"Foster Dog Summit"

[TDawg]

While traversing Franconia Ridge on Sunday, my girlfriend and I got to talking with a woman on the Liberty summit with a medium sized dog, Sasha. We had already been told about her by a couple women at the Liberty Springs junction, who had just met her.

Long story short, she takes different dogs who live in temporary foster homes out hiking. She takes photographs along the trip of the dogs and blogs about the dogs afterwards in hopes of helping to find them adoptive homes. She mentioned she was on Osceola with a dog during the FOT48 event, so if anyone was on Osceola you may have met them. Who knows, maybe they're on VFTT or lurk here!?!?

We thought it was such a good thing she was doing, having rescued our own dog, Marley the Basset hound/Beagle mix (Bagel.) She was really cool and informative to talk to about the foster-a-dog program and shelters.

Anyways, her blog is at www.fosterdogsummit.com and you can find it on facebook as well at the same name. If you, or anyone you know is looking to adopt this could be an alright place to start looking.

I can say that Sasha was a sweetheart, a little timid, but this was all a new experience for her and I'm sure she'll warm up to anyone.

 

[Michelle]

What a great program! I'd want to take them ALL home!!

A couple months ago, I was hiking Chocorua and came across a lady who ran a business of "mobile doggie daycare", she picks up your dog at your house and takes them on day trips!! What fun!! Anyway, she had 8 dogs with her and one was a shelter dog that was out having fun with the group, socializing and getting used to people........he was adorable, I looked him up at the animal shelter and before too long.......he was adopted!! Success story! Hope the same for many of these dogs!

 

[una_dogger]

Awww!! That is sooo nice! Thanks for sharing the link to her blog...bookmarked!

 

[Seeker]

Most excellent work!

 

[Maddy]

What a great story. Thanks for sharing this!

 

[erugs]

This is a wonderful thing to do. It just makes me feel so good. Hmmmmm.

 

[Elizabeth]

Great idea. The website is very nicely done.

 

[Mountain49]

Dogs

What a wonderful woman she is to do this! Very moving story.

 

[Stash]

Many rescue and shelter workers foster dogs. It's nice to see she takes it one step further.

 

[TDawg]

Many rescue and shelter workers foster dogs. It's nice to see she takes it one step further.

They way she explained it to us, she doesn't foster dogs. She has two aging pups of her own who don't take on serious hikes any longer. She arranges to pick up or meet up with the foster dogs, goes and takes the hikes, then returns them to their temporary homes.

 

[erugs]

It's a wonderful concept that interests me a lot. I am not allowed to have a dog where I live. My concern would be selfish. What if I fell in love with one of the dogs. I'd have to have it, but would have to move. There must be a way around those feelings...

 

[TDawg]

I'm with you erugs, I think I'd end up with 5 dogs!!

 

[Maddy]

It's a wonderful concept that interests me a lot. I am not allowed to have a dog where I live. My concern would be selfish. What if I fell in love with one of the dogs. I'd have to have it, but would have to move. There must be a way around those feelings...

I do have a way around those feelings.
Simply said...move!

Unfortunately this solution might not fit if there are kids involved, or significant others who refuse to be uprooted.

I have owned two dogs since "74" and always found homes that welcomed them. It wasn't easy but persistence paid off. The dwellings were not glamorous and my commutes to work were sometimes longer. Small price to pay. One advantage was the rents were usually cheaper. It's only been in the last 10 years that I own my own place. I found that rural areas are often much more accommodating to man's best friend.

I always believed no job or dwelling was more important than they were. We would do whatever was required to stay together. I knew from the get go that I would never leave them for any reason other that grave illness that totally disabled me.

That is the only solution I can think of. It's soo difficult to walk away from a pup who needs a home.