My latest foster. She was spotted at a shopping center near my house, and posted to Facebook. I immediately jumped in the car to get her yesterday, before it started raining and getting very cold. I’m looking for owner but meanwhile she already has a potential adopter! I said I was going to take a break from fostering, but that lasted about 10 days …
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Thank you so much for sharing @botvot !!! You were an incredible foster for taking your time with your first rescue and letting him decompress and blossom into the loving kitty he always was. We don’t know the trauma that many of these shelter pets experience before they are rescued. Many of them take a long time to decompress in their foster homes, patience and love is key when fostering any rescue pet. Way to go! because of you, not only did you change this kitty’s life, but you also changed the adopters life too!
And that is incredible you also volunteered at your local shelter. Volunteers are crucial in the shelter system to ensure all the homeless pets get adequate care and attention. You are amazing, thank you for opening up your heart to these deserving rescue animals.
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@Georgetownpets thank you for sharing. I LOVE her name. I often find myself saying that exact phrase in life when anyone wins anything haha. It sounds like Chicken Dinner had a rough start in life, but luckily thanks to you and that rescue she has a second chance at better life. Thank you for loving her, helping her, and being an amazing caring human!
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She is so cute @Carla_C !!! It was nice chatting with you the other day about your foster journey. Thank you for helping our furry friends in need. And what a great picture of her enjoying that pup cup. My rescue dog absolutely loves when I get him a Puppuccino at Starbucks every now and then. He also gets a special one every year for his birthday haha.
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haha @Lassie I totally get it! I have said the same thing before, but I can’t help myself, I continue to foster and volunteer.
It is such a rewarding feeling when your foster pet finally finds their forever home. There are some people who are addicted to an adrenaline rush, or material things… but I’m 100% addicted to rescuing!
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Such way cool dogs and inspired by your mission!
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@Julie_A It was lovely talking to you about fostering too and thank you for sharing your experience, I will certainly be asking you for more advice in the future. Wow totally adorable, I can see why he was a foster fail and bacon in a pup cup that is the best idea ever. That face in the first picture is priceless.
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Hello @Podcaster, I would like to warmly welcome you to the forum community and it is great to hear that everyone’s foster journeys are inspiring you. If you are interested in joining the website then please let me know and I would be happy to assist you. Do you have any pets of your own or are you looking to care for pets? Thank you for your contribution and I look forward to you connecting more on the forum.
Best wishes Carla
@Julie_A Thanks for having a thread to promote fostering in our community. We love fostering between pet-sitting and our other travels. This is our current foster, Mojo, who is recovering from his spay surgery and decompressing with us for a few weeks before heading to a rescue in New Hampshire. He was pulled from a local high-kill shelter in Georgia.
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Aw @Southernsitter your foster pup Mojo is adorable! Thank you for saving his life! How long have you been fostering? Do you just foster dogs? I’ve been fostering for a couple years now and I love it. It is such a good feeling knowing I can help save a life.
I’m currently fostering a litter of 9 puppies through The Animal Pad rescue in San Diego. They were abandoned near a shelter in Mexico, we just brought them to the US yesterday. They are the cutest cattle dog mixes and they are full of energy. We are hosting an adoption event tomorrow so hopefully these little babies will be off to different foster homes by tomorrow as I have to return to work tomorrow night and will be gone for almost a week.
Thank you again for saving sweet Mojo!
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These are the 9 pups, and that’s my rescue dog Trooper on the couch watching over them haha.
Can you guess the theme they are named after?
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@Julie_A Your Harry Potter pups are so cute. Thanks for fostering them. We have been fostering intermittently for about 5 years. We have fostered kittens before, but usually foster dogs- mostly smaller ones. We had a long term foster during the first 6 months of the pandemic. But since we travel so much now, we are currently only doing short-term fostering for pups who already have rescue commitments or temp fostering for foster parents who go on vacation and need a place for their pups while they are away.
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Yes Harry Potter theme haha!
I do the same thing! I just temp foster since I’m a flight attendant and have to leave for work all the time. Usually it’s just for the weekend or close to a week if I have enough days off between flights.
I’ve never fostered kittens before, but would love to! The dog rescue I volunteer for just started rescuing cats too so I’m sure I’ll foster a kitten one of these days. Especially with kitten season in full swing!
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So many lovely stories and pics of happy pets.
Thank you @Julie_A and all of the TAP volunteers and our Pawtners at Helen Woodward Animal Centre and animal shelters and rescues everywhere for everything they do to help animals live their best lives.
They simply couldn’t do the work they do or manage the huge commitments they make to animals and local communities without foster carers, so thank you to all foster Moms and Dads in our community. … 
If you haven’t shared your foster pets and your foster carer’s story yet we would love to hear from you …
For those thinking “Could I, Should I?” here are some of the benefits of fostering …
Fostering a rescue pet can have many benefits, both for the pet and for the foster parent. Some of the benefits of fostering a rescue pet include:
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Providing a temporary home: By fostering a rescue pet, you are providing them with a safe and loving temporary home while they wait for their forever home. This can help reduce overcrowding in shelters and increase the chances of the pet finding a permanent home.
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Helping the pet adjust: Many rescue pets have experienced trauma or neglect, and fostering can help them adjust to a new environment and learn to trust humans again. This can be a rewarding experience for the foster parent as they see the pet’s progress and growth.
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Learning new skills: Fostering a rescue pet can also help foster parents learn new skills, such as animal care, training, and behavior management. These skills can be helpful for future pet ownership or even a career in animal care.
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Providing socialization: Fostering a rescue pet can also help the pet become more socialized and comfortable around other animals and humans. This can improve their chances of finding a permanent home.
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Saving a life: By fostering a rescue pet, you are directly helping to save a life. Many shelters rely on foster homes to care for animals that are too young, sick, or injured to be adopted, so fostering can be a lifesaving act.
Overall, fostering a rescue pet can be a rewarding experience for both the pet and the foster parent. It can help save lives, provide a temporary home, and teach new skills while also giving the pet a chance to thrive in a loving environment.
And of course the most special benefit …
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@Angela_L 100% !!! There are so many benefits to fostering for both you and the pets. All 9 of my foster puppies found new foster homes this Sunday at our puppy yoga adoption event so it was a huge success. I miss them all already though. I think I am ready for another foster haha.
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Nice to see one of my former fosters (the black kitten in your photo) getting attention! I was sure that one was a girl, but she turned out to be a he and is now adopted and named Jetson 
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Current foster brood - Connor. Kendall, Roman, Siobhan, and mom Caroline. Much easier, sweeter and more affectionate than their TV counterparts, but they also provide hours of entertainment 
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@Lassie your newest fosters are absolutely adorable!!! Kitten season is here. Sadly we just had someone dump two kittens in a trash bag at our rescue this week. They are far too young to be away from their mother so we have a foster currently bottle feeding them. We named one of them Love and the other one Bug. We are hoping both Love & Bug make it. They were very weak and lethargic when they were dumped 
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