A sad farewell to Franklin

Thursday, January 17, 2008

We've had our dog, Franklin, now for about a month. He's managed to destroy several of our Levelor blinds, toys, socks, and various other things, but we forgave him of these small crimes. Yesterday we spent about $150.00 on huge bags of food, snacks and a large, plush bed for him; but as of today, we are taking him back. He has growled at Josh many times when Josh hugged him while he was napping and Josh told me that he's bitten him two times, but I thought they were playful bites. I have warned Josh to stay away while Franklin sleeps but last night, Joshua gave him a small hug and Franklin laid in to his face with gnarly barks and a bite. Josh quite nearly lost one of his beautiful eyes. He has teeth bruises all around his left eye but fortunately it broke very little skin. I am heart-broken as Franklin really became MY dog--wanting to snuggle with me all day and night and following my every step-- but he has to go. I feel confident that through the adoption center, he will find a nice home with no small kids. So we will continue to foster dogs and hopefully the right one will come along eventually.