Category: Fostering

  • The Frustration of Fostering

    There’s no easy way to say it, fostering can be frustrating. You almost always start at a deficit, with a dog that needs special attention, probably a lot of training, maybe even some medical care. They probably don’t know to go outside to potty, they’re probably scared of some thing, most things, maybe even everything!…

  • Kirby: Settling in nicely

    Kirby has now been with me, *checks his timer* 4 days and 8 hours. He enjoys playing with the other dogs, playing with me, and snuggle time (boy does he ever enjoy snuggle time!). While his first meeting with Scout didn’t go so well, they’ve mended their differences and decided to be friends, with a…

  • Kirby: Post 2, he caught a shoe…

    Kirby has officially been here for 48 hours at the time of writing this post, and in that time he’s responded very well to love, discipline, and training. I’ll peel off and rant about dogs being labeled in shelters in other posts, but the very very short version is, “It’s fucking stupid, and it needs…