My lovely greyhound Diva is depressed. And it's our fault. We brought home another grey, and man was he a sweetie! Sadie had met him while staying at her former Foster Home while we went on vacation, and they got along sooo well! She was already teaching him bad habits, and loving it. My husband and I went back and forth about it, and finally took him home. We were having a wee bit of a money thing (stupid economy, stupid us), but we thought we would be able to manage. Well.....being a one-income, homeschooling household, money for adopting another dog wasn't really there. So, it was either Wylie, or the kids' education. We are really trying to keep them home, and they have to have books. I feel horrible. We are all upset, especially our youngest who had become very attached to Wylie. The adoption group was very sympathetic, and luckily, they were able to place him in his new Forever Home 3 days after we called them. I know that some people won't understand how we could have given him back. But, homeschooling is something that we are very commited to, and believe me, it was sooo hard to do it.
But, in the past few days, I've noticed that Sadie is sleeping a lot. Now, for most greyhounds, that is normal, but Sadie didn't race, and is a little more active than most greys. She sleeps or lays around, but she has been doing it longer, and more often than usual. And today, she doesn't even want to really go outside. I hope that this is just a mourning period, and that she will come out of it soon. I feel so horribly guilty when I look over and see her just laying there. I'm sorry, my poor, lovely Sadie. I really am.
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2 comments:
Awww, poor Sadie! I hope she comes out of her funk soon. I completely understand about the money not being there for a second greyhound. We are 1 income as well (with 5 kids- including one in college.)
Our solution is to foster- we still have to cover the cost of food, but not the vet/medical costs, Hero gets a friend to play with, and we get the satisfaction of knowing that we are helping many dogs that would either be stuck in the kennel (or worse). But it is SOOO hard saying good-bye.
Fostering does sound like a good idea for Sadie. Our group even has some dogs that are permanent foster because they are seniors and they don't want them to be moved around a lot. They pay for their care. Maybe something like that would work for you.
Two is our limit. I would love to save more greys, but I have to be able to pay my bills.
I hope Sadie feels better soon.
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