[Dailydrool] Looking for guidance

[Wendie L Prince]

Well, you won't get any argument from me on fostering or adopting a senior 
hound!
Yeehaw!
Courtney,  I think maybe what could answer your question is to ask the local 
rescue you will be helping,  if it would be better for them, for you to 
foster or adopt one.
Fostering can be long term with a senior, and if you truly want to help and 
foster, you have to be prepared to let them get adopted.  I had one for a 
year one time and while it broke my heart to let him go,  I know he is in a 
great home, where he is an only hound and getting so much more than I could 
give him.
Foster homes are the backbone, IMO, of any rescue.  Without them,  you 
really can not rescue many...unless you just have tons of money to board 
them. I don't think any rescue has that, nor would they prefer boarding 
them.   SO,  I would love for you to foster!  In my experience,  and keep in 
mind, I have never had kids,  it is the most selfless thing you could do. 
To love them,  feed them,  care for them, heal them, and then let them go to 
another home.........it is  not for the weak of heart,  but truly is the 
greatest thing in the world to me,  knowing I helped a needy hound.
I look at it this way also.  If I only ever adopt,  it means I only will 
have a finite amount of hounds in my life over my lifespan.  If I foster, 
that number becomes infinite,  I can love and touch that many more.


Okay, off my fostering soapbox.

aroos,
wen
www.seniorhoundsabound.org

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From: "Courtney Willard" <courtney_willard at hotmail.com>
To: <dailydrool at dailydrool.org>
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 10:28 AM
Subject: [Dailydrool] Looking for guidance


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Fellow Droolers,

My husband and I love our basset hounds and have taken a growing interest in 
the rescue of these guys. We try to support the rescues financially since we 
are a somewhat full house with three dogs and two cats. I know many of you 
would think that three dogs is laughable:) For a little while now my husband 
and I have been contemplating fostering, especially with the worsening 
economy, to help out the bassets. But I also have a deep desire to help all 
of those senior hounds out there. So would my husband and I have a greater 
impact on basset rescue by becoming a foster home or taking in a senior 
basset? Or do we foster senior bassets (knowing that I will likely become a 
"foster failure")? Any advice that you guys can give would be much 
appreciated. Thank you!

Courtney Bishop
Momslave to Gilbert, Maggie and Franny

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