Griffin update

I wanted to wait until things were finalized before giving an update on Griffin. After having him for about three weeks it became clear to us that we weren't bonding with Griffin and were not enjoying dog ownership. It was a stressful time for us, because we felt really guilty about having brought him into our lives and then not being happy with the decision. As I mentioned before, it's not that we thought it was going to be all fun and games owning a dog, but we weren't really having any fun at all. In that case, it seemed pointless to have a dog; if you're not enjoying life with the dog, then you're just adding a lot of chores to your workload for nothing. We still love dogs but for whatever reason it just wasn't working out with Griffin. So we called the rescue organization we got him from and they were willing to help find him another home. They asked us to foster him in the meantime, which we were willing to do.

In the meantime, my mom decided that she actually wanted to adopt Griffin. She knew we were having a hard time with the whole experience and I wanted to make sure she didn't just want to help us out, that she really wanted a dog, and she assured me she was excited about bringing him home with her. My sisters and dad agreed, the rescue was OK with it, so that's where Griffin is now. Living in a house with more people seems to suit him better, and it's less trying on the people too since he's not following just one person around.

Maybe someday we'll adopt another dog, but right now we need to recover from this experience first--it was not at all what we expected. Luckily things worked out OK, and we hope our friends are OK with our decision too. Thanks to all of you who offered support, encouragement, and advice--we greatly appreciated it.