Upon landing it was time to start looking for a family for Willie to stay with. We tried a few but no one was up to my standards for him. While I was walking Willie one day we heard a noise coming from behind a fence. It was Maryam training some of the local dogs. I raised Willie up so he could see everyone in class. That is when he first saw Heather. She looked like she needed Willie to save her from the embarrassment of not knowing all the commands that Maryam was teaching. The next day we introduced Willie to Ted, Heathers husband. Well I thought that I would see if this family would work. Willie was not sure of this family at first. They always kept the shades closed and when they came home he had opened them. I mean destroyed them. Ted and Heather decided to keep Willie,
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and he has been with them since 2002. And the journey continue for Willie as he goes to his new forever home with Ted and Heather Helard. In our next issue we will read theie time with Willie.