And a new journey begins...

Simba (now renamed "Scully") is about to begin a whole new life with his new furever mom, Maddie... I don't think he could have gotten a better home with someone - his new furever mom is willing to love him unconditionally, take Scully to that higher level of intense human bonding and walk in tandem through her life as he trots along at his level...

During the home check and intro time, he raced around their home like he'd already begun loving life in it, found Maddie's 'spot' on their couch and in my heart, I got the sense he'd 'finally come home,' ya know?... Maddie's a very loving lady and she's not only young and beautiful (inside and out), she's going to give Scully that emotional connection that I as a foster mom could not give him (for if I had, he'd become too attached to me and it would not be good for either one of us)...

For my part, I am very grateful he was in our lives for the past three months and I was able to bring him out of his shell, teach him how to trust again and work through most of his anxiety issues... I enjoyed our walks and I am so proud that he walks with self-esteem now as opposed to his tail between his legs, scared and unwilling to move more than several feet in any direction without bolting for dear life... I will never forget those precious sweetheart ears and cute buttonized tail, nor the cuddles and kisses he gave me as he reached out beyond that fear...

Congratulations, Maddie and Scully - what an amazing journey you both are about to begin!

Catching up...

Simba is now ready for adoption. He's clearly enjoying the human touch, comes to you when you call him and has grown into a real sweetheart. He's a real pro on lead now and I can take him just about anywhere without him being fearful or scared. We've been doing a lot of umbilical training as well, so that's caused him to be right by my left side without any commands or direction. He's totally house-broken as well, will sit and lay down on command, knows what 'quiet' is as well as back, drop it and stay.

We have a foster mom and her litter right now and Simba is SO interested in them! He stands and just watches them non-stop, wagging that little snub tail a hundred miles an hour... I just never would have thought it! But he is totally fascinated... It tickles me to watch him watch them... Wonder if he had puppies around him sometime before in his life? He doesn't bark or growl at them - just stands there watching, wagging that little butt of his! What a goober!

Hopefully there is a furever home out there for him - he so deserves one!