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you can add Rusty to that list! we were not even planning on fostering, he just showed up and deided he wasnt leaving lol. we found his family but they couldnt keep him anyway and offered him to us..we said we would hold him till we found him a home, a week later we decided he was staying lol
For me it was the cats. Zam and Logan were foster failures. :)
There are a few dogs here that I went and intentionally adopted. Muskwa was from a breeder so we did that on purpose. Earle was intentional too. Hoodoo(RIP) was our first rescue dog, but we definately planned to keep him from the start. Kayleigh was deliberate, not well thought out, but definately intentional.Quote:
Originally Posted by RobiLee
I wasn't looking for Sleet, but she was brought home quite intentionally. I told Paxil's owner three years in advance of her arrival that I wanted her! Pingo and Sundin are from a musher friend. I needed a leader, Pingo needed a less serious team to lead. Sundin is her son and I just couldn't refuse her kid.
Fate made sure Hobo stayed with me. He was supposed to be a guest for a week and wasn't even up for adoption when he first arrived.
Heyoka was Stuart's idea because in his words "we deserve an easy one." We took Raven out of the shelter the same day to balance things out. She was the dog who needed out most and had the poorest adoption prospects.
Deuce, Mac and Ozzy were called fosters at one point, but there was never any real intention of letting them go. Deuce would be extraordinarly difficult to rehome as he's really a wild child. Mac and Ozzy had to stay together and Mac has a bite history, which limits his options.
I stole Bandit so I guess you could say he was intentional. I didn't need another dog, but he needed out and his owners were idiots.
Foster failures----Franklin, Pacer, Founder, Delta, Antare, Chum, Goldie, Founder, Chase, Anvik and Preacher(RIP).
I didn't want Tehya. Said no repeatedly over the course of about ten days. I am grateful every day that I ignored my better judgement with her!
All kitties for me too. Vega was a failed foster. I wanted to keep her but had to wait until she was tested to be sure so she was offically a foster. Bella was abandoned and I didn't intend to keep her but when I got her inside after she had the babies and she was tested we decided on adding her and one of her babies I wanted to keep which was Frost. I was actually not intending to get any other cats at all after we got Phoenix as a buddy for Vixen but the cosmic plan changed. :p
Little Miss Huney:)
My cat, Honeybun, was a foster. He just wiggled his way into my life and my heart with his pathetic stares and his sad little life.
I have no idea what will happen with my foster Furbee... she's been here for 2 1/2 years and she's not able to go to adoption events. I love her to death, even though she drives me nuts, so I guess she'll be here to stay as well.
Boris was supposed to go to my brother, but then they backed out, so she stayed here with me. That was 4 1/2 years ago. My one ex-boyfriend adores her and he wants to take her with him when he finally gets a place of his own. She loves him too, and hates everyone else, so maybe she'll get a place to call her own without a bunch of other cats driving her nuts.
Fluff has a home here for as long as he needs it. I absolutely adore him! He's got such personality, and is so fun! He's one of the most social cats I've ever met, next to my own Finae.
Calloway.. oh gosh, I don't want to give him up! He's my special boy, and I just adore him. I kind of hope that he doesn't get any interest on Petfinder, lol.
Zach needs a castle to call his own, lol, so as much as I would love to adopt him, there's no way I can do that to the rest of my guys. He's sweet and loving and a chatterbox, but such a bully!!!! He terrorizes my girls, and that's just not a good thing.
When I had Bear and Mac (both RB angels now), I vowed I would keep them forever if needed. I just adored them both, and they had been in the shelter so long, just because they were FIV+. It just wasn't fair. Bear just captured my heart, and Calloway reminds me so much of him.
All of my fosters have a special place in my heart... even Ally cat. She's a sad little soul. The clomicalm seems to be helping (thanks Emeraldgreen!), so hopefully that's giving her some peace of mind.
I didn't want Tobey or any dog really :rolleyes: but I wouldn't be without the little guy now. Didn't want one dog but ended up with two...........sound familiar?Quote:
I didn't want Tehya
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Originally Posted by Brody's Mum
Stuart once told me I couldn't adopt another dog because "three dogs is enough!" ROFL!! That dog he said no to was Goldie who eventually become dog #8 at our house!
Excellent!!! the words "dogs" and "enough" cannot be said in the same sentence! I'm just waiting for the lottery win..............Quote:
Originally Posted by Glacier
It's the kitties for me. Tipper was an intentional rescue. Ms. Kitty came from a lady that was going to (in her words) "Run her over". Chloe baby came from a lady on Freecycle that was giving her away. An unaltered pure persian for free? I could just see the people who'd want her. She came with a bucket of surprises (ring worm, sebborrhea, URI, AND Pink eye bilaterally.)
Has Kim posted Bear yet? ;)
The majority of our dogs were never supposed to stay. Vanilla, Georgie, Pepper and Karma were "unplanned" additions.
I didn't want Vanilla, I thought she was too big and too freakishly shy. I didn't want Georgie, I don't keep male dogs and he was soooo stupid. I didn't want Pepper, she was the most anti-social dog ever, hiding under the bed for a solid month literally and peeing on herself if you turned the light on in the room. I kind of wanted Karma, except for the fact that we already had seven dogs and she is a bit dog aggresive.
Wellll, years later ... Vanilla is my sweetie, an almost perfect dog. Georgie is still soooo stupid, but you gotta love him anyway. Pepper has come out of her shell to the point of actually approaching strangers! :eek:
And a month later, Karma is a big floppy goober. Still a bit dog aggresive, but has never drawn blood. And she learns at the speed of light, so she'll get it.
Even though they were not fosters, i had not intention of adopting Ellie-Mae and Nikkita, i was just trying to make their owner more responsible, stop them breeding in the neighbourhood,but oh i am so glad i have these precious furbabies, they are the loves of my life., all four of them that is. :)
Did you realize that 7 years ago, Jan. 1 (or thereabouts), Butter joined our family! :eek: I can't believe it has been 7 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pam
Zipper, of course, was a foster who never left. :) Bless his darling heart. I miss him. And now Ben, who was a foster, left for a year, and touched my heart enough that those folks knew who to call when they needed to find another home for him :) :)
Spot was a foster failure, as was my mom's Pippi