McLean Puppy Chronicles: Dewey's Last Puppy Meeting - Last Lunch

It is our last day with Dewey. So there are a lot of tears today. Secret tears and not so secret tears. There will be tears tomorrow. And probably more later. He is so sweet. We will miss him tremendously, but he has a big job to do and we need to let him go on to the next stage to do that.

Today we went to Bon Appetit and ate on the patio.

Dewey was lovely and calm. We had a water view.

Dewey mostly sleeps at restaurants.

So does Jam.

We took one last photo by the water of the boys and Cheryl.

There are a lot of forms that we have to fill out when we take our dogs back in for training. One of them is a Puppy Raiser Bio Form. It asks for additional comments on why we chose to become puppy raisers and our wishes for whomever is matched with Dewey. This is what I wrote:

"We wanted to find a way to give back that we could incorporate into our lives. We love dogs and we thought that puppy raising would be a perfect match. What we didn't realize is that every dog of every raiser is important to you. You care about the dog you puppy camped, the dogs you puppy sat, and especially the one you raised. You love them not just because you raised them, but because they are the embodiment of Southeastern's mission. They are what we do and why we do it. We do it for you, the graduate.

I thought it was about the dogs. But it isn't. It's about the freedom, the independence, the self confidence. It's about making sure we raise up a happy, self confident puppy for you. So you will have a guide you can depend on.

We hope we got it right. We wish you all the best. Dewey is tenderhearted, sweet and loving. He will be an amazing companion."