Fostering a dog can be one of the most selfless and emotional things a human can do. After that animal gets adopted, a foster may go through a whirlwind of emotions. From denial to anger to acceptance, these are the five stages of grief for a foster parent. Denial and Isolation After the foster dog […]
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Working with a fearful dog can be one of the most challenging things a dog lover will go through. You just want to tell them that everything is okay and that they will understand and instantly get over their fears. Of course, that’s not how dogs work. It can be a long process to gain
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Each year, on average, 3.3 Million dogs enter shelters nationwide. Most of these shelters are overcrowded, under funded, and understaffed. Across the country, shelters rely on donations from the community to get through the day-to-day. Donations are always welcomed by shelter staff but there are some items that can benefit the dogs inside more than
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Volunteering to whelp a pregnant mama dog can be one of the most helpful things to a rescue. The willingness to take on a mama and her mystery number of babies will bring an overwhelming feeling of accomplishment, once every is grown and off to their new homes. Here is a list of everything you
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If you are reading this you have probably already gone through whelping your pregnant mama dog! Congrats! Raising a litter of puppies can be the most joyful thing anyone can do! There is so much to learn about puppy development and how to prepare a litter of puppies for their best lives! Here is a
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Introducing your foster dog to your resident dogs is a bigger process than one would think. If you allow dogs to meet without a proper introduction, there is the chance of a dog fight. High arousal, equals bad behavior. Dogs can get overwhelmed and reactive negatively if a high energy dog gets right in their
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Here is a list of all foster terms! This Encyclopedia For Fostering can help give you a base of knowledge when it comes to the verbiage of the rescue life! For more information on fostering, check out A Confident Dog’s Foster Series. Abused [adjective] – Implies malicious intent, where a person has deliberately and intentionally
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Decompression is the practice of low activity and a strict schedule for a foster dog or newly adopted dog that came from a shelter setting. This can take up to two weeks but it mostly depends on the dog’s personality and temperament. This period of time is extremely crucial for the dog to properly adjust
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On average, each year there are 670,000 shelter dogs euthanized. Fostering just one dog helps save more than one life. For every dog you foster, another can take its place in the shelter with a smaller risk of being euthanized for space. I can say from experience, fostering a dog is the most rewarding thing
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