 Simon's Story
The Wednesday before Thanksgiving I was enjoying a day off and
browsing through message from the Wheatens In Need group. A lot of
Wheatens had gone through WIN as of late, but none of them were
local, and I was feeling rather helpless as I wasn't close enough to
foster, or participate in WURLs.
Someone sent a petfinder link to yet another far away Wheaten, and
after looking at him I decided to check our zip code, just in case.
And that's when I found Simon at the local animal shelter. I was
amazed.
I called upstairs to my husband who was working at home and said I
was going to pick up a Wheaten at the shelter (and of course
he had to come along!) and called Gwen to make sure it was ok.
Within 10 minutes we were in the car on our way to rescue Simon.
Simon was the most adorable Wheaten with no hair I had ever seen!
He was thrilled to see us, friendly as could be, and bounced around
like he had springs on his feet. His previous "owners" stated the
reason for dropping him off was the fact that he nipped at someone
trying to take Halloween candy away from him. The shelter was
wonderful, and since they were a kill shelter with limited space,
they were thrilled that he found a foster home, as he had been there
longer than his allotted "time".
Simon spent Thanksgiving with 3 other Wheatens (our two and a
visitor, Chewie, also a WIN dog), as well as our three cats.
Although he loved the cats, it was obvious he hadn't been around
other dogs too much, but our crew quickly showed him the ropes.
Simon was a typical two year old without much training, so his
method of play involved a lot of mouthing. He also did have some
food possession and resource guarding. Other than that he was a
true delight - a lap snuggler, great Wheaten kisser, and amazingly
agile!
 We weren't quick to look for a home for him because we saw his
behavior improving daily from interacting with our two and with us.
Over the two months that we had him, he turned into a much different
dog! We spoke to a few potential homes, but wanted to make sure
that not only was the home perfect for Simon, but that Simon was
perfect
for his new owners.
After lengthy emails and calls with a potential new mom, Marc and I
were confident that Simon was going to get the attention, love and
training that he needed. We drove Simon to West Virginia to meet
his new mom, Carla. I think they hit it off well from the beginning
- Carla got down to his level to talk to him, and Simon was quick to
leap on her, bowl her over, and smother her with kisses. They rode
together in the backseat the rest of the way back to Simon's new
home in Kentucky.
We miss our boy but know that he is in a wonderful new home!
Susan G
Raleigh, NC
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