Another note from Cindy King regarding one of her recent fosters:
I got this message this morning. Joey (Joy) was the dog Jeanne McPherson found on Lybrand Road and was so upset about her. I picked her up and fostered her. When Kelly and Freddy first adopted Joey, they lived in New York CIty. They have so loved this little abandoned girl. Although our contract states not to re-home a dog yourself, how could I be upset with the life they have chosen for Joey. Wanted to share – enjoy.
Good Morning Cindy!
Joey enjoying a sunny spot!
I hope this email finds you well – I so enjoy following your posts on Facebook and seeing all of the wonderful work you are facilitating in finding wonderful homes for all of those lost little pups out there.
I wanted to update you on our Joey – it is with mixed emotions that she has actually relocated to live with our family best friends in Austin, TX. It was an extremely difficult decision for us but ultimately driven by the fact that our 22 month old son has chronic kidney disease and will be having a kidney transplant in May. As a result, having a germ free and clean home is crucial and Joey’s constant in and out along with pretty excessive shedding makes that a very difficult task. Additionally, Rory will be having surgery at a hospital in Philadelphia which will necessitate us to be away for 2-3 weeks. In all of the emotional back and forth with Rory’s diagnosis and making future plans (plus baby #2 on the way in 2 weeks!) we wanted to do what was most fair to Joey.
Backtracking a bit, The Stones, came to visit us this summer and fell in love with her. At the time we did not yet know about Rory and had no intention of ever needing help with Joey and despite that they said, “If ever you cannot keep her, please send her to us, we’d love to have her.” At the time, they had 2 dogs, a 3 year old rescue shepherd mix and a much older dog they subsequently had to put to sleep in November.
Come January, when we really needed to sort out our situation, we reached out to them to see if Maggie (their rescue) was looking for a new buddy and they jumped at the opportunity to take Joey in. It was not an easy decision by any means, in adopting Joey having not met her we could not have asked for a more fantastic friend – but what that also meant for us was that she deserved the absolute best which we just did not feel we were able to give her under the circumstances.
Joey with her new buddy!
She now lives in a crate free home, sleeps on the couch at night, has a buddy to play with, lie around with and chase around the yard in consistently warm beautiful weather, and Jim works from home, so they are seldom without a human companion. She flew United / Continental which I highly recommend. Their PetSafe program was fantastic, incredibly reasonable and their employees extremely compssionate. In just one afternoon she had relocated and in just a few days she has acclimated quite well. After observing her in the backyard Jim texted joking that Joey’s mom must have been a greyhound and her father likely a gazelle 🙂
I have attached a few pictures, and among the Stone’s 3 adult kids (picture of Joey w/ daughter Katie attached) there are two Pyranese Mountain dogs and I believe another puppy joining the family shortly. She will have no shortage of companionship and love. My dad and Jim are best friends and in touch every day – my dad, who had grown quite attached to Joey, will surely visit a few times a year. Freddy also makes his way to Austin a few times a year for business and will be sure to stop and see her as well.
Joey and Katie
We feel so very fortunate that in all of the tumult of the last 6 months we were presented with such an great opportunity to give Joey what we felt we were lacking due to Rory’s condition and future needs. I will continue to send updates from Jim (he is an amazing photographer and I’m sure will have some great pics to come). Please feel free to reach out to me for updates as well!
Thanks Cindy,
Kelly