Do You Remember Miracle? (Entry Five)

Some Col. Potter cairns develop their own "fan club" and such is the case with Miracle. For the next few days we'll be posting his story - how he came into Col. Potter, his surgery, life with his Foster Mom and "nurse" and a wonderful update from his Forever Home. Do you remember Miracle? (To read previous entries click here.)

The following post was written August 6, 2006 by Miracle's Foster Mom:

Well folks, yesterday was a wonderful day …

A difficult day ... but a wonderful day...

The boy got to have a bath ... and a good brushing...

His new Mom and Dad sent him old worn, unwashed smelly T-shirts, just as I asked them to. They also sent a used bandana from his new brother Rion. So the boy got to sleep with the smell of his new family all around him for several nights.

Foster Mom worried.... Foster Mom hugged him tight and petted him and told him all about Colorado ... His new Dad likes ice hockey, so the boy got a Colorado Avalanche collar and leash ... And Foster Mom worried ...

We packed up his crate … and his paper work … and some new toys ... and a couple of old ones ... and off we went to West Des Moines.

Brad, his new Dad, drove in from Colorado and we met him at his sister-in-law's house. Shelly (his new Mom) stayed home with Rion, who is one … and a quite feeble older gentleman who is 15 and not doing too well at all. A hard choice for her to make, but one that speaks volumes of the care this family takes of their furkids ...

We arrived with no problems ... and got the boy out of his crate .... and I really worried .. and tried not to cry ....

But I shouldn't have worried ... Brad smelled right to the boy... and Shelly had sent a bag of Beggin’ Strips ... Between the familiar smell of his new Dad and a couple of strips cut into tiny pieces ... the boy knew he was with the right person and forgot all about Foster Mom & Dad....

So I asked Brad, "What are you going to call the boy?"

"Oh, we'll keep the name Miracle. It suits him so well," he said while pulling out a new name tag with the boy's name, new address and phone number on it.....

Which of course started my eyes dripping again ...

So Colorado has a new resident.

Miracle C. ... a wonderful name … a wonderful day...

And as I watched through my tears, Miracle followed his new family into the garage with never a backwards glance...

Good luck my friend ... Thank you for being a wonderful part of our life... I will think of you often.