My First Foster [Archive]

Fuzzy317

09-20-2002, 12:20 PM

We are fostering this great dane puppy for Georgia Dane Rescue, for about a month. :D
He was picked up as a stray. His ears were cropped, so that means he had a home once. :(

He is about 6 months old, a very nice dog. Pictures of him are in this WebShots photo album. "Olaf" is only a working name.

Dane Rescue 9-19-02 (http://community.webshots.com/album/50522447iDKGHD)

Fuzzy317

09-20-2002, 12:22 PM

He is playing with our puppy Ginger, they love playing together. Ginger is almost 8 months, the bigger dog is only 6 months :D

Uabassoon

09-20-2002, 12:23 PM

Olaf is a handsome boy. That's great that you are fostering him!

mugsy

09-20-2002, 01:24 PM

You're such a good person. You know us...we would say we would foster and then he's end up staying!! lol

What a handsome little man!

stacwase

09-20-2002, 01:34 PM

So - when you foster a dog, what happens if nobody adopts it? Does that happen very often?

DoggiesAreTheBest

09-20-2002, 01:56 PM

Scott. Olaf is adorable! I couldn't access your pictures, so I can't tell what kind of GD he is. Is he a Harlequin? Do you know if the Georgia Dane Rescue has any Harlequins for adoption? My uncle is looking for a rescue.

Fuzzy317

09-20-2002, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by DoggiesAreTheBest
Is he a Harlequin? Do you know if the Georgia Dane Rescue has any Harlequins for adoption? My uncle is looking for a rescue.

This my 4th contact with a great dane, the first three were ones we helped with part of a transport, this is our first rescue. I know so little about danes ( or pets in general :D ), I don't know what his is other than a great dane, sorry.

I will PM to you the email address of my contact with Georgia Dane Rescue.

lovemymaltese

09-20-2002, 02:10 PM

aw, what a lovely dog. He looks so gentle and friendly.

Cincy'sMom

09-20-2002, 10:43 PM

Olaf is adorable! And Ginger is getting so big!!! Great pictures!

mugsy

09-21-2002, 07:59 AM

Souraya, as luck would have it, Olaf IS a Harlequin!!! Wouldn't THAT be cool if we could find his forever home right here on Pet Talk???

trisha0503

09-21-2002, 09:10 AM

Olaf and Ginger are so adorable!!!;) And you can tell by the way they play, how much they love :) each other! Talking about a HUGE :D baby!!!!! SO nice of you to foster him... May he soon find his forever home ! :)

Karen

09-21-2002, 10:43 AM

WHat a huge but adorable baby he is! It would be sooo cool if your uncle adopted him - keeping it all in the Pet Talk family! That is, if his original family doesn't turn up. I don't know how anyone could let him go, but I do know, from experience, that Danes loooooove to run. Our Gracie, fortunately, always came back home after she escaped and had a good run - usually curling up on the porch where she would be if she were on her chain, as if to say "Me? I wasn't bad ... I've been right here all along!"

He IS a Harelquin dane - that's a white Dane with black (usually) spots. A Blue Dane is blue-grey, they can also be black, brindle and Fawn - that's the lovely gold color with dark muzzle and ears that most people think of when they think of a Great Dane.

anna_66

09-21-2002, 12:25 PM

He is just adorable, I love danes!

ChrisH

09-21-2002, 12:36 PM

He is adorable :) :) :)

Sudilar

09-21-2002, 02:16 PM

Oh how precious!! Yes, he is a Harlequin!!
I've known four Great Danes in my lifetime. The first was Numa, when I was a child, I used to get to ride her. She was the sweetest dog! Then there was my cousin's blue male (I forgot his name). He was beautiful, but he was mean. He only liked my cousin, no one else. Then there were two others that my acquaintances owned. Each of them were old (8, old in Danes) when I met them and were not too healthy anymore. These two were sweet, too!

