From Foster to Happy Tail Success
We suspect that more than one person will relate to the story in today's Happy Tail post! When considering fostering, some may hesitate, thinking, 'No way! I will get attached to my foster.' As sweet pups Grenadine and Stephanie can attest to this, foster “failing” is more like a foster “win!”
“Our plan was to foster. Grenadine had other plans.
“This gray beauty quickly wormed her way into my heart and rarely left my side. Within two weeks, I let BARCS know this was going to be a foster fail. We don’t have Grenadine’s backstory, but there was clearly trauma there. She was skittish outside the house and defensive when new people came into the house. We spent time identifying her triggers (hats, large arm movements, tight spaces) and worked to get her more social.
“In September, we offered to foster one of Stephanie’s litter. These poor pups were dumped in a storage bin and were incredibly malnourished. They needed to be fed four times a day to get their weight up. We figured we would have Stephanie #4 for less than two weeks. But again, Grenadine had other plans.
“Grenadine fell in love with this little 7lb puppy as soon as they were introduced. And once he was strong enough, he taught her how to play. Grenadine had toys she didn’t know what to do with, but the puppy showed her.
“The puppy went to one adoption event, and the entire family agreed we couldn’t part with him, and Grenadine would be heartbroken if we took him away. So Stephanie #4 became Brooks and only spent two nights of his life in the shelter.”
And as fate—or Grenadine—would have it, she found her Happy Tail at her Foster Home. What a wonderful outcome for what has been labeled “Foster Failing,” but we choose to just say that this outcome shouldn’t have the word ‘fail’ attached to it, as it is a win for Grenadine, Brooks, and their loving pawrents, and for all those who have found their loved ones through the joy of fostering. Because no matter what, the time shelter animals spend bonding and knowing love at their foster homes is worth every possible outcome.
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