Foster News & Updates 4-30-06
Spring has Sprung!
May is traditionally our biggest adoption month and we are off to a good start! We have potentially 5 adoptions this weekend:
ADOPTIONS:
CHLOE (Beagle mix fostered by Michelle S) met her new people at our Concord Pet Adoption Event last weekend. They met her privately at Michelle's house on Friday & Chloe went to her new home. The folks at Concord Pet say she has already been in - getting loads of stuff & being spoiled :)
JOCK (Scottish Terrier fostered by me) had an overnight with a prospective family last night. Haven't heard yet but hopefully it will lead to a permanent home. If so, Jock would have a Scottie "sister" and live right across from a big park!
CRAW (Chinese Crested) was a celebrity on Petfinder the last couple of weeks! We had a LOT of wonderful addplications for him & settled on one not too far from home where his new person is home most of the day. He has a doggy friend too - a Shihtzapoo. I am sure Craw will enjoy romping in the 5 acres & his own lap to nap on!
RUCKUS (one of Hope's pup fostered by Roberta) left with Mark this morning - bound for PITtsburgh! Ruckus is being adopted by a nice woman who is from New Orleans & displaced by hurricane Katrina. She had actually rescued 2 Pit Pups from a neighbor days before Katrina hit but they unfortunately died at one of the makeshift shelters. I'll miss our little Ruckus & wish him well!
PITSQUEAK, who has been with me since last summer, also attended our adoption event last weekend & caught the eye of a father & son. She is going to meet the rest of the family this afternoon - and if all goes well she will stay. If so, PitSqueak will be living in Landenberg with 2 teenage boys & a German Shepherd.
Last week SIMBA (Pomeranian) went to a very special family - you may have seen them on the news. Sadly, their Pomeranian, Foxy, was abducted while being cared for by family members. Foxy had been best friend to their 18 yr old son who has muscular dystraphy. Although they still hope that Foxy comes home, Simba is trying to fill the void or at least give them another puff ball to love. I just got a wonder picture of Simba sitting in the wheelchair in his new masters lap - I wish I could share it with you! Good luck in your new home Simba - we knew you were special!
NEWCOMERS:
TAFFY (Beagle mix) was adopted from us a couple of years ago as a kind of service dog for a woman who had a fear of leaving the house. For a couple of years, they were a wonderful pair until we got an urgent call that Taffy's mom had to move quickly & left her behind with family members who couldn't keep her due to lease restrictions. I need to check her archived records at the vet but I believe Taffy is around 10 yrs old. She originally came from the DE SPCA when her elderly owners could not care for her. Taffy is used to being with her people 24/7 and we would like to find a similar home for her. She gets along with other dogs & cats & is currently being fostered by Michelle in Oxford PA.
FREDDY's person moved into a nursing home and couldn't take him. He was dearly loved by his family & misses them very much. Freddy is a mixed breed, about 10 yrs old & the size of a fat Husky. He looks to be part St Bernard or Bernese Mountain Dog. Freddy is temporarily bbeing fostered by Norma in Elkton but we are looking for a quieter home for him & maybe someone who is home much of the day. Norma has 6 dogs of her own & Freddy is meeting them one at a time & seems to be OK with other dogs. Please email with FOSTER FREDDY in the subject if you would like to help with Freddy.
SARA is an ordinary looking brown & white spotted Pit Bull who touched the hearts of some people at a WV shelter. Sara, named after the girl who crusaded for her rescue, certainly is one of the lucky ones! A volunteer (from Oklahoma, no less!) paid for her spay & vaccinations & the human Sara drove her from WV to the Maryland House rest stop on I-95 where I picked her up. Sara has been with us for a week now & has settled in nicely. She has taken a liking to my 12 yr old son & is often snuggled up with him on the couch. She has also graduated to sleeping in the bed! As promised, Sara is a nice dog & truly deserves a life. We think she'll make a great family dog.
Pictures of the new guys will be added to the site as soon as possible...
