Meet Dora! On an emotional impulse I decided to take in a new foster dog, an elderly black Lab I named Dora. (To foster a homeless dog means to provide her with a loving home until she gets adopted.) I have a soft spot for older dogs and a soft spot for black dogs, so I …
4 Luv of Dog Rescue
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The owner surrender coordinator with 4 Luv of Dog Rescue knows just the right time to ask me to consider fostering another dog. She is the one who matched me up with Cosmo, my previous foster dog, who worked out well at our house. She seems to know which dogs I might consider, and that sometimes …
Sometimes I don’t know where my place is in this “rescue” world or even in this animal world. I’m caught between wanting to do more for homeless pets and wanting to hold back. Animal rescue work can easily become an obsession, deeply emotional. In this crazy rescue world, every dog lover has to do what …
At a dog adoption event last month in West Fargo, N.D., a volunteer from the Bismarck, N.D., pound told me she was trying to place two dog-aggressive, pitbull-type dogs into foster homes or rescue groups. These dogs needed to get out of the pound fast or they would be “euthanized,” she said. She described both …
It takes more than a foster home to help a senior dog get adopted. Many volunteers work together to help everything fall into place. Cosmo has benefited from the help of these volunteers over the last 11 months or so. I would like to thank everyone who has helped him along the way. I can’t …
My foster dog Cosmo took the American Kennel Club’s Canine Good Citizen test this weekend. The average dog owner does not seem to be aware of what exactly this test is or why a dog should take the Canine Good Citizen test. I only know about the CGC test because of my involvement with local …
This is a big week for Cosmo. First of all, Cosmo turned 10 years old this month! Of course, he does not look or act his age, and I am sure he has several healthy, happy years ahead. But here is Cosmo’s biggest news: Cosmo has two approved applicants to adopt him, and maybe even a …
Note: Lila has been adopted! Yesterday I got to meet this beautiful pitbull up for adoption named Lila. Wow, what a nice dog! This lady did not have that crazy “Oh my God, I just met you, but I love you!” energy many pitbulls have. She quietly greeted me. Outside, she was happy to lick …
11/29/11 edit: Harvey has been adopted! After looking at this sweet face, how can you tell me you are not in love? I spent just a half-hour running around West Fargo with Harvey, but I began to convince myself I needed a second foster dog. Of course, I know better. But you could foster him! …