What a picture can't tell you...

Here is a picture of my darling boy! He is precious! His picture can't tell you his journey but he been on one since he was born...

Snorkel was born in Alabama to a stray little black and white mommy dog who was about 13 lbs. --she had one blue eye and one brown eye. She was soft n fluffy but had no home. 

Snorkel, along with his mommy n brothers n sisters got their Freedom Ride when Fluffy Dog Rescue said YES to bringing them north to WI. They were "blessed doggies" because now they would finally be loved and taken care of forever. 

When they were rescued they were given names. Mommy was Breeze. Puppies were: Flip Flop, Shell, Wave, Dolphin and Snorkel. Snorkel was the fluffiest pup of the bunch!

Snorkel spent his early puppy days with his mommy n pups plus some other dogs at Lori's house. Lori founded Fluffy Dog Rescue. Snorkel  had lots of room to run and play at Lori's house! 

One day mommy dog left the puppy pack to go into foster. She got adopted quickly to her very own furever home! Snorkel stayed at Lori's house but lived in a special puppy shed. He hoped to be adopted, or at least fostered, but had to wait. He waited many months. He waited and waited...and waited!

Finally, one day it happened! Snorkel got to have his turn at a foster house! The very one mommy dog went to. He was happy but scared!

The foster house was 2 hours away so he got his first ride in a car since the journey from Alabama. He sat very, very still in the crate. What was going to happen? Poor little Snorky! He missed his brother Dolphin who was still at Lori's. 

Finally, he met the foster mommy. She picked him up and petted his head and gave him a tender hug... then put him in her car and off they drove again.  Finally, the drive was over and he got out and met two new silly and happy doggies. They were called Asti and Parson. These two loved Snorkel right away and made Snorkel feel safe. They helped him feel happy and not so worried by wagging their tails and excitedly wiggling all over--soon all sniffed around the yard together, as dogs love to do!

The first thing Snorkel had to learn in the house was how to climb stairs. The foster house had lots of those! It took 2 days. 

After learning stairs he had to learn many more things! He learned which crate was his and that it was a happy place to go because you got bones to chew in there and it had a big quilt inside to snuggle in at night! 

Snorkel learned to sit for a yummy bite of food called a treat and to potty outside. He is pretty good at the potty outside but still forgets once in a while but not often. The hardest thing was being brave on walks and understanding the thing called a leash. At first Snorkel just wanted to freeze like a statue with that leash on. Luckily, Parson n Asti showed him what to do and foster mom carried treats in her pocket. Now leash walking is easy to do and fun- fun- fun!!! Nothing to be scared of at all!!!

Snorkel loves his foster home and they love him oodles ...and he's still learning new things...but it's not the end of his journey. It's not home! Snorkel knows his real home is out there! He's just "waiting" until "his family" finds him. Sometimes, foster mom says, "It takes a while but the wait is worth it!"

So....

Hope you are looking family... Snorkel is waiting for you!  He's ready to end his journey! It's time now for this little black n white fluffy boy from 'bama to finally go home.  

P.S. If you adopt Mr. Snorky and  #blackandwhitedog on Instagram you can be part of a very impressive group! Just sayin'!

I will miss this...