I tend to call all dogs "she" because my most recent dog was a she. When my most recent dog was a "he", I called them all "he" at first.

Dawww, I love bunnies. We had one for a while but allergies become unbearable for my dad, so we had to give him away :( We found him a new home with other bunnies though, so that was good :)

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My "manly" kitten in a violet floral lettered bag....

I have fostered both dogs & cats for various rescue groups for more than 20 years. Now I run a Lab rescue. It is a topic that will vary a lot, depending on whether you want to foster dogs or cats. Pick one! The experience is very different depending on the species.

Best place to start is by looking at the rescue organizations available nearby.

Thank you, aephialum. It's been almost a year, but we're active lookers for a new bichon. We'd love to get a youngish (uETAnder 5) rescue.


ETA a picture of Buffy (Mr. Buff), who went to the Rainbow Bridge last year:


http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ppy_Buffy2.jpg

Actually, if you really want to FOSTER and not adopt a pet, most agencies would prefer that you can handle the shorter attachment. There are times when they know that Martha Mange will be taking the dog, but is mid-move or mid-divorce, or whatever, but they want the dog (or cat) to still be in a home enviroment until Martha's ready. Those are perfect fosters. People who chose to foster but then can't give them up and end up adopting the dog or cat usually say that they "flunked fostering"! We all know that I would flunk fostering, so I avoid looking at those. (*sigh*)

This is Cletus. That's all he does is eat and sleep. He is one lazy cat.

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yeah, that "Mr. Cute-Face" has eaten about 15 holes in my bed sheets, peed on the couch (twice) and me (once) and eaten two holes in my couch (which is hideous and needs to be re-upholstered anyway). Yet, he still has the nerve to be "Mr. Rock-Star-Rabbit-with-a-God-Complex" when I come in the morning with the food.

I do adore him, though. In fact, he is currently two feet away from me on the couch digging through the Sunday sale papers. (and, eating all the corners).

Not my pet, but very cute pet post: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mollykateri/...ir-humans-421u

My cat is a black cat. There are 2 kinds of all-black cats: fluffy and not fluffy. She is not fluffy, 7 lbs, and looks like every other not-fluffy black cat. :D

LOL Ah yes, they destroy everything. Our bunny chewed through wires behind the TV (don't know how he didn't zap himself), the buttons off of multiple remotes and countless DVD covers. We also couldn't hold him for too long or he would pee on you.

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Happy Halloween!

I have flunked fostering cats too many times. Now I foster opossums b/c they have to leave:D.

I love it. Happy Halloween to you and your kitty!

She/He looks so happy hahaha.

To be fair, she really wasn't too upset. She was more just "WTF?" lol

Death glare being sent via the cat. LOL.

My cat would soooo do the same thing.

You should post on facebook with the phrase "caption this picture", you'd get some funny responses.

These are my babies. I miss them so much, they live with my dad. This is Lolo.
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This is my Lola. She loves to talk.
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My babies together. They are too much!
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Sheez, how did you get your kitty to cooperate? My cat will do whatever it takes to get out of his collar. He's managed to extract himself from his collar more than once, and he has broken a breakaway collar once. He'd claw me to shreds if I tried to get him into an outfit like that!

Whiskey is an indoor kitty, and he's chipped, but I make him wear a collar 24/7 because he is very curious about the great big room with the blue ceiling and the green carpet - and there are coyotes in the area, not to mention stupid people that should never have been given a driver's license...

HA, I totally should have done that. My favorite comment that I got was from my mom "She's a black cat, isn't she already in costume for Halloween?"

*like*

I didn't do anything special, she's pretty go with the flow for the most part! Doesn't mind being pet (usually), doesn't mind being picked up...I admit the hat came off shortly after that, she didn't like that part! But she got used to the body part really quickly! I put it on her and she was a little WTF at first but before you know it she didn't seem to notice it.

I keep a collar on her as well, and she is also chipped. The collar didn't bother her at all but she HATED the charm when I first put it on. She's really small (just under 8 pounds) so even though it's a fairly small charm it's big compared to her. She used to try to bite at it, despite not being able to reach it cause it was close to her neck...which was obviously hilarious to watch. She's used to it now though!

This is why I asked about Whiskey's temperament on the other page! I've been told that cats who (yes, I selected who as opposed to that) have the long ear whiskers are rather wild! I have the scratch scars to prove that at least one is more than a little feisty!

LOVE IT!

I should ask my parents if my cat, Belle, visited the above. LOL

This is Odin, when he was a puppy. He's much bigger now, but he's still quite adorable and spirited. He is a Belgian Tervuren.

http://www.tervurens.com/Images/Fast%20Puppy%207-08.JPG

Whiskey, where the hell am I supposed to sit??

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