Catherine & Family

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN FOSTERING?

WE HAVE FOSTERED 7 PUPPIES SINCE DECEMBER 2018. ONE PUPPY WAS JUST FOR ONE NIGHT BUT I LOVE HER STILL.

WHY DO YOU FOSTER?

I FOSTER BECAUSE I LOVE KNOWING THAT I AM A SAFE PLACE FOR A DOG IN TRANSITION TO LEARN HOW TO BE LOVED. AND BY FOSTERING, I AM HELPING CANE ROSSO RESCUE SAVE MORE DOGS IN NEED. I ALSO LOVE SHOWING MY KIDS THAT WE DO ALL WE CAN TO HELP OTHERS WHO ARE IN NEED, AND ONE WAY OUR FAMILY CAN HELP IS BY FOSTERING DOGS.

WHAT'S BEEN YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE?

REALLY THERE HAVEN’T BEEN CHALLENGES. THE ONLY NEGATIVE ASPECTS FOR ME ARE FOSTERING THE PUPPIES WHO WAKE UP MULTIPLE TIMES A NIGHT. I’M A GIRL WHO NEEDS HER SLEEP. I AM LIKE A PROUD PARENT WHEN THEY START SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT, AND I LOVE HOW EXCITED THE PUPPIES SEEM TO BE AT MY EXCITEMENT. THAT ALWAYS MAKES IT WORTH THE LOST SLEEP.

WHAT'S BEEN YOUR BIGGEST SUCCESS?

WHEN MY MOST TIMID FOSTER DOG MIDNIGHT FELL IN LOVE WITH US AND LET ME PET THE TOP OF HIS HEAD WITHOUT COWERING. I WILL NEVER FORGET EARNING HIS TRUST AND LOVE.

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE SOMEONE CONSIDERING FOSTERING?

TRY IT. I WAS SO WORRIED THAT I COULDN’T FOSTER BECAUSE I WOULD LOVE THE DOGS TOO MUCH. MY KIDS AND I FALL MADLY IN LOVE WITH EACH FOSTER, AND WE ARE ALL SO HAPPY AND SO SAD TO SEE THEM GO TO THEIR FOREVER HOMES. AND WE ALL SURVIVE AND ARE ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR THE RELATIONSHIP WE MADE WITH THE PUP. FOSTERING HAS BEEN SUCH A BONDING EXPERIENCE FOR MY FAMILY, WE ALL HAVE OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AND ALL TAKE PRIDE IN CARING FOR THEM.

ALSO BUY LAMINATE FLOORING TO PLACE OVER WOOD FLOORS IN YOUR PUPPY AREA FOR EASY CLEAN UP. ;)