Waldo Jaquith

Lady Bird found a home.

Lady Bird Smiles

We adopted Lady Bird this week. We started fostering her back in November. In all of that time only two potential adopters have even asked about her. There’s just not a lot of demand for elderly, perennially terrified beagles with peanut-sized bladders. (The other night we caught her eying her own shadow warily.) With the alternative being to send her back to the SPCA, we’ve decided to serve as the old girl’s retirement home. She’s sweet, smart, and goofy, though, so I’m not complaining.


17 Comments

Great Going Walso and Amber.
Ado Annie, too!

Posted by phyllis on 2 March 2007 @ 5pm

crimeny…sic!
WALDO WALDO WALDO-
fat fingered that last one..
-sorry-

Posted by phyllis on 2 March 2007 @ 5pm

Congrats on the new family member!

Posted by John Athayde on 2 March 2007 @ 6pm

Congrats! Next thing you know you’ll be adopting a CAT! ;)

Posted by KC on 2 March 2007 @ 6pm

seems like a sound decision to me:) good on, ol’ man. life smiles on beagle carers.

Posted by jeremy hunsinger on 2 March 2007 @ 7pm

Waldo…You exemplify the compassion and heart of progressives….

I’m happy Lady Bird found you…..buzz…buzz…

Posted by MOSQUITO on 2 March 2007 @ 7pm

Awww… she always looks so happy in the pictures that you have posted of her. Congratulations all around.

Posted by Malena on 2 March 2007 @ 7pm

Good for you!

Posted by Vivian J. Paige on 2 March 2007 @ 8pm

You can’t be too careful around beagle shadows, ya know. It’s a good thing you’ll have Lady Bird watching out for such potential threats on a permanent basis.

Posted by fdr on 2 March 2007 @ 9pm

Lady Bird is many things, but smart may be pushing it. ;P

Posted by Cory Capron on 2 March 2007 @ 11pm

>>She’s sweet, smart, and goofy

. . . and so you recognized a kindred spirit? ;-)

Congratulations to a lucky dog.

Posted by Bob Brink on 3 March 2007 @ 3pm

Holding her is dangerous.

Posted by Judge Smails on 3 March 2007 @ 11pm

We’re saving a place for you among the ranks of compassionate conservatives. God bless both of you for your kindness to His creatures. They give back a great deal of love.

Scout, Chloe, Lucy and Tito

Posted by NoVA Scout on 4 March 2007 @ 12am

Oh yay! She’s such a sweet thing, and I’ve loved her pictures and story. I wish I could have dogs. But having a city apartment, living solo as a full-time worker + professional volunteer leaves no space, literally or figuratively, for a dog. Guess it’s all cats for me until the situation changes.

Posted by TLPatten on 4 March 2007 @ 9am

well done

our new beast is almost phobia-free, but she has been trying for three weeks to run off that bad dog she sees in the glass doors of the fireplace

Posted by Steve on 4 March 2007 @ 11pm

I’d missed where y’all got a dog, Steve — that’s great. Don’t forget to post a picture at some point!

Posted by Waldo Jaquith on 5 March 2007 @ 8am

Yay and woof woof! I am sure that you will all be very happy.

I had an elderly dog who was able to control her bladder with drugs, and hopefully that is the case with Lady Bird as well.

Posted by Jonathan Mark on 11 March 2007 @ 5am