New Fosters

The Saturday before last was an amazing day.  The rescue group I volunteer with had eleven dogs adopted!  And even more importantly, we had two brand new foster volunteers join the group.  This means we'll be able to save more dogs! 

When we get new foster homes, we try to give them a dog that is already in one of our foster homes and ready for adoption.  This is because when we get in new dogs, we don't always know much about them.  Some of them will be heartworm positive or have other health issues that will require long-term care.  Others have issues like ear mites and worms that can be contagious to other pets so they have to be quarantined.  Plus the dogs may have behavior issues that will need to be worked with, and often new volunteers don't want to take in a dog that they quickly learn is pushy with other dogs, or doesn't like kids, or screams when unhappy.  Since we want to keep our new volunteers, we prefer to give them dogs that have already been evaluated and fully vetted and that we know will be a good fit for their home.  That way they have a good experience and keep coming back!   

Since I somehow always seem to have plenty of foster dogs around, I often end up moving one of my foster dogs to new foster homes.  Or in the case of the past few weeks, I moved three of my dogs to new foster homes!  Both Bogey the shy dog (now called Brody) and Lucky the deaf dog went to a volunteer who is new to fostering but absolutely wonderful with training and socializing dogs.  I've shared a few of their pictures on my Facebook page and they are both doing great!  Also Louie my shy but perfect foster dog went to another foster home where he is being spoiled rotten. 

There's one other thing you should know about new foster homes.  They have uncanny luck in getting their fosters adopted.  Even dogs that have been around for several months suddenly become adopted once going to a new foster home.  It is wonderful!  In this case, both Lucky and Louie have been adopted in the past week!  This means I was able to send out two more foster dogs to those foster homes!  I've also taken in several new dogs, and one new cat, so here's a quick update.

Hoppy is a three-legged cat who was turned into a shelter when his family said they no longer had time for him.  He is very sweet and loving, and he was adopted three weeks after I brought him home!

Josie is a female English Foxhound or Treeing Walker Coonhound mix (your choice).  She was left behind in the parking lot of a vet's office.  One of the vet techs rescued her and she went to another relatively new foster home.  She had a bit too much energy for them, and since they had no other pets for her to play with, we moved her to my house so she could have some other dogs to keep her busy.  My back yard is basically like a dog park with new dogs being introduced often, so she always has someone new to play with.  Right now she loves running and playing with Jax and Lacey.   

 
Since Josie's foster family was willing to take another dog, they took home Gemma the deaf pit bull mix.  And since Moose the Great Dane and all five of Lacey's puppies were adopted, that gave me room to take in a few new dogs.  So stay tuned for more new fosters, coming soon!

Introducing Moose; Puppy News

I've never been one of those people who dresses up their dogs.  Well, except Ziggy.  And an occasional puppy.  But the rest of the time?  I am lucky to dress myself, much less my dogs.  But then I got a new foster dog, and he came with his own coat.  And since it is very cold out, I got to dress him up too.  This is Moose wearing his coat on the way to the vet's office.  He prefers to sit in the front passenger seat. 

Granted, Moose is slightly larger than most dogs who wear clothes.  But even Great Danes get cold sometimes!

This is Moose standing on the snowy deck without any clothes on.  Doesn't he look cold?

Just look in his eyes - you can almost see him shivering.  Or perhaps that's a look of "what's wrong with you, crazy lady?  Put down the camera and let's go inside!" 

Moose is a two-year-old Great Dane.  He is a great dog, and lets me dress him up whenever I want to. 

In other news, Izzy the Great Pyrenees puppy was adopted after only one day at my house.  She went to a home with two other dogs, a cat, some older kids, and a mom who is a veterinarian and will be able to take her to work every day.  Eventually Izzy is going to learn to be a Therapy Dog, and next time I need therapy, I know just who to call!

In other, other news, Lacey's puppies will turn 8 weeks old tomorrow!  I've started receiving adoption applications on them, and I think some of them will be gone within the next few days!  Here are a few recent puppy pictures.  I've added thoughts for each puppy, in case you can't tell what they are thinking. 

Buster Brown

"What do you mean this bone is too big for me?"

Avia

"It's a long way down to the ground from here!"

Nike

"This is my toy, and you can't have it!"

Puma


"Who me?  I didn't do anything!"

 Teva

It's not easy being green...ish-yellow.