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Ziggy Falls In Love
from Dog Foster Mom
on Friday May 18th, 2012 at 09:35 PM
I took this picture of Ziggy, and then shared it on his Facebook page to show how excited he was to have reached 300 friends. But I have to admit that I used some extra motivation to get Ziggy to look so excited. Its not that he wasnt excited about having so many friends really, hes overjoyed. But to truly see that expression in his face, I had to show him something more concrete than just some numbers on a screen. There's only one thing that can make Ziggy look this hopeful. And this...
Kitten Season Strikes Again
from Dog Foster Mom
on Wednesday May 16th, 2012 at 04:47 PM
When I first started volunteering with animal rescue, and heard the term kitten season, it made me smile. I imagined kittens everywhere and who doesnt love adorable, entertaining kittens?! The more experienced volunteers seemed to dread the mention of kitten season, but not me. Kittens are so cute, they are easy to find homes for, and they are a lot of fun! What was there to dread? Now, after turning down request after request for help with kittens who are going to be euthanized because...
Skittles the Micro Dog
from Dog Foster Mom
on Tuesday May 15th, 2012 at 12:44 AM
A month ago, I received an inquiry on Skittles, my foster Papillon. The inquiry came from Jen, a woman who lives in Louisiana. Usually I don't consider out of state applications, because if the adoption doesn't work out and the adopter decides they don't want to bother getting the dog back to me, the dog ends up in a shelter somewhere very far away, and may not have a happy ending. But every once in awhile I decide it is worth it to take a chance on an out of state adoption, and so far those...
Yard Work
from Dog Foster Mom
on Monday May 14th, 2012 at 03:45 AM
We've had a lot of rain here, which means my grass keeps growing faster than I can keep up with it. So this weekend I called in reinforcements. "This grass is much too tall." "And just look at all of these weeds!"My dogs Noelle and Remi came to visit, and I had hoped they would help with the yard work while they were here. However, Remi kept laying down on the job. "Just taking a short break"And Noelle seemed too busy taking notes on the height of the grass to bother actually eating any...
Ziggy's Advertising Campaign
from Dog Foster Mom
on Friday May 11th, 2012 at 03:48 PM
Ziggy has never been accused of being too humble. In his mind, hes not just a dog, hes ZIGGY! So its no surprise that he insisted on a Wall of Fame on his webpage. I tried to convince him that nobody likes a braggart, but he refused to listen. He seems sure that if the rest of the world will just realize how special he is, they will be lining up to adopt him. Since I absolutely refused to let him brag about the number of common household items that he has chewed up, or the amount of kibble...Fostering - Can't Do It Alone
from Dog Foster Mom
on Tuesday May 8th, 2012 at 10:38 PM
After being out of work for four months, I finally got a new job. I am working as a contractor at Monsanto Corp, and although Ive been there less than a week, Ive already started to feel comfortable. This could be because I changed the background picture on my monitor to this: I did that just in case one of my new co-workers walks by, sees his picture, and says what a great dog, so I can say hes for adoption and they can say well, Ive been looking for a deaf pit bull who loves to chew, always...
In Memory of Shelby
from Dog Foster Mom
on Sunday May 6th, 2012 at 03:09 AM
Today I lost my girl. Shelby had several more seizures, and the vet finally said there was nothing more that could be done for her. She is now at peace - no more suffering. Everyone who met Shelby seemed to fall in love with her. She was only three years old, and she had such a short life. But she brought a lot of joy to others in those three short years. The first time I saw a picture of Shelby was when someone posted her on my Facebook page. She was in an animal shelter and they were trying...
Introducing Thor the Burglar
from Dog Foster Mom
on Wednesday April 25th, 2012 at 11:20 PM
Thor was a stray found by one of my neighbors. He had a microchip which led to the discovery that Thor's owner had passed away several months ago, and Thor was in need of a new home. And so somehow I found myself saying "I can keep him until he's adopted". Thor is eight years old, and he has terrible ear infections in both ears. Have you ever had to put ear medicine into a dog's ear twice a day for two weeks? It is a challenge - especially when the dog is in pain, which Thor is. It helps if...
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