Lack of communication

I apologize for not posting recently. This post is to let you all know that I don't foresee this blog having many/any more posts unless I decide to redirect the focus of the entire blog.

I am no longer fostering dogs. Through a weird series of mis communication, lack of communication and stupid events, it has come to light that NH is not a state in which BFDR is licensed to foster dogs at this time. Due to how this came to light, I am not seeking another rescue to assist at this time. I feel a bit burnt by the situation and am not prepared to try again at this time.

Ooops...we did it again!

To those of you that thought we wouldn't wait long between fosters....

I give..you were right! Welcome Styx!
Thank you SO much to Judy and her husband, who adopted from Big Fluffy Dog in January, for volunteering when we needed help getting him from Mass to me, in NH on the last leg of his journey.SO appreciated~!!!

Nathan the Wonder Dog Update!

Bonus S'mores photo!

I received an email from Nathan's mom yesterday morning letting me know the little bugger is doing well. He has been well mannered with everyone he has encountered, furry and otherwise. He got a good nights sleep on a new doggy bed and he has been doing pretty well on his leash and walks. I am so happy that he is adjusting well - but had very little doubt he wouldn't. He is just a very laid back guy - and if you are offering food, toys, a bed and a regular schedule of scratches behind the ears he sees no reason to complain. I hear his new kitty siblings are keeping him in line, and that was my biggest concern. He did well with our bunny, but we were diligent when they were together, so he didn't have much of a chance to do otherwise. Kitties are going to be less supervised, and not caged. My thought is if he didn't chase, mangle or eat a bunny then some kitties are probably going to be alright. Besides, kitty has much better defense and retreat mechanisms than our cute little S'mores.

Nathan was trustworthy in this sense, too...so someday Jenn and Keith can reproduce without fear! lol

 

 

Jenn and Keith also sent along some photos to update us on Nathan's new life, and said that sharing with you all would be great =) 

Introducing BRUSCHI ! 

As you can see, he was well mannered in the car

And relaxed...

VERY Relaxed

He appreciates a nice treat =)

And takes a walk with his Dad.

Yes, Keith is a huge Pats fan and Nathan has a new name...and I love it SOOO much better than Nathan.

Did I ever mention that it took us a month before we all remembered his name was Nathan? 

Well, It did. 

We called out about 20 different things every time someone wanted his attention.

Or stared at each other blankly and whispered "What's the new dog's name again?" 

I was most often guilty of yelling "Larry!" 

Why? Why do I do anything, really.

I think Bruschi suits him.

Jenn and Keith suit him just fine, too =)

Our First Success !

Nathan the Wonder Dog did indeed go to his new forever home today. Jenn and Keith ( who are wicked nice, incidentally ) came to meet him and loved him. Which is good, because he loved them, too. I think Nathan is going to have an amazing home with them, and I am SO happy that we could be a part of getting him there. In the beginning, we were worried that it would be an incredibly difficult and emotional thing to let our foster go - but as it turns out while we will miss his big brown eyes and the thumping of his tail- and everything else that goes along with Nathan, we are just SO glad he is going to go make someone the perfect pet. This process is amazing. From the rescue getting ahold of the dog at the pound and making sure they are ready to be placed in a foster, to the people that tirelessly truck the dogs up to us from down south, to the foster families that keep them in their homes and hearts only until the rescue finds just the right family to be theirs - it's SO rewarding to save a happy, furry little soul that would have been put to sleep if no one made the effort of rescuing them. The process itself is amazing. The dogs are amazing. The people that are invlved with every step are amazing.

Jenn and Keith were SO clearly the right humans for our Nathan, that it was impossible to feel bad that he was leaving with them. I'm getting teary now like an idiot - but I feel nothing but happiness. We started this fostering thing for two reasons. We weren't sure we were ready for more than one dog to be added to our family, and we wanted to help save some lives. We adopted Phoenix and it seemed selfish of us to only help one more dog. Given the finances, Id take them all. Fostering allows us to help as many dogs as the rescue will fix us up with. I like knowing we are able to save as many as possible.

And after seeing Jenn, Keith and Nathan getting to know eachother, I have come to the conclusion that when we find the RIGHT next dog for us, we will know it. Nathan wasn't it - he was waiting for HIS new family. Until  we find that right match, we have plenty of time  to help some more furbabies while they wait for their new families.

Jenn, Keith and Nathan  - Family <3

Last trip

Today appears to have been Nathan's final trip with us. In a couple of days, on Sunday, a very nice couple will be driving 2 hours to meet, and hopefully adopt him into his forever home. Today we took him along on our hike and the dogs got to play in the water and walk the trails with the kids and I. Here's hoping Nathan's new family is as good to him as he has been to us. Dopey, goofy and doesn't listen for sh*t...but he's a good dog - a good boy. He will be a wonderful addition to anyone's home. Here he will be missed, but we are all very excited he will be in a new, loving, permanent home.

We are grateful to have made it through this first foster experience intact. It's been very rewarding knowing we could help by having him here with us, while just the right family looked for and chose him to come be a member of their family. I hope to someday receive pictures in my email of a plump, happy, graying well loved version of our pal, Nathan. That's a long long way from his beginnings down South that nearly ended in euthanasia. THAT'S what fostering for a rescue is all about.  <3

Nathan, Phoenix and the kids at Gonic Walking Trails

Adios, Nathan the Wonder Dog !

A face EVERYONE'S mother could love...

Someone needs to save us. I don't have the cash flow to adopt a new pup, and I volunteered to foster as a way to help more than one. We adopted Phoenix and that was our "good adoption deed". Now we want to impact as many pups lives as we can. Holding them here in our home and in our heart only until their forever family finds them online and realizes through a simple picture and a few offhanded comments describing the dog that they simply cannot live without him. He is the member of the family they have been waiting for. Well people, this isn't going to happen for Nathan if it doesn't hurry up and get it over with. He is feeling too much like a member of OUR family- and that wasn't the plan. I am determined to NOT be a foster failure. We are NOT going to adopt Nathan. His family is out there somewhere - and the sooner he finds it the better for him. He needs the stability of one home and one family. HIS family. Help me find it so that we can take in another pup and help again. Help me find it so our heart breaks into fewer pieces when Nathan goes....

He needs his HOME, folks - 

do you know anyone who might be it?

If it's you, please contact

Big Fuffy Dog Rescue

BFDR is in SERIOUS need of a new cargo van!

The rescue that we are fostering Nathan for is in serious need of a new cargo van. SO many people put SO much work and time -all volunteer - into this rescue, and a cargo van would go a LONG way to helping the effort they make every single day.
If you are an animal - especially dog- lover and have EVER considered helping out a rescue PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE consider making ANY size donation toward the purchase of their cargo van. They are currently at 11% of their goal. I know that if you are here reading, you have SOME interest in dogs, rescues, fostering etc. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to help save lives that requires MINIMAL inconvenience to you. I will ALWAYS support fostering, IF that is how you are able and willing to help - but if you want to be able to help and not make a huge commitment, this is where you can start.

DONATE HERE TO BIG FLUFFY DOG RESCUE'S CARGO VAN PURCHASE!

If you have a business, consider posting this SIGN and putting out a donation jar - and you can donate the proceeds to the BFDR cargo van via the link, above!

Big Fluffies everywhere appreciate your support!