Meet Vincent. This morning when I went to the Bagelry to get a bagel for breakfast, there was a poster for Vincent hanging on the wall. He was so handsome and such a lovely Labrador it was almost like seeing doggie porn, for a dog girl like me. I mean, come on. Look at him. He's just lovely! So I had to check him out. And this is what I learned.
Vincent is a yellow Labrador. He's about 5 years old. A few months ago, he was thrown from a truck by his owner and abandoned on the side of a highway.
Not realizing what had happened to him, Vincent sat patiently on the side of that highway and waited for his owner to come back. For two weeks. Without water or food. He didn't budge. He's a Labrador. He's loyal to the end of his days. Finally a local neighbor called Animal Control and they came to collect him. And when they arrived, Vincent met them with his tail wagging and offering his hand for a shake. He was bone thin and dehydrated, but all he still wanted to do was to make them smile.
Now I ask you, dear readers. Who the fuck does that? What kind of dog owner does that to their innocent dog companion? Whomever it was certainly didn't deserve a dog as lovely as Vincent in his or her life. Not by a long shot.
I will tell you right now that when I read Vincent's story this morning, I immediately wanted to call his foster care parents and tell them I would give him a forever home. What's one more Labrador when you already have two? Well, I'll tell you what one more Labrador is when you already have two at Chez Naked. It's grounds for divorce. While I know that DearSweetDave loves me dearly, let's remember that he's not a dog person. And adding yet another big dog to our household is not something that is on his agenda even if it's on mine. I do know that if I were to bring Vincent home DearSweetDave would probably decide it was time to find himself another forever home. And I don't want to have to put up posters looking for a new home for my husband. I really love him! I want to keep him around.
So I'm doing the next best thing. I'm telling all of you about Vincent. Because I know, very well, that I have some pretty darn wonderful dog loving readers of Nakedjen. Folks who love and appreciate dogs just as much as I do. People who will be touched by Vincent's story and if they are able will be willing to offer him a wonderful and loving forever home. I know this because when Clyde died, there were endless emails and cards and well wishes from all of you as well as gifts to the Clyde Care Fund. You are a very loving and supportive group, dear readers. You all just love dogs. In fact, if there is someone out there who isn't in the Santa Cruz area, but who is certain they want Vincent to be a part of their loving family, I will help to get Vincent to you. It's the least I can do, so don't let your distance from Santa Cruz dissuade you from perhaps offering Vincent a wonderful home.
If you'd like to give Vincent a very well-deserved second chance, a loving forever home, contact his foster parents right away. I can promise you that you will never regret sharing your life with this dog. He's obviously got a heart of gold. And all he wants to do is share it with you.
There are no NaBloPoMo links today. Every time I load Fussy's page to find some, it freezes my Firefox browser and crashes everything. Well, after trying for three times, I've decided instead of being insane (and expecting a different result), I'll just not include any for today.
