Forstering Dogs

Friday March 09, 2012 08:04am

Most of my childhood my family had a dog, but there was a point in time when we didn't.  During this time I had a lot of dogs "follow me home".  One in particular was this very cute, small but a little chubby, chocolate Labrador.  I can't remember her name but I do remember how hard my parents worked to find her owners and how much I wished she would stay with us!  After a few days of staying with us, me falling in love with her and my mom making a ton of phone calls her owners where found. 

Dogs don't "follow me home" anymore, but I do occasionally foster dogs.  There are many reasons to foster a dog.  Maybe they are in a shelter and not doing well in that environment.  Maybe you can't have a dog at this time but would like to spend some time with one.  Maybe you just have extra time and love to give to an animal in need.  I foster dogs and help owners with adopted dogs (for free or a very reasonable price) because I feel as breeder I need to give back to the Labrador Retriever breed as well as dogs in general.

The last dog I fostered was a Pit Bull Labrador mix named Paisley.  I will admit Paisley was a lot of work for me for two reasons;  One her and my other dog did not get along.  Two, being a Pit Bull didn't make her the most marketable dog!  I met Paisley when the local animal shelter called me because they had a dog in the shelter that had been there almost a year and was not doing well.  I took one look at Paisley and could tell she was a smart sweet dog and just needed to get out of the shelter environment.  I took her home quickly after that and soon fell in love with her.  Like I said before it wasn't all roses and rainbows when I had Paisley (most not her fault at all) I even shed a tear or two over people who would have been the perfect home for her, but couldn't get over the fact the she was Pit Bull mix.  Finally, Paisley found a great home and I gained some GREAT new friends (her new owners).

Currently, I am fostering Sunny a sweet yellow Labrador who just can't seem to find the right the family.  She is fun to have around, because she is young so she still has many fun puppy traits but she is already crate trained and potty trained.  For more information on Sunny click here or call me at 503 522 9896.

If you are interested in fostering a dog I would recommend contacting the following places:

Oregon Humane Society

Columbia Humane Society

Golden Bond Rescue

If you choose to foster a dog and live local to Scappoose, Oregon I would gladly help you at no charge acclimate your foster dog to their new home.  I also offer free Basic Obedience training classes to people fostering dogs.

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On Mar 12, 2012 05:39pm, Skye Wenker said:

I was homeless, scared and hungry. Angels from Golden Bond Rescue enveloped me in their wings and whisked me away to my forever and ever home in Scappoose, Oregon. With Adrienne's help, I became a families ambassador, providing companionship, protection, joy, and laughter. Please consider joining in the Golden Bond Circle as a Foster Family. Thank you Adrienne & Golden Bond Rescue, Skye Golden Retriever adopted 2-14-08

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