INCOMING:
We have several dogs on the waiting list to come in, one is most urgent:
DIAMOND is a brindle female Pit Bull, 8 months old, who has an injured leg. I do not have any details about the leg except that it doesn't seem to cause her any pain - possibly an old injury? A woman who does Pit Bull rescue in the Baltimore area (Diamiond was in the Baltimore City Shelter/BARCS) has offered to pay $500 towards her medical expenses. She is currently boarding Diamond & I have committed to pick her up next weekend. Not knowing the severity of the leg, I am looking for a quieter foster home than my own - at the same time, her foster home needs to be not too far from Landenberg in case she requires frequent vet visits. Please email with FOSTER DIAMOND as the subject if you are able to help with Diamond.
There is a family of four CHIHUAHUAS (age 14, 12, 11 & 11) that were turned into a shelter together. They were terrified & a woman took them out to offer temprary refuge. They are not currently in the CompAnimals program as we don't have room for them. If you are interested in fostering for us or adopting them directly from her, please contact me with 4 CHIHUAHUAS as the subject line.
I got an email from a woman who lost her husband & son & subsequently moved into a townhouse. She took the family Labs with her (10 yr old littermates) and they are not adjusting well. She, understandably, would like to keep them together which is going to make their placement more difficult. If you can adopt or foster for us please email with 2 LABS as the subject line.
ADOPTION EVENTS!
MAY 20 • Concord Pet Hockessin from 10-2
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!
May 20 • College Square Kmart from 11-4
Sponsored by the Dialog Company that works with Petfinder to distribute "goody bags" for adoptive families. This is our first time at a Kmart & we are very excited to see what the day will bring. We will be running 2 events at the same time & will need extra volunteers at both locations (Hockessin & Newark)
The Devon Horse Show runs from May 25th thru June 3rd. We will be at the Merry-Go-Round Room booth (next to the blacksmith) on select days & times TBA. Most likely Fridays, Saturdays & Sunday. Days and times will be posted to our Petfinder site.
PETFINDER STATS:
Petfinder had a glitch in their system & didn't send out stats this week -will post next time.
Enjoy the spring weather with your pets!! Don't foregt we go on a FOSTER DOG WALK on Saturday mornings (unless there is an adoption event) Meet at the Fairhill Natural Resources area parking lots (bu the covered bridge, just past the nature center) 8 AM - ???
Happy Spring!
Leslie
May is traditionally our biggest adoption month and we are off to a good start! We have potentially 5 adoptions this weekend:
ADOPTIONS:
CHLOE (Beagle mix fostered by Michelle S) met her new people at our Concord Pet Adoption Event last weekend. They met her privately at Michelle's house on Friday & Chloe went to her new home. The folks at Concord Pet say she has already been in - getting loads of stuff & being spoiled :)
JOCK (Scottish Terrier fostered by me) had an overnight with a prospective family last night. Haven't heard yet but hopefully it will lead to a permanent home. If so, Jock would have a Scottie "sister" and live right across from a big park!
CRAW (Chinese Crested) was a celebrity on Petfinder the last couple of weeks! We had a LOT of wonderful addplications for him & settled on one not too far from home where his new person is home most of the day. He has a doggy friend too - a Shihtzapoo. I am sure Craw will enjoy romping in the 5 acres & his own lap to nap on!
RUCKUS (one of Hope's pup fostered by Roberta) left with Mark this morning - bound for PITtsburgh! Ruckus is being adopted by a nice woman who is from New Orleans & displaced by hurricane Katrina. She had actually rescued 2 Pit Pups from a neighbor days before Katrina hit but they unfortunately died at one of the makeshift shelters. I'll miss our little Ruckus & wish him well!
PITSQUEAK, who has been with me since last summer, also attended our adoption event last weekend & caught the eye of a father & son. She is going to meet the rest of the family this afternoon - and if all goes well she will stay. If so, PitSqueak will be living in Landenberg with 2 teenage boys & a German Shepherd.
Last week SIMBA (Pomeranian) went to a very special family - you may have seen them on the news. Sadly, their Pomeranian, Foxy, was abducted while being cared for by family members. Foxy had been best friend to their 18 yr old son who has muscular dystraphy. Although they still hope that Foxy comes home, Simba is trying to fill the void or at least give them another puff ball to love. I just got a wonder picture of Simba sitting in the wheelchair in his new masters lap - I wish I could share it with you! Good luck in your new home Simba - we knew you were special!
