Wed, 14 Apr 1999 13:33:11 EDT - from Cheryl

Last Monday I got a call from a woman who needed to give up Chester her MinPin. We both use the same vet and the animal hospital referred her to me for help in placing him in a suitable new home. We are fortunate she thought to call them as this was actually her husbands dog (he jumped ship.... leaving wife, child & his dog) and he told her "just take him to the pound" Thankfully, she obviously cared a lot more about Chester than he did but is having to sell their home & move into her parents & having a dog of her own she was unable to take Chester with her. He was also used to much more attention than he was getting since she had been a stay at home mom & now had to work & this was affecting his behavior a bit. Chester is a total LOVE!! He just wants attention....attention....attention. He is red, a tad overweight (OK quite a bit overweight) and has absolutely everything done, neutered, all shots, heartworm tested & came with a summer supply of preventative & all his toys which included a buster cube! Chester was a dearly loved dog in an impossible situation and I personally feel his owners were doing right by placing him with IMPS to get him the love and home he deserved. Petie had found him a home with a couple in Erie Pa. within hours of my contacting her and all seemed right with the world for Chester. The Pa couple met me in Buffalo for the transfer on Sunday and seemed to like him very much & off they went. At 9:30 AM the next day I received a call that Chester was not going to work out for them. I was devastated to say the least, my very first hands on rescue and placement for IMPS was not going to work out. Without getting into details, a sudden change had occurred in their lives and the feeling was that Chester was a little too needy for them to deal with and would better suited somewhere else. Based on a copy of a post from Petie, I have reason to believe that there will soon be a new home for Chester and am grateful for his intermediate family for holding him & their part in delivering him to his new home or into foster care if needed. Though I feel a failure in not completing a permanent placement for Chester I am happy I was able to be available to save him form the pound and I KNOW IMPS will work until he is placed happily ever after! No doubt "part 2" will be coming soon from myself or from others who are now orchestrating his transfer, and he is such a sweet guy there will surly be a happy ending for Chester. It has been a pleasure to be a part of this and I only wish I could have done better. I took some shots of Chester when I delivered him and will get them developed this week, I also have a baby picture that came with Chester and I will get it scanned for the page so everyone can see him.

Sincerely,

Cheryl
IMPS Guardian Angel

Sun, 25 Apr 1999 23:05:57 EDT - from Cheryl

Hi Mag,
Just had to share this one with you and the list! It is of my 5 month MinPin Baby Rae & Tiger Lilly.......We call it the indignant MinPin! It was taken just before the puppy decided it was time to reclaim her bed & toy....the MinPin puppy won!!

Also, to conclude the Chester story, I wanted to be sure to thank Amy & Steve Lung and Chester's original owners who had to give him up for their donations to IMPS. I guess Petie was right on when she mentioned that Lister had a paw in there to get Chester to the home with the little boy who needed a companion! I had an email from Gary his dad & he said Chester is doing GREAT & sleeps in the bed and is settled in nicely. Thanks again everyone who helped out with this one!!

Cheryl
Shellamar Miniature Pinschers
Upstate, NY USA