26/08/2026
I promised you an update on beautiful Blue, and here it is! There is a reason I've waited 2 weeks to update.
On Wednesday 12th August I arranged to pick Blue up from his home in Lincoln and drive him to his new home.
On the day, I was so tired, and skint, it was boiling hot and my car has no AC. I really was not in the mood. I had to do it though, Blue was counting on me.
I'm well known for my impulsivity and taking a risk, and I was about to do it again.
I was taking Blue directly from his current home to a foster who was interested in adopting. I had received lots of messages enquiring about Blue. Most, I disregarded as they clearly hadn't read the stipulations on my post, some were much too far away, a few were possibilities.
Christine, however was the first person to message me. Straight away I was excited. They have 6 acres, a beach on their doorstep, and 3 small dogs already.
I was making this journey, with no back up plan, knowing if it didn't work out Blue was coming back with me. I picked Blue up and he was very excited. I'm not going to judge but he was going from quite a sad situation to an absolute dream. On the car journey, Blue was so good, he sat in the back, looking out of the window. I spoke softly to him, telling him he needs to be a really good boy, that his life was going to get so much better. He listened, cocking his head slightly, taking it all in. At one point his little paw reached through to the front and he patted my arm, before slowly sitting back. I fell in love with him on that journey, short as it was. He was so sweet, placid, his beautiful blue eyes full of wonder and excitement, still puppy like in his demeanor, but such a good boy.
Christine and Karl were eagerly awaiting my arrival and we wanted to take our time and do everything properly. They led me in to their back garden, where I was offered a cold drink, which I gratefully sipped while taking in the beautiful surroundings.
What a stunning place, and I could only hope it would work out. The garden was big, with a vegetable garden, stables, a little orchard and acres of land beyond the fence, home to a horse, a cute donkey and chickens. I was in my element. Beyond the 6 acres is a beach. It was amazing!
We quietly sat in the garden and chatted. Blue was on a long lead and we let him decompress and explore for a while. Next, we introduced Blue to their other dogs, one at a time, so not to overwhelm him. Starting with the male Yorkie, Herbert. Everything went great. Next, Herbert's sister, another Yorkie Clementine. Again they were fine, and lastly Minnie, a small Lurcher cross female dog. Christine and Karl thought she might be nervous but they were fine! There were no problems. Then we let them all play together. It almost went too well. We wanted to be realistic though,
so we agreed we would give it a 2 week trial. If for any reason it didn't work out Blue would return to me.
I left, happy and hoping it would work out.
The first update after a few days was promising with beautiful photos, but I didn't want to get ahead of myself. The second update they asked if they could get Blue neutered. We had already discussed this and the cost was coming off the adoption fee. Of course, I said yes, and that has been done. I dared to get my hopes up. The third and final update was they had fallen in love with Blue, and very much wanted him to be part of their family! So it's now official! Blue's life has been transformed, and the pictures below show that. What a success story. Lovely Blue, he deserves the world, and I couldn't be happier
