The Journey Continues

I realized within a few days that I would not be successful in capturing the “Dreams” dogs in time to get them to the vet 30 days prior to my return to the United States. I was very discouraged and distraught. That’s what I came for! But, I knew I couldn’t go back empty handed so I turned to FaceBook. Within hours I had a few responses, but only one panned out. Maria answered me and a bonus–she speaks English. I had studied my Spanish so hard and have made progress but am still a long way from being able to have an adult conversation. I can say, “See Spot run”, etc. Ok, I’m a little better than that but I was glad to find someone to speak English because the area I was in, most people spoke only Spanish with a little English.

She told me about a few dogs that her network was fostering. I agreed to pay the vet bills so she made an appointment for that weekend where I was to meet her and the dogs. I also met Dayli and Ana, the ladies who were fostering the dogs.

And just like that, I had my three dogs. Things were going to change, however. Maria suggested that I just bring one dog as a test voyage because I did not know how it was going to work with customs (even though I had done my research) and how I was going to manage with three dogs on my own at LAX.

For the next installment, I will tell you how I met Pepe who led me to Karin — The Dog Angel, and the other two dogs that I DID bring with me.