Foster A Dog
Foster A Dog
Zeppie2022
Broadway Star Joined: 7/12/22
#1Foster A Dog
Posted: 10/11/23 at 3:05pm
My wife and I became volunteers at our local Humane Society this year and love it. There are many things you can do for them like reading to a dog, dog walking, doing laundry and cleaning up where the dogs stay. In addition, you can be a great help to dogs if you "foster them" for a couple of weeks and hopefully get them ready to be adopted. We were told dogs can get depressed and begin to have health problems if they are in a shelter too long. A couple of weeks break with a loving family can do wonders for them. We have fostered three dogs this year and enjoyed it very much, all three dogs got adopted a couple of weeks after we fostered them. We had a dog that we adored for over 15 years and passed away several years ago. We decided not to get another one because we started traveling more for work and pleasure and it would not be fair to the dog. The best thing about fostering is it gives us the joy of having a dog in the house again and hopefully helping the dog. If you have the time to volunteer, please think about helping animals at a Humane Society. One last thing, the Humane Society we volunteer at is only a couple of years old and a very nice facility.
#2Foster A Dog
Posted: 10/11/23 at 3:32pm
I agree wholeheartedly. Dogs are just wonderful. All animals are. Better than humans, in fact. Fostering is also something to consider if you are planning on getting your own dog for the first time. It's a chance to see if it's for you, if you are able for the committment. Dogs are not just for Christmas, don't get one unless you are sure you can give it the attention and care it needs.
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Zeppie2022
Broadway Star Joined: 7/12/22
#3Foster A Dog
Posted: 10/17/23 at 10:23am
We are going to foster another dog and will get him this week. Older dog whose owner passed away and the rest of the family did not want him sadly. Unfortunately, it takes older dogs longer to get adopted so I am hoping after we foster him for a couple of weeks, he will get a new home fairly quickly.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#4Foster A Dog
Posted: 10/17/23 at 11:40am
That's really sweet you guys do that, Zeppie. I don't care for dogs but have always cared for felines. Even though I've moved to the UWS, I still volunteer at the Washington Heights Cat Colony. We take care of one cat colony (food, water, building them shelters to stay warm in the Winter) and we also trap them for our TNR program to keep the population under control. There is a wonderful vet on 78th St that does it for us, free of charge. There are a million homeless animals in the 5 boroughs of New York City and whatever tiny impact I can have on that, it feels good. Good luck with the new dog!
#5Foster A Dog
Posted: 10/17/23 at 1:52pm
Definitely a cat guy here. Our three felines were all rescues. One (Zeeva) was abandoned at a foreclosed house. Another (Cloud) was left behind by drug dealers who moved to prison. And another (Spot) left home and appeared at our door when his previous people had a baby. All three are middle-aged pals and complete our lives.
We donate to our local Feral Cat Coalition.
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Updated On: 10/17/23 at 01:52 PM
Zeppie2022
Broadway Star Joined: 7/12/22
#6Foster A Dog
Posted: 10/20/23 at 5:41pm
"I don't care for dogs but have always cared for felines. Even though I've moved to the UWS, I still volunteer at the Washington Heights Cat Colony. We take care of one cat colony (food, water, building them shelters to stay warm in the Winter) and we also trap them for our TNR program to keep the population under control. There is a wonderful vet on 78th St that does it for us, free of charge. There are a million homeless animals in the 5 boroughs of New York City and whatever tiny impact I can have on that, it feels good. Good luck with the new dog!"
We picked up "Sarge" yesterday morning and he is doing very well so far. He is a 6-year-old German Shepard/Collie mix and has been well trained. I was impressed walking him for the first time that he never pulled me once even when there were loud noises or kids rode by on their bikes. He always stayed right by my side the entire walk. He seems to like hanging out in our backyard which is fairly large and has privacy fence. He likes to play "tug" and fetch tennis balls. He could use some improvement on dropping the tennis ball after he brings it back to us -lol. My daughter will bring over her dog (Beagle mix) this weekend for a quick visit to see if they get along.
Sutton - that is great that you volunteer, you have more of an impact than you might imagine.
