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Cassie was my first foster dog from friends of ben ,it was great having her around, i did get attached to her and cryed when she left but im glad she will be going to a new great home ,i was thinking of keeping her but she was going to be a very big dog and would need lots of space ,im so glad i had cassie she got use to diffrent people comeing in an out of my house and was great with every one she went from shy to a happy loving dog in no time all a dog needs is some love and a happy home it not much to ask

Millie came into the pound just before Christmas and was in a dreadful state. She was terribly thin and her ribs were protruding. She was covered in pressure sores where she had obviously been sleeping on concrete and she had chewed the tip of her tail and left it bleeding.

Fostering Millie was the most rewarding thing I have ever done. Despite numerous setbacks (torn cruciate ligament, mammary tumour, chronic malnutrition), it was just so wonderful to see her progress and she was so grateful to be in a warm, loving environment again. In fact it was so rewarding that I couldn't bear to part with her and she's now a permanent resident here!

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i'm only a newbie and havent fostered for you guys yet ,......... But i cant wait til my jack russel pup comes back from wexford :)

ive fostered a number of dogs in the last year and it broke my heart each time they went, and i thought about keeping each one of them. i still get upset about a particular lab x i had for a good while he was as dosey as you get and was very ill when he got here but he was a dote. fostering is hugely rewarding when you consider the dog has been locked up and then arrives at a warm house with good people and good grub, they dont no what is happening. foster dogs develop a hugh attachment to their foster families because they know what they have done for them. nothin nicer than looking in a dogs eyes and knowing that it was you who saved them...its a big deal. its tough when they are going tho you wish you could explain that you are not letting them down and they didnt do anything wrong...but the gud times and the actual fact of what you've done for that dog outweigh all of that

i,ve lost track of the number of dogs i have fostered , i help lots of rescues with different dogs and i find it very rewarding to see a dog/pup come out of there shell and go on to be confident mature adults xxx i,d recommend fostering to anyone

I've fostered a small few but the one that got my heart (and still has it) was Jessie. I sobbed like a 2yr old when she left - I still talk about her to this day

by fostering a rescue you are giving them a soft landing to the rest of their life....building foundations for them. hugely rewarding