My Giz

When Micah and I first got married we had my childhood dog, Rusty.  In our first month of marriage my 14 year old yorkie passed away.  I was so sad!  Micah decided the cure to my crying would be for us to get another dog.  I researched breeds and one day we went to a breeder and looked at her puppies.  Micah instantly fell in love with Gizmo.  I was looking at other dogs and playing with them but Micah only had eyes for Gizmo.

Gizmo has been a great puppy and our first "child" for the last 6 years. He has moved around Houston and across the world with us. Recently, Micah and I made the decision to send Gizmo back to the USA to live with his Sperling grandparents.  It was a difficult decision and we are going to miss our Gizmo puppy so very much!  We  are concerned that with Gizmo's age and his tendency to freak out in his cage that he wouldn't safely make the flight home in a few more years.  Plus, we aren't sure where we would have to leave Gizmo when we go on vacation in Doha.  Here in Saudi we have been blessed with so many great friends who have been willing to keep him while we are gone.  We aren't sure about our situation in Doha and the idea of leaving him in a kennel for 3+ weeks isn't something we wanted.  So, all that being said, I made the arrangements and put Gizmo on a flight to the USA.  It was really hard to say goodbye but I know he is going to a great home and will be very spoiled! Micah's parents are excited to have a pup in the house and will love Gizmo just as much as we do. Of course we will still get to see him when we visit.

Here we are on the way to the vet to drop Gizmo off.  We didn't want to have to deal with any of the Saudi customs and such so we paid the vet clinic to take care of that.

Luckily, we were able to get Gizmo back to the USA while Micah was home.  Even though it was hard for me to send Giz off alone I was happy Giz would have a familiar face on the other side.
Here he is, safe on the other side.

We will miss you Gizmo!