I was introduced to Julie on October 27, 2012, while in Ocean County, visiting my niece Stacy who foster’s dogs for CODAR. She happened to be helping out Ilene, Julie’s foster family that weekend and in speaking with Stacy earlier in the week kept going on and on what a good dog Julie was. Well it was love at first sight; I couldn’t help but go home and tell my husband Greg all about her. We had been talking about adoption but had only been considering it a short time and recently started looking.
A few days later, I followed up and found that Julie was still available for adoption. So Greg and I discussed and he said, let’s do it, we’re ready and if I felt that way after having met Julie, that we must be the family for her. Immediately following that I went through the proper steps through CODAR’s website, CODAR did all their due diligence and we were approved for adoption November 10. On November 11, our 12th year wedding anniversary we headed to the foster mom’s, Ilene for a meet and greet, but not before stopping at Petco for a few supplies! Julie barked when we rang the bell and was somewhat apprehensive when we came in, Greg and I both sat down on the floor and she sniffed us with curiosity and started to come around. We went through all the information of the adoption with foster mom Ilene and by time we were done Julie was our new friend. We put on her new collar and leash and after we walked out the door, my husband and I both stopped outside Ilene’s house, hugged and both of us just started crying, we so happy.
Julie has brought so much love into our lives and we couldn’t be happier. We’ve been working on the training since she came home and the accidents in the home have very minimal. She’s great when it comes to going outside and she loves her walks in the neighborhood and is equally excited about the number of squirrels she can count on any given day. We’ve been crate training her and she is getting use to the crate being her spot, but she still suffers from separation anxiety, but given our schedules, that is at a minimum. Her social skills around other dogs have improved and always enjoys visiting all her new cousins and friends.
We love our Miss Julie and thank you Castle of Dreams and my niece Stacy for bringing us together!