NEWCOMERS:
TAFFY (Beagle mix) was adopted from us a couple of years ago as a kind of service dog for a woman who had a fear of leaving the house. For a couple of years, they were a wonderful pair until we got an urgent call that Taffy's mom had to move quickly & left her behind with family members who couldn't keep her due to lease restrictions. I need to check her archived records at the vet but I believe Taffy is around 10 yrs old. She originally came from the DE SPCA when her elderly owners could not care for her. Taffy is used to being with her people 24/7 and we would like to find a similar home for her. She gets along with other dogs & cats & is currently being fostered by Michelle in Oxford PA.
FREDDY's person moved into a nursing home and couldn't take him. He was dearly loved by his family & misses them very much. Freddy is a mixed breed, about 10 yrs old & the size of a fat Husky. He looks to be part St Bernard or Bernese Mountain Dog. Freddy is temporarily bbeing fostered by Norma in Elkton but we are looking for a quieter home for him & maybe someone who is home much of the day. Norma has 6 dogs of her own & Freddy is meeting them one at a time & seems to be OK with other dogs. Please email with FOSTER FREDDY in the subject if you would like to help with Freddy.
SARA is an ordinary looking brown & white spotted Pit Bull who touched the hearts of some people at a WV shelter. Sara, named after the girl who crusaded for her rescue, certainly is one of the lucky ones! A volunteer (from Oklahoma, no less!) paid for her spay & vaccinations & the human Sara drove her from WV to the Maryland House rest stop on I-95 where I picked her up. Sara has been with us for a week now & has settled in nicely. She has taken a liking to my 12 yr old son & is often snuggled up with him on the couch. She has also graduated to sleeping in the bed! As promised, Sara is a nice dog & truly deserves a life. We think she'll make a great family dog.
Pictures of the new guys will be added to the site as soon as possible...
INCOMING:
We have several dogs on the waiting list to come in, one is most urgent:
DIAMOND is a brindle female Pit Bull, 8 months old, who has an injured leg. I do not have any details about the leg except that it doesn't seem to cause her any pain - possibly an old injury? A woman who does Pit Bull rescue in the Baltimore area (Diamiond was in the Baltimore City Shelter/BARCS) has offered to pay $500 towards her medical expenses. She is currently boarding Diamond & I have committed to pick her up next weekend. Not knowing the severity of the leg, I am looking for a quieter foster home than my own - at the same time, her foster home needs to be not too far from Landenberg in case she requires frequent vet visits. Please email with FOSTER DIAMOND as the subject if you are able to help with Diamond.
There is a family of four CHIHUAHUAS (age 14, 12, 11 & 11) that were turned into a shelter together. They were terrified & a woman took them out to offer temprary refuge. They are not currently in the CompAnimals program as we don't have room for them. If you are interested in fostering for us or adopting them directly from her, please contact me with 4 CHIHUAHUAS as the subject line.
I got an email from a woman who lost her husband & son & subsequently moved into a townhouse. She took the family Labs with her (10 yr old littermates) and they are not adjusting well. She, understandably, would like to keep them together which is going to make their placement more difficult. If you can adopt or foster for us please email with 2 LABS as the subject line.
ADOPTION EVENTS!
MAY 20 • Concord Pet Hockessin from 10-2
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!
May 20 • College Square Kmart from 11-4
Sponsored by the Dialog Company that works with Petfinder to distribute "goody bags" for adoptive families. This is our first time at a Kmart & we are very excited to see what the day will bring. We will be running 2 events at the same time & will need extra volunteers at both locations (Hockessin & Newark)
The Devon Horse Show runs from May 25th thru June 3rd. We will be at the Merry-Go-Round Room booth (next to the blacksmith) on select days & times TBA. Most likely Fridays, Saturdays & Sunday. Days and times will be posted to our Petfinder site.
PETFINDER STATS:
Petfinder had a glitch in their system & didn't send out stats this week -will post next time.
Enjoy the spring weather with your pets!! Don't foregt we go on a FOSTER DOG WALK on Saturday mornings (unless there is an adoption event) Meet at the Fairhill Natural Resources area parking lots (bu the covered bridge, just past the nature center) 8 AM - ???
Happy Spring!
Leslie
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