What kind do you foster?
@Sanguine We mainly get the ones that have had either physical or mental/emotional trauma.
We took Raimo (cocker poodle mix) as a respite care for a friend of ours that was fostering him while she went to visit her children in California for a month. He is Blind and epileptic. I fell in love with him and we ended up adopting him. Our next was another cocker poodle mix named Sassy. The husband had adopted the dog 10 years ago and passed away two years ago, the wife passed away last year. The Sassy was lost with out the husband and became a bit depressed, when the wife passed away she was completely lost would not eat or drink for almost a week. We showered her with affection and spoiled her rotten and got her back to being a very happy dog. The first people to look at her took her.
Next we had Cybil (10 years old) and Merlin (8 years old) They were Bichons the owner committed suicide and the dogs were left alone for 4 days with no food or water and a dead body. Cibby would not come out of the corner for 3 days I had to carry the food to her. Merlin would not let me near her at first he was very protective. Cibby had to have all her teeth removed. They also were adopted by the first people to view them.
They we got Sophie, she had been abandoned by the side of the road and was a terrier mix. She was the only relatively unscatehd one we had.She did have some trust issues but cuddling my wife took care of that. Then we got Averie. She was a pure bred mutt. She had been surrendered because the owners were moving and didn't want to take her. she had been with them for 4 years She is a Fiest Jack russell mix. Also needed a lot of cuddling, this time from me.
Next we got Levi He was less than a year old and was dropped off at a kill shelter because he was too small. He is a Chi mix. What were they expecting a lab size dog. We had him for about 2 weeks and woman took him and returned him the next week. She claimed he was aggressive to her German shepherd and he golden lab. This dog didn't have an aggressive bone in his body. He would grab my finger and hold it in his mouth and shake his head playing with me, but was never aggressive to our dogs. We had him for another two weeks and he got adopted again this time for good.
Next we had Trixie and Manny They were also Chis Trixie weighed about 15 lbs when we got her and had to put her on a strict diet. She could only walk about 15-20 yards before she began to wheeze. They were a bonded pair and were adopted together by a woman that is a Licensed vet technician and her husband.
Now we Bonita Bella (BB for short) She lived in a rabbit hutch 4 feet off the ground for about 12 years. She was a breeder dog. She is a Beagle Never given love or affection of any kind, just used to produce puppies for a mill. She has a inguinal hernia, mammary masses and needs to have a bunch of teeth removed. She is slowly coming around and starting to seek affection.
