I think I made a small difference [View all]

[UpInArms]

I adopted a dog in May … he was a pandemic puppy … and his people were overwhelmed by him … he is a Aussie … and has SO much energy … he was living in a city with no yard, no exercise and no training …

When I brought him home, he was aggressive and bit me 4 times … I almost gave up on him … but we are long past that now … he weighed 70+ pounds when we got him … he is a well-toned 60+ now … has 2 one mile walks every day, and lots of play time in our “park.” We live on 12 acres … so he has plenty of space to be a dog … as well as a sheltie sister … they LOVE each other.

Anyway … I agreed to keep them updated on Clifford (the giant dog) and have regularly sent them video and pictures …

I had also told them they could come visit him … it was obvious they loved him, he just got big and scared them …

So, a couple weeks ago … she asked if they could come and I offered to put them up … and then … I woke up the next day and remembered … COVID ….

So, I texted her and said they could only come and be on our property if they were vaccinated …

Then …

Radio silence …. And I was sad … sad that politics had clouded everyone’s ability to care for anyone else …

And, then … tonight … I got a text … telling me that she had a family member die from Covid … and she had been hospitalized in March with Covid … and was fully vaxxed. Hubby (who was on the fence) is now going to get vaxxed, as well as the 16 year old daughter … so they can come see Cliff … and she told me thank you.