So today, a year ago around lunchtime, Julia and James got the news they had both been waiting for - being told that they had been successful in their efforts to rehome Annie. A beautiful GSD/Goldie cross ex-Guide Dog they had boarded previously in the year and had reluctantly given up in September for her to be matched to her forever owner. As it transpired Annie wasn't very good at being a guide dog and so after much forcing on the guide dog charities part and a lot of angst on Annie's part (and indeed ours) they finally reached the decision to withdraw her and Julia and James got the nod to make an application to rehome her. And indeed we did want to get her back. Trying to explain why you want to rehome her, how much you can offer her and how much you understand her needs on some iddy-diddy form is very difficult and it went through countless iterations and reworks before finally being submitted. So much rested on these few sheets of paper. We had all undergone a total rollercoaster of emotions over Annie and not getting her back wasn't an option we wanted to even think about. She had already become so much a part of the family that none of us could think about a life without her in it. So when the call came in and Julia subsequently rang me, her first words, in amongst the sobbing, were "OMG Mum she's coming home". Annie was the best Christmas present we could all have had last year and even though this year has been tough for all of us on so many levels, it's not been anywhere near as bad as the prospect of facing life without Annie.
On the 20th December she was officially signed over to Julia and James and has been living in the doggie lap of luxury every since at Chez Bailey 😍 This photo is of her ready to join Julia on her work's Zoom call to have a pre-Christmas get together.
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