I would like to thank everyone who supported us through all our ups and downs and adventures in 2008! It was great getting to know all of you and I look forward to sharing 2009 with you! Here’s to another wonderful year!
As 2008 has been winding down, we humans here in the Owned By Pugs household have been feeling the itch to foster. Over the past few years we have created the OBP calendar and donated a portion of the proceeds to rescue groups, but we have never actually done real “hands-on” type of work like fostering. Especially in these tough economic times when many families have had to give up their precious pooches, we recognize an important need for quality foster care of dogs and pugs in particular.
While the thoughts of another beautiful snorting pug and the warm feeling of knowing you are making a difference fills our minds, we are also consumed with “foster parent nerves”. Will the new pug upset our pug apple cart? How will the foster take to the transition? What if we cannot separate when it is time to send the fostered pug to his/her forever home? As you can see, we are excited and nervous all at the same time. What do you think? Any advice or commentary would be appreciated. Have you fostered? What was your experience?
As with most things lately, it turns out I am a little late in posing this question. Sometimes, decisions get made for you. And in this case, things seem to be working out just fine. More to come.
These resolutions were made back in 2004 when the boys were about 1 1/2 years old. What is funny is that they both could make the same resolutions today!