Remember him?

This is Pepper. I found him in the middle of the road almost 3 weeks ago. His first owner called today...

I got the message when I got home from work and I burst into tears. We've seriously bonded with this dog. He sleeps with my 7-year-old. My cat has finally stopped peeing in the corner because of his presence. Plus, we've spent at least $200 between the vet and the pet store.

It had been 3 weeks. We thought we were safe.

Well, as it turns out, we were safe. His first owner, upon hearing about our vet trips and how he sleeps with my son and how upset I was (my husband had to call because I was crying) said we could keep him.

Can you imagine?

She said she wanted him to be happy, and because we have kids and a big yard and between my husband and I we are home on and off during the day she thought he'd be happier with us.

I'd like to draw some parallels between our situation and adoption but I think I'd better not - a dog is not the same as a child, and it's not often you find a child in the middle of the road... (joking, people!)

Anyway, we experienced some serious kindness today. She could have asked for him back and we would have given him back to her - not happily, but it would have been the right thing to do. We are so thankful for her!