You Have Three New Messages!

I have good news and bad news to report. The bad news is: John’s new homemade glasses—fell apart. So John is without glasses. The good news is: Carol came out, and walked several dogs with John, this morning. And, the best news I have is—our holiday cards have all been mailed out! We’re talkin’ Happy Holidays!

Around 12:30, this afternoon, Tony and I took off for Kerrville, to run some errands. When we returned home, I had three urgent messages on the answering machine—that needed my immediate attention!

The first message that I received was from a woman who desperately needed our help! Penny had called the ranch, and left a message about two, beautiful, three year old, black Labs needing a home by the end of today, because their owner had died suddenly from a heart attack! She said that the two dogs were great dogs, and had lived with this man on his houseboat, and everyone at the marina knew and loved his dogs. So, when the man passed away, the owner of the marina where the dogs had lived, gave an ultimatum stating that if the dogs were not gone by today—he would take them to the pound in Austin!

The next message I received was from Janet, a woman in Austin, who said there were two, two year old, black Labs at a marina—that needed our help, and to please call her as soon as possible. It was an emergency!

The last message I received was from Michael, a man, who lived out at Lake Travis, wanting to know if he could bring us two, well behaved, black Labs, today, and to please call him back!

First, I called Penny. After hearing the sad story about the two black Labs, she begged me to take the two dogs. I told her I would call her back in ten minutes, after talking to Tony, because we were at capacity.

I went outside, found Tony, and told him about the dogs. Tony thought for a moment, and then said, “Yes, we can take them, but we are going to have to put them in your cabin’s fenced yard.”

I returned to the trailer, and decided to call Janet and Michael first, before calling Penny back. I phoned Janet. She told me that she keeps her boat at a marina in Austin, and basically it was the same as Penny’s story. I asked her if she knew Penny, but she didn’t, but she told me that Michael was her son-in-law, and he had just gotten the dogs their shots, and had bathed them at his home. I asked Janet to please call Penny, to see if they were talking about the same two dogs. And, if they were, to please let her know—that we would be able to take them. She told me she would.

I then phoned Michael. When he started to tell me about the two black Labs, I stopped him and told him that I had just gotten off of the phone with his mother-in-law, Janet, and yes we would take them. He was so happy. Michael then told me that he would deliver the dogs to our rescue ranch tomorrow, and would be bringing all of the dog’s paperwork.

As soon as I had hung up the phone—it rang again—it was Janet. She told me that she had called Penny, and confirmed that they were talking about the same two dogs, and then she thanked me and the rescue ranch, over and over again, for saving the dogs. Before hanging up, I told her that I had just talked to Michael, and that he would be bringing them in tomorrow and to please print out the directions to the rescue ranch, from our web site.

So, now we have two, fabulous black Labs, coming to the rescue ranch tomorrow, or so I thought. Five minutes ago, Michael called, and left this message on the machine, while I was writing this blog. “Hello, this is Michael, again. Janet just called to tell me, that when she called the owner of the marina—the owner told her, that the dogs were already gone. He told her that he had found a home for them, on a friend’s ranch. So, I won’t be coming tomorrow. Thank you for offering to help us.”

I am now going to call Janet, to suggest that she call the pound immediately, about the dogs!

I just got off of the phone with Janet, and she told me she was going to follow up, and call the pound, but she did tell me that she knew that there was a young couple, who had just bought a small mini-ranch, and they had inquired about the two Labs, and were thinking about adopting them. Janet told me she would get back to me.

P.S. Carol, I found your address in the phone book, and tomorrow I will mail you out the last holiday card—coming out of this trailer—this year! And, thank you for walking our dogs today!
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