[pyrnet] Thank you.

[Bien70@aol.com]

Thank you all for the warm welcome you extended our family.

Brian & I were lucky enough to give Bear a home through Pyrangel Rescue 
Network.  He was fostered for about 3-4 months in New Jersey.  He was renamed 
"Fergus" by the rescue, although his foster family called him "Bear" and it 
fits.... not to mention he won't answer to anything else.  We also use 
nicknames for our two dogs, not very creative, but........  "Big Dog" (Pyr)  
and "Little Dog"  (Cocker).  

Bear was found on the streets of New York, put in a kill shelter, and a few 
hours before he was scheduled to be put down, Joan Fremo called with her 
credit card to have him neutered and informed them that some would be there 
to take him home.

I first saw Bear on Petfinders.com while looking for an adult dog to bring 
into our family.  We didn't want to go through the puppy stage right now and 
thought adoption was a great opportunity.  As soon as I saw Bear's picture I 
fell in love and had to bring him home.  I thought about him constantly and 
had his picture on the fridge and at work.  It took a little over a month, 
then we were finally brought together on Aug 20.

Bear's adjustment period was about a month.  For that month we never heard 
him bark and couldn't wait to hear his voice.  We tried lots of stuff, but no 
go.  Now, he never stops.  LOL  He barks to let us know a squirrel farted out 
back.  Barks at everything.  

He and I go everywhere together, he comes to work with me, runs errands with 
me, visits friends & family with me.  He's my buddy.  I love him so much, my 
heart swells just looking at him.  Sometimes I can't even believe he's here 
in our house, he's actually home.

Thanks again for the welcome.  I'll be posting a picture of Bear on the 
website soon.  Oh, I have lots of pictures! LOL

Dawn & Brian
Cassa & Bear