Evey and Company

I know I am VERY inactive with this blog but I’ve been spending a lot of time rereading the stories of baby Evey and having this little piece of her has been helpful for our grief. I’d like to share a little more.

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May 10, 2013 - February 22, 2026

On February 22nd, 2026, we said goodbye to our heart and soul dog, Evey. It’s taken me some time to write this because there are no amount of pictures or words that could possibly describe how beautiful our life was with her. I don’t know how I’ll ever find the words to truly honor her memory or convey the depth of our love.

She was authoritative, energetic, and smart but most of all she was a joy. She radiated it and shared it in abundance with everyone she met. She waterboarded Chris and I with kisses. She loved my child as if he was her own. She licked Charlies ears every night. And she helped timid puppy mill fosters understand the meaning of being a dog. She truly, deeply, fully loved us and made it known every day.

She was my support system. There were periods of my life where I felt completely alone but at least she was there by side. I’ll never forget how she would wake up with me and stay by my side through every overnight feeding when I was in the throes of new motherhood or how she put on a brave face for us until the very end. She never judged or tried to fix me. She would just be there and I was cured.

[08.06.2018]

“It’s only a flesh wound!” - Charlie

Charlie had an incident with my GSD last week which required five stitches and lots of crying. Definitely the suckiest experience I’ve had fostering so far. But this dude remains chipper!

The fact that hes 13 years old and not good with other dogs does not bode well for his ability to get adopted. Other than his dog aggression he is a perfect dog. He deserves so much more than the life I am currently giving him.

[06.24.2018]

Meet Charlie(2)!

[05.27.2018]

Last week, I mentioned that I would be getting my next foster and then I ghosted for a some time! Now that things are settled I can go into a little more detail about my new foster : Darby!

Darby is a 6 month old female Border Collie/Australian Shepherd mix. Upon hearing we were getting an adolescent dog, I had some puppy PTSD, so I did some research on raising and training puppies, even though I knew I would eventually be improvising. But, Darby was not acting like the puppy I was expecting to get. She behaved a lot like my first foster, Gio who came from a puppy mill. She was scared and under socialized. We learned that Darby lived with many animals (at least over 20) and not indoors (likely a barn or outdoor kennel). She also has NO idea what a leash is and shakes in fear when it is on. She would stick her head in the corner and cower, pee out of fear, shake if you approached, and flee if you made eye contact from across the room.

The previous owner had the audacity to say that “this is normal” but, FYI, it’s not. It’s basically in every puppy handbook that puppies need to be introduced to a variety of new situations and environments so they can adapt better when they’re older. I felt like Darby had been failed and tbh, I had a good cry about it. I didn’t want her to be scared and stressed out inside my house, or whenever she saw me, or when she was wearing a leash!