damaquilts

I will continue to foster no problem. There are plenty of dogs out there that need fostering.
Andy is doing much better this morning. If I had not been on the scene within seconds, it didn't have time to escalate, I do believe Andy would have been hurt. And yes I was upset. Andy is very special to me. To put it mildly he has kept me alive.
She(coordinator) is coming to pick up the rest of Angels things today.I will see how she acts then. Although I am going to hold on to the things I bought yesterday and have on order.

I did write up a recommedation for Angel. She really needs to be not in a regular foster home but in one with someone who is experienced with traumitized dogs. You see Angel was severely abused before the people who gave her up took her and they did nothing to work on her problems just lived with them. She bit her owner that is why the rescue got her back. She was stressed out when the owners son and grandchildren (1 &3) who moved back home. I figured I had worked with dogs that were unsocialized before even ones that had problems with being handled and did fine. Angel is beyond my experience. I have a friend who is a trainer and we have been emailing back and forth about Angel the whole time.
Andy went right outside and down the right side of the deck as always this morning. He did however pee all over the yard. LOL He usually just goes to his one spot.
He didn't like it when I closed the bathroom door this morning and sat and whined but he will get over it. I don't live alone.
I also realize this is Not Angels fault . It is the fault of humans.But like my coordinator in GA use to say . You can't save them all.

CarrieAnne

Hugs! Dog fights are just terrifying. My lttle Noel cannot be trusted around other female dogs.....I nearly boke my leg trying to break up a fight with her and another female dog. Some dogs just cant be around other dogs, for safety reasons. Glad little Andy is okay, and so sorry the place wasnt very supportive. You tried!

shamrock

This reminds me of a trauma my daughter is going through. She is a single Mom, out of work for a year. (Her theater was closed). She loves small animals. Fostered kittens for awhile, then volunteered one evening a week at a shelter. After a few weeks, they paired her with a 70 lb.. dog, she weighs @110 lbs. Things were fine til he saw a squirrel and took off. The leash was around her hand and through her fingers. By the time she got him settled down, she had a severly broken finger and sprined wrist. Her right hand. After 2 surgeries, physical therapy she is better, but her hand will never be the same. Of course, the shelter doesn't insure its volunteers, nor did they offer to compensate her in any way, not even with her out of pocket co-pays. Just something more to think about.

3TreeFrog

Oh my goodness, that is a frightening experience. Too bad for the lady who heads up the fostering for the dogs. I do hope your dog is alright, and I hope that you are alright with this experience. I am so sorry that this has happened to you.

Thank you for fostering dogs, this is not an easy task.

TreeFrog

arimuse

we have strays, cats and dogs. my brother brings them home on their verge of dying - some just wander in. everyone is immediately taken for shots and then neutered. they all have some type of issues, mostly i think they stay in survival mode. they all want exclusive attention, they dont trust us to know we wont hurt them, they miss something where they were from, they all want tons of food and try to eat each others before their own. each trys to run all the others off. some make very close friendships as groups of 2 and 3. the biggest thing ive learned is never let them be together, even if they seem ok w/ each other, unless they are the same size - at least until they display a real attachment. just tolerating each other isnt enough. share t

GloBug

Thank you for your loving care.

Boxer mom

They have no call to act like that. You are doing them a great service by helping, but, as I have seen they think you should know this might happen and you should deal with it. But if your dog wag injured do you think for one minute that they would pay for the vet bills....NO. I use to be an ACO and have done fostering for the shelter we worked out of and I had to pay for any vet bills.

Maybe you could find another organazation to help who would understand that our pets come first.

quiltingnana1

Ditto! Glad that Andy is not physically injured. May take awhile for him to heal emotionally. Hugs to you both.

madamekelly

My one and only attempt to foster dogs was just as ugly.

We went to the local no-kill shelter because they asked for volunteers. As I filled out the paperwork, DH talked to the caretakers. We went to see 'our' foster. Sammy was cute as can be. I walked back inside just in time to hear the last part of a conversation. "I have to give Sammy his meds" I followed the speaker, (not the director) and asked "what meds does Sammy need?" She cheerfully replied "Oh it's just for mange. He has to have a bath every other day to keep it under control". Mange?! I was very clear that I had four other pets at home! I walked back out front and asked the director about the mange (that she never mentioned). She looked me in the eye and stated"Oh don't worry, it is manageable, just bathe him every other day and you will be fine." I just had to ask "why not just cure it?" Again, looking me right in the eye stated "Oh, mange is incurable." This woman runs a shelter??????
Mange IS curable with an application of 'blue coat' or similar product. Needless to say we left, went home and got the prescription from the vet, since we had touched Sammy, in case our animals caught it. I hate STUPID people. WE do not 'foster' dogs through that woman!

doll-lady

that was scary.