Adventures as a Foster Sister!

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Adventures as a Foster Sister!

Over a quarter of my life has been trying to figure out how to be in MY home while MY person is looking after other pups in need, but I think I’m starting to get it.

In case you didn’t know, my mom has been AN AMAZING foster mom since early 2021. She is always bringing new foster pups home…but now there’s also me! There were quite a few foster pups before I came along in late 2021. Some dogs are ready: well-trained and stuff to be a big foster sibling, but not me. If you didn’t know about how my mom took me from feral, to foster, to forever…go read the last few issues.

We had two of the beagles from the Virginia human testing breeding facility bust back in September 2022, but we only had the beagles for 6 days before they were adopted. Since December, I’ve been learning to deal with these two crazy Chihuahua mixes - Fez and Fedora - 5 months old and 5 lbs each…and wow I wish Peanut was here.

At first, I didn’t know what to do…of course these guys’ heads are the perfect size to fit in my mouth. In my defense, I am new at this and they could be pretty wild. My mom started teaching me another new command with the word “nice” in this weird voice. I am a very quick learner with lots to learn...I learned how to “play nice” as Mom says…even though they never did. I just let them mess with me. Mom also thinks sharing is so important. I let Fez eat food out of my bowl every day until mom had to put my food in my crate with the door closed until I was ready to eat. The sacrifices we make for these little ones in need, right? Fedora was actually pretty sweet - even though she pooped on our floor all the time. My mom wanted to keep her, of course.

There are lots of things these foster pups do that I must be okay with. All of us foster siblings (and our people, most importantly) must welcome them into our homes and hearts.

Fedora was just a little smaller and got adopted back in March. Along with our two, there were more that were rescued by Eunoia Rescue, including their mama @deepwater_diy on insta. Some super cool foster parents - including Mom - got them out of a backyard breeding situation, thank goodness… and now all of them have been adopted!

Fez was my best bud for seven months, Mom’s longest foster so far, and we have lots of emotions. She tells me that this is why we do it. Of course I would have liked Fez to keep being my little brother, but we just knew his perfect family was out there… and we think he found it.

Long story short, trying to be a good big “foster sister” can be pretty difficult. Foster humans who go out of their way to take care of shelter/rescue animals in need, know the extra puppy love is worth it, especially when they find their perfect furever home like I did. Know what you are supposed to do and what you are signing yourself up for.

Mom said follow @lowcountrydog on social media to find the perfect foster for your lifestyle/family/ household. You never know who could be waiting for YOU to rescue them…or them to rescue you.

I could go on forever about how great of a foster mom I have and how much I bonded with my foster brother! No matter the time frame or how hard, messy, and exhausting it can be, fostering saves lives; it saved mine and plenty of other rescues. Mom said follow @lowcountrydog on social media to find the perfect foster for your lifestyle/family/ household. You never know who could be waiting for YOU to rescue them…or them to rescue you. ■