Max

Max really tried my sanity. Max is a 9 year old male yellow lab with severe separation anxiety. I ended up fostering him because I had the ability to bring him to work where he could stay safe in a kennel run instead of destroying a house. This meant unless I left him at work I could not go anywhere unless another family member was willing to watch Max. I had him for a little over a month.

Max was a very sweet, mellow boy as long as you were around. He was fully house trained, had a healthy appetite, and knew sit and come very well. Ben and Max were two grumpy old men, they each had their spots in the family room and as long as neither of them got in the other's space they were friends.

Max was unable to be crated as he bent a wire crate out of shape to escape in his first foster. I left him alone in my car in a crate for 10 minutes and he gave himself a huge hot spot on his side. Luckily he did okay at work in a kennel run and just barked and drooled a lot.

Max was given up with his 7 year old black lab friend, Chloe, who I couldn't foster because she didn't like Ben and I have a two dog limit.

Fortunately this story ends beautifully! Max and Chloe ended up getting adopted together by a couple in central Washington. The man is retired and the woman can take dogs to work with her. They even have an outdoor kennel run where Max and Chloe peacefully hang out when their owners have to leave. There really is the perfect home out there for every dog.

Sparkles

Now Sparkles probably doesn't count on my foster total list because I only had her for 2 nights but she was such a sweetheart.

Sparkles is a little chiweenie. She is about a year old and isn't super sure about men. While she was at my house she growled if a male approached her but at one point she jumped up on the couch between me and my boyfriend and solicited him for pets. I only kept her for two days because another large dog needed to come to my house and Sparkles had another foster home she could go to. 

Sparkles is special to me because I transported her multiple times and she even stayed at the kennel where I work for a few nights so I gave her plenty of cuddles.

Sparkles ended up getting adopted this last weekend by a family in Canada. She got adopted with her chiweenie friend Eddy who is deaf.

I'm Terrible at Updates

I realized quickly a daily posting is way too much. I have now fostered 4 dogs since Olie (who got adopted). I will make each of them their own post and then maybe do weekly (or twice weekly) posts on my current fosters.

Olie learned sit, down and shake while he was with me. He got very good at walking on a leash. He did amazing in the kennel at work. He ended up getting adopted by the perfect family in Idaho near Spokane WA. Carrie and I took a trip out to the family to do the home visit and take Olie to them. I had Olie for about a month and a half total. He is a wonderful dog and I've gotten updates from his forever family that they love him a lot.