Foster Dogs

[JetSpeed]

We’re fostering this sweetie right now. My wife works with a Dalmatian rescue group and we help out however we can. This is the fourth one we’ve fostered in the past few years. It’s not something we ever set out to do but after our last dog passed we wanted some time before we got another one, so we found ourselves uniquely positioned to help. We‘ve had our ups and downs with it but when you can be a small part of finding them a good home it can be really rewarding. Anyone else ever foster?

 

[LLIB]

We’re not really fosters but we have quite a few drop offs come through where we’re at and we usually get them to a rescue if we can. We’ve had to hold a couple for a few days but our rescue girl doesn’t like other dogs in her house and gets really stressed. She’s not mean, she just gets real anxious and hides, won’t eat, etc. If she didn’t have that anxiety we wouldn’t have any issues being fosters. Here she is sticking her tongue out at the camera.

 

[JetSpeed]

We’re not really fosters but we have quite a few drop offs come through where we’re at and we usually get them to a rescue if we can. We’ve had to hold a couple for a few days but our rescue girl doesn’t like other dogs in her house and gets really stressed. She’s not mean, she just gets real anxious and hides, won’t eat, etc. If she didn’t have that anxiety we wouldn’t have any issues being fosters. Here she is sticking her tongue out at the camera.

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Yeah you definitely don’t want to put her through all that. Cute little pup you have there!

 

[Phil75070]

Never done the foster thing, but except for our first Sheltie, we've now had 5 over the years, all have been rescue dogs.

 

[MtlJeff]

In the time I've been married to my wife she's brought home 3 cats, 2 birds, a dog....
I'm trying to think of anything else.

The birds we never kept, brought them to a sanctuary. The cats we always kept or gave to family members. Our current dog (an Australian Shepherd) was a return from someone who didn't want him

We also have 5 horses , 2 of them we took from owners who couldn't manage them anymore

My wife is a big animal person. And I'm cool with it. My daughter loves them

 

[MtlJeff]

Never done the foster thing, but except for our first Sheltie, we've now had 5 over the years, all have been rescue dogs.

Shelties are awesome. We had a sheltie as our last dog.

We have an Aussie now.

 

[Louis_Posture]

We’re fostering this sweetie right now. My wife works with a Dalmatian rescue group and we help out however we can. This is the fourth one we’ve fostered in the past few years. It’s not something we ever set out to do but after our last dog passed we wanted some time before we got another one, so we found ourselves uniquely positioned to help. We‘ve had our ups and downs with it but when you can be a small part of finding them a good home it can be really rewarding. Anyone else ever foster?


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I expect that this one has already found a good home.

 

[JetSpeed]

In the time I've been married to my wife she's brought home 3 cats, 2 birds, a dog....
I'm trying to think of anything else.

The birds we never kept, brought them to a sanctuary. The cats we always kept or gave to family members. Our current dog (an Australian Shepherd) was a return from someone who didn't want him

We also have 5 horses , 2 of them we took from owners who couldn't manage them anymore

My wife is a big animal person. And I'm cool with it. My daughter loves them

Again we’re in the same boat. My wife is a huge animal person. I won’t even tell you the menagerie she had when we first met. So many different things. I’m mainly a dog person but it’s her passion and I support her adventures the same way she does mine.

 

[JetSpeed]

I expect that this one has already found a good home.

Not yet but I bet she will go quick. Some we‘ve fostered for weeks. Others for months. We thought about foster failing with this one. She’s really a great dog, but she wants to eat the cat. Kind of a deal breaker unfortunately.

 

[Will_Mac]

I can't possibly articulate the respect that I have for those who foster.

I couldn't do it simply because I'm magnetized towards dogs. They wouldn't need suffer separation anxiety, because I'd feel enough for the both of us. In short, I'm so very easily attached, so I simply cannot do it.

Huge respect to the OP and those who do.

 

[YukonLiving]

Yep, the last one was a huge boy whose owner suddenly passed away. Looked after him for some time before he found his new home.

Right now we have 3 dogs in the house and I can’t imagine it any other way.

