we did something similar around July 4th; the little guy stayed with us for a week or so, and went along on a few car trips and hikes; he was actually our 3rd foster.  the first was an interim situation, until she could be transported between rescues, and the second...foster fail. we spent ~6 months working on his…

I once fostered a dog ...for five days. Then decided to keep him. He was a wonderful guy who I got to spend 16 years with.

My parents fostered a mama cat and her five kittens. By the time the kittens were big enough to get adopted, everyone was definitely ready to not have six cats in the house anymore. Though they did adopt two of the kittens (their brothers were all adopted within 24 hours because it turns out when you socialize kittens…

Our local shelter offers “doggie play dates” or “sleepovers” that allow people to take a shelter dog out for the day - to the park, for a walk, to the pet store, for a puppacino... Or for the night or weekend just to get the dog into a calmer environment for a few nights (like a vacation). They can then give the…

Lots of fosters aren’t housebroken, some of them haven’t even in been in a home before. How would they learn to go outside to do their business if they’ve never been inside a home before? Your job as a foster home is to train them! I’ve fostered over ten puppies from 5 weeks old to three months old and every single…

This is definitely the toughest part. I typically foster puppies, not only because the rescue organization always needs puppy foster homes (pups are more work), but because it’s also easier for me to adopt them out. Sure, puppies bond with you but then they’re out the door on their next adventure and rarely look back.…

We fostered a dog with a ton of health problems. The first few days were the worst as we had to figure out what food he could handle, plus he had a broken leg so we couldn’t just let him outside alone for extended periods. Then it was months of vet visits, surgery, physical therapy, etc. But things just kept getting…

The part I’d like to know more about is coping with having to give them up when they’re adopted.  The rest of it is the easy part.

Earlier this month we adopted an 8-week old puppy who, along with her mom and nine littermates, had been fostered by a wonderful family.

This reminds me of the time that I thought it would be a good idea to look up how many, if any, registered sex-offenders were living in my neighborhood…

Right!? Who can sleep in a hot house?? I crank it down to 68-69 at night!

82 when you’re sleeping? Good god, I would never sleep.

I don’t give a rat’s ass what anyone thinks is optimal - at night I want it so cold I can hang meat. (70-72)

In-N-Out is a delight. I don’t even like burgers, but I crave theirs.

I need to try In-N-Out burgers one of these days.

Old food never dies, it just goes bad.

Needs to be cleaned, but it’s just too hot out.

I was picturing:

“...it’s a price to pay for being hospitable.”