Posts tagged "fostering pets"

Fostering dogs is a wonderful way for animal lovers to enjoy a furry companion even if they can't provide long-term, permanent pet care. Of course, anyone with a heart will become attached to a pooch even during a temporary stay, so it can be hard to say goodbye when the time comes.

When a Redditor adopted a puppy recently, they brought it home to find this incredibly sweet note hidden among its papers, obviously written by the child of the puppy's foster family. While the little boy or girl who wrote the note must be sad to have given up Garrison, we hope they understand the immeasurable good they did in helping the puppy find a loving home.

Now who's cutting those onions?

We've already celebrated Shelter Pet Appreciation Week. Now here's another reason to fete November: National Senior Pet Month (or Adopt-a-Senior-Pet Month, depending on your source).

Senior pets fill rescues and shelters, bringing with them some unique benefits, as well as some challenges. For one thing, according to The Daily Journal, older pets often adapt very easily to new surroundings. Generally they're a bit calmer than their playful puppy counterparts, and they're often already housebroken. They may even know some tricks, making training easy.

Older pets may have belonged to loving families who could no longer care for them, or they may have simply been overlooked for years in favor of younger (or cuter, more playful, etc.) pets. Either way, an older pet, like an older person, will be far more comfortable in an environment with a soft, warm bed than in a crate or on a hard floor, which is often how they must sleep in shelters.