Fuzzy317

09-21-2002, 04:46 PM

We have picked a new name for him:

ASGRIM

In Norse it means "chief" but we think it aptly describes how we want his life to be:

His future will never be AS GRIM as his past :D

Vi Co Bi

09-21-2002, 10:53 PM

Originally posted by stacwase
So - when you foster a dog, what happens if nobody adopts it? Does that happen very often?

It does happen, but I'm not sure how often. If my experience with cats is any indication, it's seldom and by that time they're just part of the family. I've had feline fosters that took 8-9 months to find a home - well, for me to APPROVE of a home.

Okay, so Fuzzy says we're fostering for "a month" but truth is he'll probably stay until we find a home for him that's better than what we're giving him. So -- if you want this boy, you better expect The Spanish Inquisition because not only will you have to get through the rescue group, you'll have to get through us! hahahaha!

stacwase

09-22-2002, 08:52 AM

It's wonderful that you check the adopting families out so thoroughly.

Fuzzy317

09-22-2002, 10:36 AM

To be honest, he belongs to Georgia Dane Rescue, so they decided where he will be. They have a thorough exam of fosters and possible families for adoption.

Fuzzy317

09-22-2002, 01:18 PM

Current pictures of Asgrim have been added to webshots, in a different album. Here is link to the home page with links to both albums, and future albums will be added there.

Albums by vicobi (http://community.webshots.com/user/vicobi)

tatsxxx11

09-22-2002, 02:25 PM

What wonderfu photos!! Asgrim, you are one big sweetheart of a dog!! It hurt to see your injuries:( But it's all happy days from here on in!! Hugs and kisses to the whole furry bunch!

DoggiesAreTheBest

09-23-2002, 06:48 AM

Scott, I just saw pictures of Asgrim and he is adorable. He looks like a puppy. Do you have more information on him? More history, why he is in rescue, etc...? I am going to send the link to your webshots album to my uncle. He is a Great Dane Lover and has owned several of them. His oldest one passed away awhile back and he is looking for another. Maggie and Mariah are brindles and they really want a Harlequin now.

Fuzzy317

09-23-2002, 09:03 AM

Souraya, he was picked up as a stray. I will be taking him Thursday back to the vets that first saw him after Animal Control for an assessment of his progress. The person that got him out of AC, has someone that may be interested. But all prospective adopters have to go through Judy, the person I PMed you about.

He is about 6 months old. When we got him, he was less than 70 pounds. He hasn't gained much size, but he has filled out with just the 5 days we have taken care of him.

DoggiesAreTheBest

09-23-2002, 09:07 AM

Scott, I e-mailed the contact you sent me. Asgrim is just too cute! I will wait on a reply from the GD rescue lady and then forward the pictures to my uncle. Are his eyes blue? I couldn't tell from the pictures.

He is so cute! I want him!!!

Fuzzy317

09-23-2002, 09:15 AM

As still as he will keep his head (even with us holding it), they appear to not be blue, would say most likely they are Black.

Fuzzy317

11-04-2002, 01:13 AM

Asgrim went to his forever home Friday evening.

He has many new playmates in his new home. :)

delidog

11-04-2002, 03:53 AM

oh that must have been hard for you....did he go to sorayas' uncle???
we wish him well...did you give him pet talks address so he could keep up with us????let us know how hes' doing???

Fuzzy317

11-04-2002, 04:08 AM

Originally posted by delidog
oh that must have been hard for you....did he go to sorayas' uncle???
we wish him well...did you give him pet talks address so he could keep up with us????let us know how hes' doing???

I have been away the last few days, so I haven't been home with him gone. He did not go to Souraya's uncle, the rescue person did not get an application from him. :(

Asgrim has moved on to his forever home, so I am happy about that. We can now concentrate on my cats and dogs, and repairs to our house.

Spot checks will be done to see how Asgrim and the new family is getting along, either by the rescue group or by us.