 Kayla
We
first began our search on the Internet. We were looking for a dog
that didn't shed much, was
medium in size, and had a playful personality. Our research led us
to the Soft Coated Wheaten
Terrier and the Kerry Blue
Terrier. We thought Wheatens were the cutest and began there.
We completed an adoption
application early on and sent it to several rescue coordinators. As
it turns out we never
heard anything. Finally we decided to email one of the persons we
sent the application to
and she led us to the Wheatens In Need website. There we finally hit
pay dirt.
The first Wheaten we tried
to get didn't work out due to our personal living and working
circumstances and then we saw
Kayla. We were thrilled at the possibility of getting her. We
completed another adoption
application and sent it to Gwen, the rescue coordinator, in Houston
and were hoping for the best. It was about a week later that Gwen
let us know Kayla was ours. We were so excited. We originally had
plans to go to Boston for a long weekend to visit a friend, but had
no qualms about canceling when we knew it meant getting Kayla.
 So two days later we picked
Kayla up at a local Wheaten owner's and WIN volunteer's house who
Gwen had called and arranged to take Kayla from the original owners
in New Jersey. It all worked out really well since we live on Long
Island in New York.
Since getting Kayla she has
been a real joy. She's had a few accidents here and there and a
couple of chewing incidents but nothing major. She is definitely one
of the best behaved dogs we've ever known. She is so lovable and
loves to socialize. We take her for walks frequently and she likes
it more to see what's going on in the neighborhood than anything
else.
We found she doesn't care
much for being brushed, but she sure looks great when we're
finished. We have switched her medication to one our vet feels is
better for her and she's doing pretty well. She has an accident now
and then when she gets really excited when we come home from work
but other than that she is
totally controlled.
We are so lucky to have
found Kayla and are grateful to all those who took part in helping
us to get her.
Sandy and John
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