Summer -Watch the Fosters Fly

It comes as no surprise, that now that the kids are out of school and the weather is amazing, many more people are looking for their new family member. There are lots of applications, lots of people looking, and many great families. For a rescue dog, it's a great time to be in rescue. Sometimes it's down right depressing over the winter months how slowly some dogs -even puppies- take to get adopted. Of course they are in loving foster homes, but a foster home isn't a forever home, and a forever home is really where dogs want to be.

We did a nice little homecheck for Vudu yesterday in a comfy townhouse with a down-to-earth family. He did really well with the nine year old son and even practiced his sitting and shake-a-paw with him. Mum is home for the summer -she is a teacher- and even during the school year, the longest he'll be home on his own is a few hours. There's a dog park down the street and two schools right near by with big soccer fields that many dogs romp on after school hours. Some camping, some training and a whole lot of fun awaits him. He will most likely be going home tomorrow :)

Which will mean my last 6 fosters basically flew out of here.

Starting with Pika, who within a week garnered three awesome applications and she went to a home near the beach in Sooke with a mum gung-ho about training who had a challenging shepherd mix before Pika. Pika is now a Calgary resident as her daddy got transferred, but I still get the odd picture here and there :) She also gets to go to daycare once a week to keep up her social skills -a good thing for almost any dog!

Next came Rupee, my little Californian dog no one claimed off transport. I knew Val through my grapevine and knew she'd been looking for a little condo-suitable dog for awhile. Rupee fit the bill right away. Within a week, she was adopted too!

Here is a picture of Rupee, now Nixie, hanging with her dad. She's a man's dog!

Then came Twist the Mexican dog who I had a home lined up for already. When she proved more energy than what I knew the family could handle, I had to break their hearts and keep her to foster. Two days passed, and my co-worker fell in love with her. Currently she either goes to work with her mum at the daycare, or goes to work with her dad at his lanscaping job.

Here is a picture of Twist -now Lita- with her daddy Benny.

After Twist came my Golden puppies, who garnered many applications between the two of them -of course they would! Very quickly they found homes with two people within my grapevine, and they even get to attend daycare together on Tuesdays! They lasted exactly a week each and were adopted on the same day -Canada Day!

Here is Buckwheat (now Skye) enjoying a chew while his sister goes to play in the kiddie pool!

And now Mr. Vudu is slated to go home. I am so happy these dogs are finding awesome homes so quickly. As much as I love getting to know them better, the goal is a great forever home. It's not about what the foster mum wants, but what is best for the dog :)

Some stay a long time -like Zeph and Jas- and some leave their foster spot open much sooner for another dog in need. Regardless how long they stay, they each hold a special spot for me. I think Vudu will tug at my heartstrings harder. Another time, another situation, he might have become our third dog. But instead, he will leave his foster spot behind for many more to come, and there can be nothing sad about that.

I have my fingers crossed for all the dogs in rescue over the summer that they find their families soon. Summer truly is the best time to welcome a new addition into the home. :)

Emily Out