to a new home.
I haven't been COL much for a long time and for the very hard reason that on Boxing day I knew I had to re-home my Miss Murron. It has been a very hard decision to come to and after several offers of homes, I have decided on a working life for her on an estate about 20 miles away.
I have been struggling with Murron for quite some time; Murron is a very independent, strong willed and very hard hunting driven dog. I have not been able to give Murron the exposure to game or meet her hunting instinct and between this and my separation I knew I could not keep all 3 girls. As I felt I was not meeting Murron's needs, it is best to let her go to an environment where she will get the life she was bred for and the one she deserves.
I had Murron out beating on the estate with Breagh this past season and the Gamekeeper just fell for her. He is looking for a good hunter and Miss Murron certainly is that.
I know that Ian will be able to give her what she needs and I will be able to see her grow in her working life in the future. This however, does not make it any easier to part with my girl. I have had her since she was 10 weeks old and she will be 3 in May. I have put a lot of work into her as I do all my dogs and I wish the outcome could be different but it's not and I feel I would be doing Murron a disservice by trying to keep her and not giving her the life she needs.
Murron will be finished her season on Thursday, so I will be taking her out to the estate on Friday to start her new life
It's going to be a hard day and I am going to take her to the beach and dunes for one hell of a blast; just her and me before I take her to Ian's. I know she is going to love her new life and I have to put my emotions aside and hold onto that and be happy for her.
Little did I know when Murron's photo won June 2011 on the COL calender she would not be with me when the time comes to appreciate it. It's scary how life changes so quickly.
O.K folks, that should explain my absence for the last couple of months. I tend to hide away when I have to deal with issues. I hope to catch up with all the COL goings on soon.
Sorry if I have posted in the wrong place mods.