Continued... In the beginning we received a pair of Border Collies, Bo and Daisy, from a elderly farming couple. They could no longer manage the dogs as their age prohibited them from the active lifestyle the dogs required. Now my mom could no longer give our current dogs, Laser Wolf and Precious, the care they required. Therefore we found a willing family, who lived in the country, to take them in and give them a home and plenty of land to roam on. Things came "full circle" in the dog journey. It was a matter of receiving and giving back. As we received, Bo and Daisy, from a couple who lived in the country we now sent, Laser Wolf and Precious, off to open spaced and new adventures.
This began what I call, "The Dormant Years". This began a 10 plus year span of not having a dog to call my very own. It was a time in which I often thought about owning a dog but never had the right environment to make it a reality. These were the college years and the start to both my family and my career. Needless to say things were very busy from all angles. Starting a family is a full time job and obviously my career was a literal full time job. Factor into the equation the fact that my wife and I lived in a urban small town house and we had every excuse not to own a dog. Like I mentioned before, although the environment wasn't right, the dormant years wouldn't last forever. Soon enough opportunity would knock and little did I know that this would lead to the biggest adventure of our love of man's best friend. To be continued...
So Long for Now,
Paul Dean
www.ecostaffords.com
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