Dewy was ooooh so close to joining us

Well, you can't say we aren't trying everything in our power to bring Beckett that much closer to his 'true self'. Over a couple of days we went back and forth with a connection through WIN and the Greyhound rescue organization. They have Dewy, who looks to be a sweet, but shy boy.


Unfortunately amid our lamenting over the dog being the ONE, how we'd get him here, how would we know this is the right fit, etc. there was a decision that Dewy himself wouldn't travel well and there was the issue of him possibly having experienced abuse during his foster home shuffle that would have made it bad for him to even get here.


So, now I find myself going to petfinder to see if I can locate another Wheaten. I have one I'm checking out now in Montreal so we'll see how that pans out. Most importantly, I'm sure as hell not going to purchase one from an "on line kennel" aka possible Miller location. After Beckett, I'm even more convinced that millers need to be regulated. Fine, you want to start breeding dogs that you love, then do like everyone else and show you have the ability to do more than have a female dog get pregnant! People like Brenda and other responsible breeders work hard to give a quality of life to their dogs before considering the ability to make a profit from them.


Now that I have a case in hand, dogs that are 'turned over' to rescue services from Miller should be charged for abuse and through the act of handing over their non-saleable dogs, they are admitting guilt. I'm sounding like a protester but in reality people end up with dogs like Beckett and don't have the resources or the experience that we have.


Even for us, it is a full-time job and we still don't know how we've made it this far with him! Just pure luck and trial and error and the support of our circle of friends have helped us not cash in and call it quits. I can see how these dogs would just end up in a negative spiral and eventually be destroyed after living through a continued series of abuse and mishandling.