, then went on his way exploring the house. He passed the bird test!
Off we went for a bath to wash off that stinky shelter smell, get a nail trim and an ear cleaning, all of which Winston was an absolute angel for. I think he was happy to get that stinky smell off of him too. Then after getting mostly dry and wearing Audrey's borrowed pink coat to keep warm we headed off to our ultimate destination....The Cochrane Family's House.
There was a reason why he had been through so many tests in one day and this was his time to shine.....and SHINE HE DID!!!
Winston walked into the Cochrane's house like he had lived there all his life. He met Chloe, their 1 yr. old English setter/golden mix; and they were immediate best friends. He gave all the kids, 3,5 and 8 cuddles and kisses. And Mom and Dad couldn't believe what they were seeing! Frankly, neither could I! HE is such a happy, confident, playful, skinny, little dog and just what they were hoping for. Since IBR doesn't usually adopt dogs out without them being in foster care for a period of time first the Cochrane's are going to "foster to adopt" just in case any unforeseen issues do come up, but I don't really see that happening. Things work out this way for a reason.
