Show us your...... PETS!

[KSUViolet06]

There was some discussion of this in the "what do you feel like saying" thread.

I wanted to see if anyone in this thread has ever done it and start some more discussion about.

i'm also interested in potentially fostering dogs or cats. I want a dog or cat but don't know that I want to make the 10-15 year lifetime commitment to one. Tell me all about it. Good, bad, ugly, etc.

[thetalady]

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.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

There was some discussion of this in the "what do you feel like saying" thread.

I wanted to see if anyone in this thread has ever done it and start some more discussion about.

i'm also interested in potentially fostering dogs or cats. I want a dog or cat but don't know that I want to make the 10-15 year lifetime commitment to one. Tell me all about it. Good, bad, ugly, etc.

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*)

[PrettyBoy]

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

[aggieAXO]

Originally Posted by honeychile

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*)

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