Reasons

We did not choose openness because it is easy.

We did not choose openness to become parents faster.

We did not choose openness to try to make Puppy's first parents feel better about placing him.

We did not choose openness thinking we could just close it if things got hard.

We did not choose openness because it magically erases the loss which is at the root of every adoption.

We chose openness because Puppy has the right to know his family--all sides of his family.

We chose openness because we see parts of Puppy's first parents in him. Knowing them will allow him to better know himself.

We chose openness because Puppy's first parents have a moral right to know their child, even if their legal rights were terminated.

We chose openness because we won't be able to answer all of Puppy's questions about the beginning of his life.

We chose openness because a child can never have too many people loving them.

We chose openness because it is what is best for Puppy.