RILEY HAS BEEN ADOPTED

Riley has met his match.  They are a young couple living in the Lower Mainland and they were so excited to get Riley.  They asked alot of great questions about Riley and when he met them he was really comfortable going to both of them for attention.  They were looking forward to having a good buddy to walk with and cuddle up on the couch and he is the piece that completes their puzzle.  More importantly though, they are the final piece of the puzzle for Riley.  I left him at their place yesterday and they report that they are already in love with him and that he is doing really well.


Riley learned quite a bit in a few short weeks.  He learned that people aren't scare and he is so much more confident about greeting strangers.  He fetches the ball at home or a stick at the beach like nobody's business.  He finally figured out that when he saw me reflected in the mirror that I wasn't on the other side of that wall.   His confidence, out in the big world has grown so much and he really was ready for his adoption.   I miss him already - he was such good company to have around, but I'm very happy that he's getting to start his life bonding with his forever home.   Good luck my little foster buddy.


And a final picture and video...

Waiting until he's invited to get out of the truck.  Riley learned this in
his first few foster days - that he's not allowed to dart out of the opened
door.  A good skill that every foster dog has to learn from the get-go.

And on Thursday Riley had his first, unassisted swim in the River.  He walked out towards me, hesitated at the point where he would have to swim and then went for it.