Paul, Keith, Mike, Michael, thank you!
Paul, Bentley came with a large tote bag full of food and toys. He also dug into the bin of Annie's toys that she didn't beat up before she passed on.
Keith, the rescue vet told my wife a lot of rescues would have put Bentley down after finding him afraid and malnourished. They nursed him back to health. They did a good thorough job of vetting us. We had email questionnaire, phone conversations, our references (vet and two vet techs who knew how we kept Annie going for 2 1/2 years with a form of cancer, and also a Facetime tour of our home and yard. They gave us a lot of information about Bentley, and thought we were a good fit since I am retired and my wife only works 2 days, we don't go away, we don't have any small children or other pets, we live in a quiet neighborhood. They did their best to get Bentley ready to have new owners and that they would be the best fit for him.
Mike, we had the Facetime home tour and discussion with the vet Saturday afternoon. The rescue woman who met us halfway said she had Sunday and next Saturday open. I was sunny but very windy so early morning glare and the wind was moving everyone's vehicles, but I thought it best to go Sunday than to risk bad weather next weekend. He fit right in. I couldn't sleep with my sciatic nerve, but I left him and Mrs. B asleep to try to shake off the pain. IT held out for the trip, and that is all that matters.
Michael, I introduced Bentley to the train room, but didn't start up a train. We want him to slowly get used to his new surroundings.
