Fudge was the first dog that came into home, he was sweet, quiet (during the day), and very laid back. He came to us not knowing any basic commands or being house trained. By the time that he left he knew to sit, lay down, was house trained, and leash trained. Cache even taught him to play Tug-o-War with the rope toys.
Sway was the first "Puppy" that came to us, she was one of the coolest looking dogs I think I've ever seen! Her dark chocolate coat was as thick as an otter and her crystal blue eyes were just amazing! She was so smart, sweet, snuggly, and played great with Cache. I will never forget the two of them racing back and forth in my house bouncing off the walls and using the couches as their own personal trampolines and wrestling mats. I'll admit it, I cried when she left to go to her forever home. I've gotten a few updates from her Mom on how she's doing and she has her own "dogbook" page on "facebook".
Bruno was only here with us for 4 days, that was the fastest adoption that we had. In those 4 days he went from shy and unsure to sweet and loving with me. He was leary of men so the guys didn't get to see the same Bruno that I did. He was here for such a short time we almost can't count him as a foster LOL
Kirby, he was the goofiest of all the dogs that we have had this year. About 10 years old, bounced from shelter to home to shelter to rescue for almost a year before we got him, and it didn't seem to phaze him a bit. He lived for the game of FETCH!!!!! balls, ropes, discs, you name it, if it could be thrown he would go get it :) I took him with to play dates through TCDDC, and everyone got a kick out of him fetching 3 discs at the same time, and even with how over weight he was he would still jump up and pull the discs out of the air! I even competed with him a time or two through the TCDDC. I'll also never forget the way he "danced" after he gave me the tennis ball to throw again, left foot, right foot, left foot, click click click click, smiling from ear to ear just begging to have the ball thrown again! Such a sweety, I'll always miss this guy :)
Daisy, also referred to as "Little Daisy", was quiet the learning experience. She was the most terrified little puppy that I've ever seen. She only ever wanted to be in her kennel, her "safe zone", didn't offer any type of affection and cowered when you forced her to come out and sit with you. She did eventually come out of her shell a little, but only with me and only at night after everyone in the world had gone to bed. I would occassionally see glimpses of "puppy", like her laying on her side and waving at me when I peeked around the corner, or playing with the toys on the bed with me at night. After a while it became evident to me that she wasn't going to get any better than that in my care. I truely felt that she needed a "pack" of dogs to help her come around more. I moved her to another foster home that had more dogs and after a few months in foster she found her forever home. They love her and accept the fact that she will never be a normal dog and I'm very happy for her.
Dayze (aka Big Dayze), was a silly, happy, goofy, laid back, nice dog. She had been in foster care, then adopted, then returned 2 times before we got her. She was a big dog that needed some basic training. The first night she was here I thought we lost her but couldn't figure out where the heck a 70 lb. dog could disappear to in our rather small house??? after about 30 minutes of searching I found her crashed out sleeping on our bed LOL She was fun dog that played hard with Cache which he LOVED and after a few days of basic training she learned not to drag me down the street :) She's now in her forever home and they have since become a foster home for BCRofMN too!!!
Willie, man I loved him! He was wild, intense, crazy, some may say PSYCHO, but he was everything that I wanted in a dog. He learned at a lightening pace, looked at me like he was saying "what next? what do you want me to do?" He wasn't capable of doing anything slow, it was always quick and with intense purpose! I worked with him agility over the summer, played disc with him in the evening, took him to his first Disc Dog Comp where he scored 17.5 points and won the Novice class!!! I cried and cried when he was adopted, I even thought of quitting foster work, I couldn't let my heart get broken like that again. After a few weeks off and some serious reflection on why I opened my heart and home I decided I couldn't stop helping other dogs.
Jag, was a sweet little Mini Aussie that loved to snuggle. He would hang out with me snuggling on the couch for hours. He loved to play with the toys and even though he wouldn't "play" with Cache, they would snuggle together on the couch and take naps together. There isn't much I can say about him, he was simply a nice dog that needed to find a good home and I was thrilled when he was adopted and he will forever be spoiled rotten by his new Mom!!!
Ben, he was the most difficult dog that we had fostered. He was an owner surrender, was put on a single prop plane and flown to St. Paul by a pilot who volunteered her time. When I went to get him he was one angry dog. Growled at me the first 12 hours that he was here and it wasn't until after a few days that I was able to really get my hands on him. He became a really nice guy who just had issues with new people. He wasn't house trained, no basic commands, and no social skills, but after a while he learned all sorts of things. I took him to obedience class for training and socializing, had friends come over and after he was allowed to do things on his terms he was a good boy with visitors. I was really making progress with him, but the BCRofMN board decided he needed a new foster home so he could get more experience with other people and was moved. I'm happy to say that he was found a home where he is loved very much.
Our last foster dog for 2009 was River. She was a very sweet, goofy, silly girl who fit in nicely in our home. Mike D completely fell in love with her! She was his "Willie" and he's pretty upset that she was adopted. I guess we'll all go through this with one of the fosters.
Other dogs have stayed with us over the last year in between our official fosters, Pilot a blue merle BC stayed with us a few days, Homer an old deaf goofy bad breath blue merle Aussie stayed with us a few days 2 different times, and Anna a black and white BC puppy stayed the night so I could take her to her new home in WI the next day.
Now that River has been adopted just 2 days ago, our home is a little empty feeling. Even Cache is obviously lonely. Since we have company staying with us for a few days this week we decided to wait to get a new foster until after they have left. We'll have a new foster dog this weekend from Nancy and we can't wait to start the next chapter in our "Foster Dog Book".
Happy New Year to everyone and keep coming back to see who we have available for adoption in the coming weeks!!!!
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