Peace&Pawsabilitees

The Long Wait.... So we had picked our dog! Due to her being a rescue there was very little known about her. All we knew was that she was roughly 2 years old, was nervous but friendly and had been found in an abandoned house with her four puppies. I had to have her! Next up was the Home Check. The Home Check  A home check is really self- explanatory.... They do a check of your house to make sure that the house is suitable for a dog. Simple right? Then why was I so nervous!! What happens if the garden wasn't big enough, the fence not tall enough. The day of the home check arrives! Due to high demand our home check was carried out via Facetime. So me and my boyfriend are sitting on the couch watching the seconds go by on the clock. It was 2.59pm. One minute to go! I sat there nervous and sweating. What if I say something wrong or if they don't like my answers?.... Turns out I worried for nothing. The woman who carried out our home check was really  friendly an...

How it all began...... To REALLY start from the beginning I would have to take you way, way back to when I was a kid. Growing up I never had that dream of getting married, having 2.5 kids and driving a mini van. My dream was all about having a big family with 4 legs and a tail. I wanted to rescue animals and this is where my story began.... Our crazy family So in February of this year I moved in with my partner. I knew that whoever I ended up with had to have the same dreams as me.... Luckily he is crazy too. When I moved in with him he already had 2 pet rabbits and I had brought my cat Albert (we will just ignore the fact that he is allergic to cats) that brought our family up to 5! However, anybody who loves animals knows that a house just isn't a home without a dog. So we began looking for a rescue dog. The world of rescue dogs is a minefield. There are so many fantastic charities out there....how do you decide on one? Well I turned out fate had a part to play in th...

THE DAY BEFORE So we had got everything we could possibly need for a dog and then some. We had cleaned the house, put down the puppy pads and gave a pep talk to the cat. She was on her way. In the days leading up to this, me and my partner had discussed new names for her. You really don't realise how many people you don't like until you are trying to decide on a name. Many, many hours later we had settled on Jessie! Due to her coming from Romanian it takes several days of travel and there wasn't a set time for her arriving, however we were giving an estimate and just my luck, I would be working when she arrived. Well fate came back into play there and thankfully I was home when she arrived. After staring at my phone for hours watching the updates and seeing all the other dogs being dropped off, I got a message to say that she would be next! JESSIE ARRIVES The van pulled up (affectionately known as the Happy Bus) and she was brought out to us. She was sm...