 

[MudFlap]

Used to work with NBRAN, National Brittany Rescue and Adaption Network. Fostered, did home inspections, drove dogs on legs to get them to new owners, etc. I was also the regional fundraising manager.

I have some great experiences with over 30 different dogs.

Gave it up when we started fostering kids but hope to get back into it as the kids get older.

 

[WSox fan]

We been fostering my son’s dog almost 2 years now. He’s in the Air Force and never home so he’s ours I guess. He’s a big help with the laundry.

 

[AndyL0711]

We have not, our little dog is not dog friendly but my sister does it all the time

 

[Raiderboost]

We haven’t fostered but all 3 are rescues from the local shelters.

 

[FatChance]

Little Gunnar was born on the Rez in Chinle, AZ, a tough place for dogs to grow up. He had probably been hit by a car when he was four weeks old that broke his front right elbow in three places as well as his jaw. They dumped him in the desert to die. An archeologist working there saw the buzzards circling and investigated. He was barely alive but somehow he ended up at the Humane Society in Durango, CO.

We immediately tried to adopt him but they refused because they thought they would have to amputate his leg. Through the good graces of a cardiologist my wife worked with who was on their Board of Directors, we were able to foster him when he was six weeks old, Christmas, 2011, and later officially adopted him. He had to have his leg in a full cast for nearly a year, but the vets agreed he was better off keeping his leg.

He kept his leg and was able to run with our other dogs over the years, with kangaroo-like back legs and his front right leg kind of, sort of, keeping up. He also has a snaggle tooth from his jaw that didn't heal straight. But now at 12 1/2, he has developed bad arthritis in his bad leg, back left leg and spine and doesn't get very far on our daily walks before being ready to go home and get a couple treats. He is still the happiest, most loving dog we have ever had in our family. He is living better than any other dog ever, but he won't be with us much longer. We should have named him "Lucky"!

 

[JetSpeed]

Little Gunnar was born on the Rez in Chinle, AZ, a tough place for dogs to grow up. He had probably been hit by a car when he was four weeks old that broke his front right elbow in three places as well as his jaw. They dumped him in the desert to die. An archeologist working there saw the buzzards circling and investigated. He was barely alive but somehow he ended up at the Humane Society in Durango, CO.

We immediately tried to adopt him but they refused because they thought they would have to amputate his leg. Through the good graces of a cardiologist my wife worked with who was on their Board of Directors, we were able to foster him when he was six weeks old, Christmas, 2011, and later officially adopted him. He had to have his leg in a full cast for nearly a year, but the vets agreed he was better off keeping his leg.

He kept his leg and was able to run with our other dogs over the years, with kangaroo-like back legs and his front right leg kind of, sort of, keeping up. He also has a snaggle tooth from his jaw that didn't heal straight. But now at 12 1/2, he has developed bad arthritis in his bad leg, back left leg and spine and doesn't get very far on our daily walks before being ready to go home and get a couple treats. He is still the happiest, most loving dog we have ever had in our family. He is living better than any other dog ever, but he won't be with us much longer. We should have named him "Lucky"!

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What an amazing story! Poor guy had a really rough start but it sounds like he landed in the best possible spot. It’s always sad when you feel like you’re getting towards the end of the run, but I hope you guys are able to enjoy the time you have left with him, and take comfort knowing you gave him an incredible life.

 

[jbb2388]

Love this

 

[jjsportz]

My wife is on the board for Mit Libe German Shepherd Dog Rescue. She handles all the transports for the rescue, which is basically another almost full time job. Over the past 10 years we have fostered about 10 dogs. For the last two years of our dogs life we decided to not foster, to give him a chance to live his life. He was the best foster brother, but he was a little over 10 when we decided to not foster for a while. Moose has since passed and now we have another rescue dog we adopted. We've only had him for 4 months, so he needs a little training before we can foster again.

Its great knowing that you helped a dog find their forever home.

 

[tequila4kapp]

All of our dogs have been rescues. We have never fostered. Maybe after our current pooch passes and we are retired.