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This post is dedicated to my wonderful and crazy English Bulldog Bentley. Many of you may not know that Bentley has been having quite a few behavioral problems these last few months. It is with a very heavy and sad heart that I have to tell everyone that I had to make the agonizing decision recently to find Bentley a new home. Over the last couple of month his behavior became more and more erratic and crazy. I first thought it was him simply adjusting to his new environment at my parents home. Unfortunately this was not the case. But no matter what I have loved him.
He is going to wonderful new parents where he will be an “only dog” again. I met with Julie and Tim last Wednesday and can’t say enough wonderful things about them. Bentley seemed instantly comfortable and at home with them, and they just seemed ecstatic to have him there. They wanted to keep him right away but I had to ask for a couple of more days with him, I just wasn’t ready to part with him yet. I came home that night and started taking a million pictures of him and making endless lists of stuff to remember to tell them and things I wanted to do with him before Saturday morning when I took him to his new home.
Bentley is and always be more then just a dog to me. He really does mean the world to me and always will. He is the one I cuddle up with in bed each night rubbing the cute little nub just above his tail that he loves so much. How am I going to sleep in silence at night without his louder then a grown human man snoring? What will I do without him trying to push me out of his way to get more space in the bed? What am I going to do without the wonderful “bully breath”?
Bentley can never be replaced in my heart and I have no desire to even try. I can’t imagine loving another dog as I did him. He has been with me since June 27th, 2004 he was my first dog.
Saturday morning I loaded up the car with all of Bentley’s belongings (man this dog had a lot of stuff) and we hit the road in the winter weather to drive down to the Livonia/Redford area where he will live. We finally arrived I unloaded all of his stuff and talked with his new mommy about all his little quirks and oddities. Of course making the stellar impression only Bentley can make he continued to try and “dominate” her and finally right as I was getting ready to leave vomited on her living room rug…great impression I know. She was so great about everything. I hope that he is endlessly happy in his new home!
I have already received an update regarding Bentley that he is extremely happy at his new home as are his new parents. He’s already gotten to meet a bunch of new people and even played with a child (something he never did well in my care). I can’t wait to hear more about him!
