Lately I feel as if I'm always running behind. Somehow as I look at my most recent blog posts, I find that I've neglected to tell you about several new fosters, and a few of them have already been adopted! So to catch up, here's the short version..
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| Peaches |
Peaches is an extremely sweet Lab mix who belonged to my neighbors. Since they let their dogs run loose, Peaches and the other dogs often came over to my house across the street to visit me. I fell in love with Peaches the first time I met her, and often reminded my neighbor that if she ever decided to give Peaches up, I would take her. That day finally came, and last week Peaches came to my house as a foster dog. She's a great dog - loves to cuddle, loves to play with the other dogs, loves to eat - she just loves life. So when she was adopted this past weekend, I was very happy for her, but just a little bit sad that I didn't get more time with her!
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| Natasha |
Natasha came from an animal shelter in Columbia, MO. She is around four years old, and has this cute scruffy look that I love. She was one of those dogs that I brought in and instantly she fit in with no adjustment time at all. She stayed loose in the house while I was at work and never tore anything up. She slept on my bed at night and never bothered the cat. She played great with all the other dogs, and she bonded very quickly to me. Natasha hasn't been adopted yet, but we had a new volunteer sign up to foster for us, so I gave her my perfect dog so she would hopefully have a good foster experience. Because if I'd given her Ziggy to foster, she'd have drove him back to my house and we'd never see her again. So far she says she hopes Natasha gets adopted soon because she is falling in love with her!
Nosey is my newest Beagle puppy. When I heard that SNUGGLE, the neonate rescue group who had helped us with Jill and her puppies, had a blind puppy that they wanted us to take, I basically begged them to pick me please. Amazingly enough, the competition was slim and I was allowed to foster this adorable guy. Nosey was born with retinal dysplasia and has been blind from birth. There's nothing that can be done to repair his vision, but so far he has no idea that all the other dogs have a sense he is missing. In his world, we're all blind. And he gets around just as well as all the other dogs. He's a happy little pup, always sniffing and usually finding stray pieces of kibble that the other dogs miss. He loves to play with the other dogs, but he is a bit rough on small dogs, so will do best with bigger dogs. He's received several applications for adoption but so far none of them have passed the vet check that we do, so he is still with me!
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| Frodo |
And then there's Frodo. Frodo is a long-haired cat, although in this picture he has been shaved down. He is a very tiny cat with a very large personality. He had ringworm when he was a young kitten, and is still recovering, so I will have him at least a few more weeks until he is deemed ready for adoption. He's extremely affectionate and playful, and will make a wonderful pet for someone eventually!
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| Jude |
Jude is another foster dog who has been fostered and is already adopted. He is your typical Lab puppy - easy-going, friendly, loves everyone. He is around 8 months old, and was turned into rescue with his sister. He has been adopted by a family with three kids, and it seemed to be his dream come true!
Other recent changes include Trixie the Chihuahua who was adopted, Twinkie the Chihuahua who went to another foster home and may be adopted by the foster, Ivy the Beagle puppy who was adopted, Iris the Beagle puppy who went to a foster-to-adopt home, Gemma the deaf pit bull mix who went to another foster home, and Piper the 16-year-old pit bull from the hoarding situation who went to her forever home!
I still have Bogey the shy dog, Lucky the deaf Catahoula/Great Dane mix, Allie the Border Collie/Akita mix, Jill the Beagle mom, and Ziggy the TV star.
And last but not least, Bogey the shy dog went to a foster-to-adopt home and is doing well. Bogey came to my house back in January. He spent the first three years of his life prior to that in a kennel and with little socialization, and when I first took him in, he wanted nothing to do with me. As the months went by he became more comfortable, and although he was scared of people, he was quite happy playing with the other dogs and being at my house. He eventually would take treats from me, and even laid on the floor within ten feet of where I sat on the couch, as long as I didn't look at him. Progress was very slow, but he did improve, to the point where I was able to take him to adoption events on the weekends. And it didn't take long after that until the right family came along and fell in love with him. He's doing well so far in his new home, and hopefully will be officially adopted within the next few weeks. 
