Actually, very few of the dogs I have in my house at any time are "mine." Such is the way of a breed rescue operation.
"My" dogs - the dogs that I chose and always intended to keep for my own are Keito, Lacie, Queenie, Pepper, Vanilla and Lucky.
Jack, Basil, Georgie, Wishbone and Twister came to me either through smooth fox terrier rescue, or through the humane society. If I do not ever find these dogs a "forever" home, then I will keep them. That is the commitment one makes to rescue/foster dogs when one takes them. But the intent is to, of course, find them a home ... even if it ends up taking years.
"We give dogs the time we can spare, the space we can spare and the love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made" - M. Facklam
"We are raised to honor all the wrong explorers and discoverers - thieves planting flags, murderers carrying crosses. Let us at last praise the colonizers of dreams."- P.S. Beagle
"All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king." - J.R.R. Tolkien
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