A few months ago, we helped to socialize some seven week old Aussie puppies. These guys are Fling's nephews- only four in the litter and the blue gal didn't make it. So we had these three boys- Tonka, Hoop and Po.
What a fun week we had! But we realized 8 dogs was a bit much :) The breeder decided we really needed Tonka- and he needed us. We saw him a few more times, and finally relented and brought him home in early August. He is a wonderful boy- sweet, calm, playful, smart and happy. He's almost 5 months old now and a little over 30 pounds.
We also realized our cat situation needed to change. They have never been a happy threesome, and after recovering from struvite crystals, Turtle was terrified of Diego. Diego adores people, and we found a family who had lost their beloved 18 year old kitty and wanted another sweet cat. Today Diego is on his way to his new family, and we know he will love all the one on one attention he will receive. And as a bonus, no dogs to chase him!
So our family is now five humans, six dogs and two cats- we hope it stays this way for a long while...