Happy Vibes - Forum Dogs - Page 7

Louis · #91 05-25-2021, 08:53 PM

It's so nice to see all these rescue adoptions.

bthornt · #92 05-25-2021, 09:58 PM

Came to me through Labrador Retriever Rescue of Florida

makoti · #93 05-25-2021, 09:59 PM

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Lots of good lookin' dogs here.

Shadow was a good dog.

Shadow, and you, deserved better. Keep the good memories alive and post her often.

William · #94 05-25-2021, 11:55 PM

June, another rescue that has joined our family. She's great with people and other dogs. Cats not so much, squirrels and rabbits beware. She can't jump high enough for the crows...but she tries.

W.

pdmtong · #95 05-26-2021, 12:51 AM

Our 2yo pandemic rescue Belgian Groenendael: Arya Bark

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oldguy00 · #96 05-26-2021, 07:32 AM

This was one of the Greyhounds we fostered a few years ago before she was adopted out. Such fantastic loving dogs. I -think- she was from one of the Florida tracks.

simonconnell · #97 05-26-2021, 07:37 AM

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This was one of the Greyhounds we fostered a few years ago before she was adopted out. Such fantastic loving dogs. I -think- she was from one of the Florida tracks.

What a beauty - I've often suggested to my wife we do similarly, and she's always vetoed because she knows I'd never let the dog go...

oldguy00 · #98 05-26-2021, 07:43 AM

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What a beauty - I've often suggested to my wife we do similarly, and she's always vetoed because she knows I'd never let the dog go...

My understanding is that it is getting much harder to get greyhounds now that the tracks are being shut down. I'm in Atlantic Canada, and for years and years the Greyhound adoption place here would get about 25 of them driven up from Florida or Alabama every 3 - 4 months, but they completely shut down a little over a year ago once the tracks closed, not enough dogs to go around.

I wonder with racing being reduced, if you'll now see more people breeding them specifically for pets.

And yes, most people end up being foster fails, lol. We came very close, and in hindsight I wish we had failed with a couple of them. We fostered 6 or 7 in total.

B4_Ford · #99 05-26-2021, 07:58 AM

This is Lucky. He was a stray abuse victim that my daughter found in the neighborhood. Some vile human pile of trash had wrapped a rubber band so tightly around his mouth that he couldn’t eat or drink. It had cut into his jaw. When I realized that he was bleeding from his mouth, we took him to the animal hospital and he eventually wound up at the local animal shelter where we were able to adopt him from. It wound up all over the local news as county animal control wanted to prosecute the crime. One local reporter showed up at the shelter for “an exclusive interview” when we went to adopt him so that was awkward (I’m an introvert so I don’t come off as highly articulate when news cameras are pointed at me). Nearly 8 years later and he’s our constant companion, never leaves our side. Most days he can be found at work with me, sleeping next to me on my desk. All he wants is treats, attention from everyone in the room, and sleep. Best dog ever.

merlinmurph · #**100** 05-26-2021, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by simonconnell

What a beauty - I've often suggested to my wife we do similarly, and she's always vetoed because she knows I'd never let the dog go...

That's my wife. We have fostered a few dogs for our local shelter and my wife wanted each one of them. She still talks about Norm (a feisty 12 pounder who loved convertibles and would go after dogs 10 times his size) and Flaquita (a Jamaican rescue who counter-surfed a pork roast).

eippo1 · #**101** 05-26-2021, 09:17 AM

A little late to the party, but here is my rescue pup, Sallie. We've had her over 11 years and she's about 13 or 14 years old at this point. Her face used to be all black but now it's a mix of black and grey.

She's lost most of her hearing over the last fall, but the good thing is that we used a lot of hand signals and started teaching her new ones. Like the new signal for a walk is moving our arms up and down like the aliens in Galaxy Quest. She still has plenty of moxie even though walks are down to about 1-2 miles a day from what used to be 6-8 miles a day.

Actually saw a coyote a couple nights ago while we were chilling outside with her on the front lawn and me on the front steps. The coyote came around the corner at full speed chasing down a rabbit and put on the brakes very quickly when it saw my dog who stood up and went into threat mode immediately. No barks or growls, but just confident and raised all of her fur so she looked huuuuge. Coyote turned tail and went back the way it came.

Coffee Rider · #**102** 05-26-2021, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by simonconnell

What a beauty - I've often suggested to my wife we do similarly, and she's always vetoed because she knows I'd never let the dog go...

If you maintain a strong will at the beginning, it's not too hard to not keep a foster. Of course, it helps if you already have your own dog(s) since you will be better able to let go. Plus, you can then just get another foster when yours is adopted and fall in love all over again.

Coffee Rider · #**103** 05-26-2021, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by merlinmurph

That's my wife. We have fostered a few dogs for our local shelter and my wife wanted each one of them. She still talks about Norm (a feisty 12 pounder who loved convertibles and would go after dogs 10 times his size) and Flaquita (a Jamaican rescue who counter-surfed a pork roast).

We had a foster dog eat a bag of coffee beans, which earned him a trip to the vet to get his stomach pumped. The vet said it made the place smell like coffee and he get some amusement out of it.

bthornt · #**104** 05-26-2021, 09:49 AM

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We had a foster dog eat a bag of coffee beans, which earned him a trip to the vet to get his stomach pumped. The vet said it made the place smell like coffee and he get some amusement out of it.

My first black Lab, Abby, got the entire Thanksgiving turkey off the counter about an hour before people started showing up. It's not the same meal without the turkey.

jkbrwn · #**105** 05-26-2021, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Coffee Rider

If you maintain a strong will at the beginning, it's not too hard to not keep a foster. Of course, it helps if you already have your own dog(s) since you will be better able to let go. Plus, you can then just get another foster when yours is adopted and fall in love all over again.

You are stronger than me. Literally 24 hours after our foster came home I was smitten.

When the shelter called a month or so later saying: 'Hey Jake, we're gonna put photos on the website, so I just wanted to let you know we may be contacting you about potential adopters', I said: 'it's okay, I have my card details ready. I will adopt him right now'

Admittedly we wanted a second dog to keep our first company anyway. The first has terrible separation anxiety but have another doggo around has meant we can leave them alone, where we couldn't previously, despite working on it with him for over a year.