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A little over 10 years ago Jordan, Destin and I made our way out to Hixson. We had found a family that raised Keeshond's. This was a dog we had wanted for awhile and we had finely found one in the Chattanooga area!

On the way home we were discussing names for our new puppy. As we passed the Kia dealership I shouted out 'Kia'! And so she was named.

This was the sweetest dog, practically trained herself, was playful but not manic. Slept with Jordan over the next several years and just fit right in. Through all of the dogs we adopted and then found homes for, she was the one we kept.

Here we are a little over 10 years later. Jordan has moved out and taken her two little dogs with her and I am left feeling like Kia is lonely...missing Jordan and missing the playmates she had grown accustomed to. I began praying for our dog. You can't just give your dog away. A dog you have had for 10 years. A dog that has become a part of your family. It made me sad just to think about it. So I prayed that God would show me what He wanted for Kia. That I would have wisdom in knowing what was best for her.

Thanksgiving day we spent over at Jordan's new house. I had been tempted to take Kia with us just so she could spend the day with all the activity but chose to leave her home instead. She loves it outside and this day was no exception, she wouldn't come in, so I left her outside. Somehow she found a way out of the fence and was gone when I came home a bit after 4pm. With this being Thanksgiving I knew wherever she was no-one could contact the vet to get get my phone number until the next day. So I prayed that she was safe and would be taken care of. With a sense of peace about it, I was able to let it go.

Early Friday morning I got a call from a family a block or so away that had Kia. Oh, they loved her -she fit right in and had done great that night...I headed that way to pick her up and to my surprise it was the friend of a former neighbor. She and I had met briefly before but had not really ever talked.

After taking Kia home she immediately wanted outside and wouldn't come in when I had to leave for the store. Yup, sure enough...I got a call from Amy, Kia was back at her house. Amy then offered to keep her for the weekend. She and I talked about how I felt she was missing Jordan and the other two dogs and Amy, with her daughter Molly and their two dogs she must have been feeling right at home.

I got to Amy's home on Sunday after church and was greeted by Kia and her new found friends barking at the door. Yes, she jumped up a little and wanted me to pet her but was not anxious to leave, so I sat to visit for a little while. During the conversation it was clear how Kia had settled in, had been sleeping with Molly and had become a part of their family in this short time. My son, Destin, offered up 'You can keep her if you want' to which came a vigorous head shaking and YES from Molly.

We talked awhile longer, telling a little about Kia and what she has meant to us, some of her habits and what to expect and we got up to leave. Amy and Molly were leaving at the same time and when we called for Kia to go bye-bye she immediately jumped into Amy's car, didn't even venture out towards mine.

Amy said she didn't want to keep Kia if it was going to make me sad. I told her it made me sad to think about taking her from them! So, Kia has found her new home and I know she isn't lonely. She is back in the company of a teenage girl and two lively playmates that walk on all four's like she.

Thank you Molly and Amy for giving Kia a home and for loving her as much as we do!
 


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