The family have been talking to Teddy's current foster parent Sam Wheatley and had a Skype date to meet him as well as sending photos and information to Kenah for a virtual property inspection.
The family has experience with rehoming dogs, previously rescuing a 9-year-old dog from Wellington that died a couple of years ago.
Sam Wheatley has been fostering Teddy since level 4 lockdown and now she is excited he has found a permanent home. Photo / Warren Buckland
The family has been ready for a new dog since then, with Sonja actively wanting one but Jody wanting to wait for the right dog. "When I spoke to the family and they said that they would like to adopt him, I said, 'Just to confirm, you are saying you are wanting to adopt Teddy?' And he said yes and the three colleagues behind me all cheered," Kenah said.
Kenah said seeing animals being adopted into good families is why she does the job.
Jody, Brooke and Sonja Takimoana will be welcoming Teddy into their Dunedin home at Labour Weekend. Photo / Supplied
"Dogs that otherwise might not have great opportunities in life, when you know that they are going to go on and have those, that's why I go to work each day," she said.
Wheatley began fostering Teddy with 48 hours' notice when the country went into level 4 lockdown. What was originally intended to be care just over the lockdown period turned into five months.
While she is sad to see him go, she said she is "over the moon" that Teddy has found a permanent home.
Kenah said the training and socialising work Wheatley has done with Teddy has meant he is ready to be part of a family.
