Clarky update!

Its been two weeks since Clark left us for his forever home in Fowey and we have missed him like mad!  There has been lots of tears but Gill & Lisa have sent daily updates with lots of photos which has helped us enormously.  

His first week was difficult for him and he was off his food but he is bonding with them every day and is now eating again. He has lots of toys to play with and they are enjoying walks with him. He loves his walks and they have been helping him settle by taking him out when he has become stressed or upset. 

All in all he has settled amazing well and they are all getting on great! 

Some pics of him in his new pad courtesy of Lisa & Gill.

Wet look! 

The view is evidently wasted on Clark!

Lisa's term - sun puddling! Love it!

The intrepid snake slayer!

Snoozy bed

Making himself at home

Tug of war

Hmmmmm not spoilt at all... :)

Bath time!

You talking to me! 

Lounging 

Handsome boy

We are so glad he is loved, VERY much loved by his new family and is settling in well. 

I will bring you another update soon.

Remember if you can offer a foster home or adoptive home to a wonderful terrier like Clark please have a look at the gorgeous pups on the Terrier SOS website!

http://www.terriersos.com/dogs/viking-10-year-old-wire-fox-terrier/

and so he has left for Fowey and a long and happy life .........

Today's the day..... the day Clark Kent, aka Superman, Clarkus Barkus, Clarky Bark left us to go to his forever home with Lisa & Gill. It has been a roller coaster of emotions since 20th May when he arrived here, scared, smelly and sad. 

We had a tear filled day, a lovely walk in the fields this morning and a photo or ten taken! 

On our final walk in the fields

Happy cuddles with Rob

After our walk we had more cuddles.....

Funny, happy and loved

I spent the rest of the time with him alternating between crying and smiling at him, cuddling, taking photos and promising him I'd always be here if he needed me (not that he will of course!!) 

After many tears, cuddles and hugs the time soon came around to 2pm and Gill & Lisa arrived to collect the remaining bits and pieces of medication and of course the most wonderful, handsome, happy, funny Wire Fox Terrier - Clark Kent!

We had decided that the best thing to do was go for a walk as usual and then for Gill & Lisa to take him home with them from there. It was awful and one of the worst days I have experienced, my heart was breaking every moment that led up to them driving away.

We had a good walk, lots of laughs and happy times.

Full of energy, flying over the stones!

Doing a very good impression of Shaun the Sheep!

So after 40 minutes or so we made our way back to the car and to our final goodbyes. It was so very hard to watch him hop up into his cage and shut the door..........

Tears are still flowing and will probably continue to do so for a while but I know that he is loved and will be treated like a prince with Lisa & Gill, a better home could not have been found for him. 

and so from this photo taken on 20th May, the day he arrived from Spain.........

To this, 5 months later, happier, healthier and truly a Superman to me and many others.

Thank you for following Clark's story, this blog has brought many people to together and has developed a 'Clark Kent' fan club on Facebook and further afield.  It has helped me no end and I have a detailed record of his time with us. 

I will do my best to periodically update you all with Clark's progress in his new home and with his new family.

In the mean time if any of you have been inspired to foster or adopt please look at Terrier SOS website and help those dogs that have been abandoned and abused. Thank you!!!

Let down by railings! Clark is staying an extra week!

We had been preparing for Clark's departure tomorrow but yesterday Gill & Lisa called to say they had been let down by the man putting up the railings to make their garden secure for Clark. They are so upset as without a secure area for Clark in the garden he cannot go to live with them yet. They had been promised the railings and gates would be fitted by the end of the month but it is now being done next week, so 'D' day has moved to next week, Remembrance Sunday, ironic hey.

Clarky, of course, is oblivious but Lisa and Gill are naturally upset and it has been hard for me building up to tomorrow. I have another week of cuddles but another week of despondence at his leaving here. Its a funny thing really, my tears and sadness are for my loss not for Clark as he is going to have a wonderful life, it is purely selfish and self indulgent of me. 

For this weeks preparations they all had a bath yesterday morning and I had the camera out taking some final pics, or so I thought! 

Bathed and sweet smelling!

After doing triple zoomies they all thought it was guarding time but only after having dried off on the bed :( 

Clark makes a wonderful model and he is happy for me to take lots of pictures of him....I remember being told when he first arrived that he was camera shy but I think he was just so worried and scared he didn't know that a camera was. Now he is such a poser! 

He loves playing with the girls and he loves to sit on the bed with them surveying the village entrance and letting us know when someone is on the move out there. 

Three woolly beards!

Clark loves a comfy bed and usually sleeps in Molly's bed next to the radiator in the living room however he decided to try Wena's out for size this week......

He's getting very brave as Wen is particularly attached to her bed next to Rob's chair, thankfully she was out on cat patrol in the back garden and he had a little snooze in it before deciding Molly's was comfier!

His confidence has grown so very much since he arrived, he was really very scared of Rob initially and it took him many weeks to start to trust him. Now he will lie and have cuddles and tummy tickles confidently, emitting little groans of pleasure.

He strides out despite his smashed pelvis and he will be leaving us in the best possible health. He no longer leaks urine, he is a healthy weight, his eyes are really comfortable, his limp is minimal and only occurs after too much exercise, which we try not to do with him. 

All in all this Superman really is flying high! 

If you would like to adopt a terrierist please please please look at the Terrier SOS website, there are plenty in need of a loving forever home!!

http://www.terriersos.com/dogs/bernie-fox-terrier/