The Open Adoption

For those of you who told us that having a baby would change everything, you were right. As of 2 weeks ago we gave our first 2 dog-children up for adoption. Since having Eddie, and with the ridiculous hours Dan has been working, our poor dogs have been neglected over the past 4 months. We decided it was time to find a new family for them. Our biggest issue was finding someone who would be willing to take both dogs. After Snoop and Lex being together for almost 2 years now, I thought it would be hard on them if they were separated. They are an odd pairing, but they love each other like brothers.

I decided to put them on KSL and see what happened. Within less than a week, I had a family who wanted them. They have three children, the youngest being 7. When they came to visit the dogs, I knew they were perfect for them. After loading all their belongings into their trunk, the kids piled in and the dogs joined them without any protest.

The hardest part was that all this happened while Dan was out of town. But the family promised an open adoption, so we went down to South Jordan to visit them this past weekend. The dogs are doing great. They couldn't be happier. They are so loved and getting more attention than they have ever had. They are no longer Lex and Snoop, they are Lenny and Squiggy.

Even though we are still sad about it, we know it was for the best and our puppies are now getting all the love they deserve.