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Spook and Hoodini were both foster failures lol. Spook just got along so well with Remus that I couldn't say no to keeping her even though she clawed me when I tried to take her home :rolleyes:
Hoodini I was going to take to the shelter...and it kept getting delayed lol. His cute charm worked me over though :D
I may have another one soon. I'll keep y'all posted. Right now I'm so mad I can barely type!
Sure sounds like a Rescue in Progress ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Glacier
they always turn out well when Glacier is involved! ;)
Don't make us wait too long! :p
Maggie my boston terrier was unintentional. Lucy was unintentional because someone brought her to a birthday party I was at and I fell in love not even thinking about getting another dog.
When I was at a cat show,the Humane Society was there so I looked at each cat and I even commented that I was glad that there weren't any kittens because I would be very tempted. I already had 3 cats at home so I wasn't even looking for any more.
When I saw,Herman,now Sky, I thought that he looked very interesting and I hoped that he would find a home that day. He had a lion cut because his fur had been matted and very beautiful light blue eyes. I heard them call a name saying that so and so had just been adopted. I went to see if it was Herman but it was another cat.
They asked me if I wanted to hold Herman and I said sure. Well that was all it took besides his wonderful personality and his gorgeous blue eyes. I didn't like the name Herman so I told them that his new name would be Sky. He had become the cat shows favorite adoption cat so everyone was thrilled to learn that he had a new home.:) He's been such a wonderful cat and I'm so glad that I decided to add him to my family that day.:) I can't believe that I now have 6 cats.;)
I guess I should also include Pearl and Ziggy Stardust to this thread too. I adopted them from K & L and like Jenn I fell in love with their pictures. Pearl was also my grandmothers name so I knew that I had to have her and Ziggy reminded me so much of Sky. I also didn't have any female cats so I needed to add a few to the mix.;)
Hahaha Falise was one I was gonna keep till I got her trained some,and found her a home.. YEA Right. we had her a week.. and she was PERFECT .. 5 mo old Puppy, No accadents, And didn't get into ANYTHING.. so, we said we would keep her.. named her.. and then a week later.. spent 3 nights at the E Vet.. :-/ My Aunt was visiting, and she got a hold of her BP meds,and Diabetic meds.. :-/ *She is a pill Popper* Like a yr later, got ahold of my mom's friends Pain Pills! *Sigh* She is lucky she made it to 3! lol
HA! You were a goner then for sure! :p I don't think there are too many people who can hold an animal they are attracted to and then give him/her back! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by krazyaboutkatz
These stories are all so terrific! As I thought, there have been many many unintentional adoptions. :)
Well, I was *looking to adopt* but one thing I knew was I didn't want a male. Just to be nice I said *okay, I'll take a look* to my husband's co-worker who was looking for a home for a shelter dog they were going to *take back*.
The then-named Buddy hopped out of their van and peed like a girl dog (sign#1). He was exactly Hannah's size and coloring (sign#2). I agreed to let him stay the weekend, no strings attached. An hour later I was whispering sweet nothings in his ear and heading to the pet store to buy supplies for our new forever dog.
Ebony was my first foster. That lasted all of 29 minutes! I was on the phone, telling them to take her OFF the adoption list. It was and is the SHORTEST ever fostering in their records.
Chaplin was NOT staying. NO WAY. He actually left for about 3 weeks. Then the woman who was socializing him for adoption had her summer vacation and needed a kitten sitter for 10 days. He had been here for 4 days before moving to her home, was I interested? Oh sure. Ya'll know what happened! The 3rd night he slept on Dad's bed. Next morning, Dad told me and added, "So we're keeping him, right?"
I failed cat fostering twice; and dog fostering once. (I technically consider it twice, as I truly believe we have Ozzy for life).
Have I ever fostered successfuly? Er, NO! And since I have a full house, so NO MORE FOSTERING for a few years. :rolleyes:
Though I knew of Tucker's past I was delighted to see you post it today. This is another "meant to be" adoption and it just makes me smile all over again. I wonder if Tucker realizes how important that first pee was in securing the best home in all of Illinois. :o :p It seems that he and Hannah with their, at times, opposite personalities have struck just the perfect balance needed to make your home complete. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rachel
What about you Pam? I seem to remember something about either 1 or both of your cats. Weren't the unintentional?;) Please refresh my memory.:)
I also forgot to add and I'm not sure that this counts because I was looking for a little orange male kitten at the time but I called a few animal rescue groups and left messages telling them that I was looking for a male orange kitten to adopt and that I'd prefer a long haired cat.
I received a call from one group and she said that they do have an orange male but he's short haired and he's about 6 months old. She said do you really want a small kitten? I told her I'd go look. Well when I saw my future Sunny it was love at first sight.:) He was such an interesting looking cat because he was long and thin and I'd never seen a cat like that before. They said he was most likely an Aby mix which meant nothing to me at the time because I didn't even know what an Aby was back then.LOL:)
He turned out to be 8 months old which is still technically a kitten and he was very energetic which is also what I was looking for. He fit in prefectly and I'm so glad that I decided to go look at him.:) After I had him a few days another rescue group called me and said that they didn't have any orange male kittens right now but that they could keep me on their list and let me know when one came in. I told the lady that I had already adopted a wonderful orange male kitten and she was glad to hear this.:)
You have a good memory! :) Trevor was smuggled into my home late one night by my son after I was asleep. He and his friend had gotten Trevor at a pet shop to replace his friend's grandmother's cat who had recently died. She didn't want another cat (at least right at that time) so my son brought him home. Once I saw that little 3 lb. cutie pie we didn't need to talk about what to do with him. He was staying here, and I had never had a cat before that so that was really saying something.Quote:
Originally Posted by krazyaboutkatz
Andy was found at a yard sale by my mother. She asked me to come and just *take a look.* Well, taking a look is just about the same as holding. You are putty in their hands at that point! :p
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Originally Posted by ramanth
Here too Kimmy. The only unintentional adoptions have been my cats. :)
I have never been a Foster mom so, I've really searched for each pup
and knew them when I first saw them. :) I would definately be a failure
as a foster mom.
Well since we're talking cats here also, you could say Sassy was unintentional. ;) She found me walking down the street one evening right near our home in a wooded area. I really didn't want a cat and hubby really, really didn't want one. But I couldn't leave her out on the street,she was so little. :( So I decided to take her in and find her a home. She'll be 9 this summer. :D
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Originally Posted by chocolatepuppy
I know the old "find them a good home " thing. :) I am defenseless. :D