Foster Puppies

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    FHO Surgery Dog

    Let’s take a look at FHO surgery dogs sometimes need. Click through to see Mr. Stix’s actual pre- and post-operative x-rays from his FHO surgery in 2019. We have yet-another foster puppy (September 2023) who is recovering from … you guessed it … FHO surgery. Yes, I broke my self-imposed fostering sabbatical for the rest of the year to help a new little puppy-girl named STARLIGHT (~4-month-old German Shepherd puppy).

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    National Foster a Pet Month

    Posting this *barely in time to celebrate National Foster a Pet Month (June). I’m sharing a stat from Petco Love shows what it’ll take to end preventable euthanasia in pets at shelters and rescues in America. Fostering greatly expands capacity to help more animals. While loving on our most recent foster puppies — The Wonder Twins — foster volunteers for our local shelter had 120 animals in their homes. We even ended up keeping Zan and Jayna an extra 5 days because the shelter was FULL. What’s the shocking stat, how can you help, and how to I answer things people say to me about fostering? Keep reading to find out. Plus, cute pix and videos!