To be brutally honest, i think you'l be unlikely to see the dog again, and if you've got permissions to service, you'd better keep on top of them, as if you dont, we all know someone else will.
Sorry for you loss though, why not carry on with the bully, and see if a 'geniume working adult comes along......and despite the bad press of buying dogs at the start of the season...they do come along occasionally