Journal
Barnie, week by week
Adopting a young rescue dog from Romania — written as it happens, the good days and the hard ones.
Barnie's first night on the sofa with us, and his first zoomies
Nearly four weeks in, our Romanian rescue Barnie spent his first full night in the living room with us, asleep on the sofa, had his first zoomies, and is slowly crossing the kitchen threshold on his own terms.
Barnie's first 10 days — what decompression really looks like
Ten days in, our Romanian rescue Barnie hasn't claimed the whole house. He's claimed one stretch of landing carpet, and it's taught us what self-paced decompression really looks like.
Arrival night — Barnie's finally home
Four days, six countries, a ferry and a broken-down van later, Barnie arrived at 9:30 on a Saturday night. Here's how his first few hours with us went.
Cleared to travel — Barnie's booked on the bus
Barnie's health tests came back clear, so he's booked onto Pawprints' transport out of Romania on 22 September. The open-ended wait finally has a date.
Reserved — now we wait
Barnie is booked on a transport from Romania and due at the end of September. So far, the hardest part of adopting from overseas has been the waiting.