The same volunteer who had found Esti discovered that JonJon also needed to be rescued. She pulled him from the shelter and took him to the vets. A volunteer transported him part of the way and I picked him up. He was a cute small poodle and as I snatched him through the car window I said he would be a "quick turnaround."
Famous last words. He turned out to be our longest foster. JonJon was a family relinquishment. On the form they claimed he had "bitten" a child. He may well have snapped at them. We decided it would be better if he went to a home with no small children. For some reason, at that time, all our potential adopters had small kids. I was speaking to one man on the phone and getting hopeful when he said "and my wife is pregnant." I ended the call stating that JonJon wouldn't be good with babies.
Esti had a habit of sitting on the back of the couch and barking loudly if someone walked past the house. JonJon would join her. After Esti was adopted, JonJon continued to hang out on the back of the couch. One day we tried to get his attention as we pulled up in front of the house in our large pick up truck and waved our arms hello to him. He didn't respond at all.
We had noticed funny behaviors from him. For one thing, he never tried to catch the ball until after it had bounced once. We had taken him into the vet a couple of times already, just with general concerns.
We took him into the vets again to have his eyes checked. Sure enough, he had Progressive Retinal Atrophy. He will eventually go blind.
Now, who is going to adopt a blind dog?
A few months later, the friend of a friend said she was interested. I was very impressed that she had done her own research. She also already had a dog. A second dog will often assist the blind dog.
Once again, a perfect match.
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