Happy Travels, Kassie Adopted

If the photo shows up skewed, blame some computer program.

After 22 days of fostering, Miss Kassie has found her perfect home. She has settled into her new home lovely, I've already received glowing reports on how she is doing.

Kassie has been, by far, one of the easiest dogs I have fostered.

I strongly encourage anyone interested to consider fostering. Your local rescue can partner you with the best candidate for your living situations. It is a relatively easy way to help an animal. It can literally be a lifesaver for dogs who cannot thrive in a kennel environment.

Thanks, Kassie, for being such a gentle soul, I wish you the best!

Kassie Has a Date

True fact, people. Kassie is meeting prospective adopters this Friday at 5:30 pm. If these people can make it through the county fair traffic that destroys my idea of order and control, I feel they should be great guardians.

In other news, I rescued this dog from a livestock auction. He is available for adoption too.

Why Haven't You Adopted this Dog?

It's been 21 days since I started fostering Kassie.

 
That is ridiculous, people.
 
She should already have been adopted five times over.
She IS kinda perfect.

Adopt her, now!

Kassie Begs Worse than Mina

OMG, guys.

And this is her being good!

Kassie usually climbs up on the sofa and then tries to "accidentally" fall onto my plate so she can eat it.

Telling her no is like telling a lamp to shut-up. Unless it's a talking lamp.

Anyways, she has zero manners, so that is something we need to work on. She's still pretty adorbs.

Celste, Walks, Attention, Fostering

Whenever I have a new foster dog, I have to make sure Celeste and Mina get extra attention and time. Celeste is rarely able to interact with the foster dogs, so it means a lot of dog juggling.

So I do my best to take extra special walks with Celeste. We have a local 900-acre park that is only 10 minutes away, with some great 2-4 mile hikes that are just perfect for me and Celeste.

She gets to feel special, and we both enjoy the outdoors together.


Mina just needs extra snuggle time. I am really not sure if Mina and Kassie will get along, but even if they do it will be awhile before they can meet.

Kassie's heartworm treatment doesn't officially end until the first week in August. They've both been giving each other the stink eye too.

But, I have hopes. Right now, all three dogs are in the same room. Kassie is chewing on something gross in her crate, and seven feet away, Mina and Celeste are just chilling. Everyone's calm and content.

The first time I fostered a dog with Celeste and Mina, it was such a nightmare adjusting to managing a 3-dog household. It would be one thing if Mina and Celeste had uber-awesome social skills, but I can NEVER have Mina and Celeste in the same room with another dog. One growl from Celeste, and Mina is on her like white on rice.

Many dogs later, and I have a system in place that works well, and that allows all dogs to get attention, exercise, and love. Kassie has been particularly easy in that she does not mind her crate at all.

I encourage all of you to consider fostering. It is literally a lifesaver for dogs who either come from hi-kill shelters or who cannot adjust at all to a kennel environment. Plus, it just makes them (hopefully) better canine citizens. I feel like if I can do it with my two dog-awkward canines, pretty much anyone can!! : )

Kassie the Foster Dog

Kassie is one tough cookie.

The picture on the right is not of a snarling Kassie.

Instead, the "snarl" you see is the result of someone breaking Kassie's jaw. Evidence suggests she was kicked multiple times, in the face and chest (she also had several broken ribs and a chest contusion).

If that wasn't bad enough, Kassie has heartworms. This is why I am fostering her, at least temporarily.

She has a week and a half left in her treatment, and then she will be good as gold for adoption.

And let me tell you, she should have a line-up of people interested.

I am sure her less endearing quirks will emerge in the coming days (they always do) but Kassie is assuredly a gentle, soft, sweet-natured canine.


I believe she is 2-4 years of age, although the rescue thinks she is 1-2...maybe she is an unusually calm-natured teenage dog, I don't know!

Her breed is mutt. She is normally a medium-haired dog, but she has been shaved to help with itching (I think she has a skin condition that is a side effect of the trauma and effect it has had on her immune system). Her ears vacillate from perky and upright to pinned back and adorable. She has four white socks and a white chest. There is a really weird white ring on her tail too.

I think her optimal weight is more like 40 lbs, but I think she is around 45-50lbs right now.

She is a little camera shy, so I am going to have to work on getting a better shot of her colorized.

Here is a picture that makes her look like a tiny puppy:



And one that shows her sweetness: