Time to re-evaluate...

Well, we hit a hitch in the road day before yesterday- Brusters adoption fell through, causing us quite a bit of emotional disappointment. It happened rather suddenly, and caught Jared and I both off guard, but we snuggled with Bru for the rest of the evening, got a good night sleep and vowed to move on the next day. In the morning Bru bounded out of his crate, with a puppy bounce that would make anyone feel good about life, and we headed out for a day of hiking with my mom (fondly referred to as Grammy when talking to the pups). We took Bruster and Pty to Pogonip State Park in Santa Cruz, and had a lovely hike through the redwoods and bay laurels. Bru stopped to explore every smell he could, and he was loving the seasonal creeks that are running through the main trail from all the rain. Needless to say, I had two happy, mud caked dogs on my hands that evening. They both got baths (and multiple tick checks) and relaxed into the evening, with the little guy putting himself to bed in his crate. The great thing about dogs, and Bruster in particular, is that they have such a great way of reminding us silly humans that, at the end of the day, everything is going to be alright, and life is a great, exciting, fun thing. Keep Bruster in your thoughts at we move on in looking for his perfect loving forever home!