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| Above and Beyond English Setter Rescue Dogs Needing Foster Homes |
Above and Beyond English Setter Rescue places dogs in boarding when we have no
foster homes available and they are in a life or death situation. This is not the best for
the dogs but it does save their lives. Once in boarding, our goal is to find them foster
homes, where they can be evaluated, receive any needed veterinary care (such as
spaying/neutering/shots) and prepared for transition into a permanent adoptive
home.
foster homes available and they are in a life or death situation. This is not the best for
the dogs but it does save their lives. Once in boarding, our goal is to find them foster
homes, where they can be evaluated, receive any needed veterinary care (such as
spaying/neutering/shots) and prepared for transition into a permanent adoptive
home.
Have you ever thought about fostering? It's very rewarding knowing that giving a
little bit of time and yourself can make such a huge difference in a dog's life. Maybe
you can't foster, because of how your life is but you can still help these dogs in so
many other days, such as going to visit them in their boarding facility. Spending just
an hour or two with these dogs helps them so much. Maybe time is not something
you have right now, so donating to help their boarding bills is helping them.
little bit of time and yourself can make such a huge difference in a dog's life. Maybe
you can't foster, because of how your life is but you can still help these dogs in so
many other days, such as going to visit them in their boarding facility. Spending just
an hour or two with these dogs helps them so much. Maybe time is not something
you have right now, so donating to help their boarding bills is helping them.
If you would like to try your hand at fostering, please contact Robin
Schlottman at: MissySetter@esrescue.org
Also check out our Fostering Pages. It's there where you'll find out what it
takes to be a foster home.
Schlottman at: MissySetter@esrescue.org
Also check out our Fostering Pages. It's there where you'll find out what it
takes to be a foster home.
| Be an Angel Donate to A&B's General Boarding Fund |
| Do you really want to know how it feels to foster? Sherry Will, who fosters for A& B and continues to be a life saver for the dogs in boarding, shares her feelings with us. |
"I wake up early with a nervous yet excited feeling in the pit of my
stomach. Today my new foster dog arrives. Before I rush to meet
them I'll be back with another lost soul. I remind them and myself
that they were all in need at one time. Then I mutter under my
breath, "why am I fostering again?"
I feel anxious wondering if he will get along with my dogs and if he
truly is cat friendly. Thoughts of him jumping the fence or
destroying my house race through my head.
The transporter pulls up, the door opens and a weary dog jumps
out. I see no spring in his step or light in his eyes. He comes with a
half-eaten old rawhide bone, a weeks worth of food and his health
history.
As we size each other up, I vow to bring the light back into those
vacant eyes. He looks back at the driver's car, but jumps into mine
without a struggle, as if to say "my fate is now in your hands."
Upon arriving home, introductions are made slowly and on leash.
My foster stays tethered to me for at least the first week, and is
crated when I go to work.
As we size each other up, I vow to bring the light back into those
vacant eyes. He looks back at the driver's car, but jumps into mine
without a struggle, as if to say "my fate is now in your hands."
Upon arriving home, introductions are made slowly and on leash.
My foster stays tethered to me for at least the first week, and is
crated when I go to work.
The first few days, my foster doesn't eat. He is defensive and testy
with my active bunch. Again I mutter to myself, "why am I
fostering again." He looks at my car and down the driveway, as if
hoping someone is coming to take him back to a life he once knew.
As the days go by, I catch a glimpse of him out the window racing
by, playing with one of my own dogs. I smile. He has found his
appetite and now dances around the kitchen, while I prepare his
food. I find him looking for me constantly now. He is learning to
love and trust again. My nervousness has been replaced with a
warm feeling and his once empty eyes are now sparkling.
Is it my imagination or is he walking with a little spring in his once
heavy step. He is another day closer to finding his forever home.
My eyes well up because I know that I will have to let him go, just as
we have bonded to each other. Again I mutter to myself, "why do I
do this to myself."
But the day does come when the perfect adopter wants my foster
to join his family and life. I say goodbye and go inside and cry into
my own dogs fur. My house seems so quiet. I miss my foster
terribly and wonder how he is adjusting. Then one afternoon an
email comes and it is a picture of my foster with his new family. I
see that sparkle in his eyes and know that he is home at last. Now I
remember why I foster.
Foster homes are always needed. Thousands of dollars are spent
each year on dogs in boarding. These dogs were rescued from
shelters and placed in boarding to save their lives. These dogs wait
patiently for their turn to get into a foster home, where they will be
evaluated and loved.
If you have ever thought about fostering, now is the time. While
changing a dog's life, you realize that fostering also makes your own
life richer. If you cannot foster, you may want to consider making a
donation to help pay for boarding costs. Knowing that you have
helped a lost soul find his way home is truly rewarding. The dogs
thank you....."
stomach. Today my new foster dog arrives. Before I rush to meet
them I'll be back with another lost soul. I remind them and myself
that they were all in need at one time. Then I mutter under my
breath, "why am I fostering again?"
I feel anxious wondering if he will get along with my dogs and if he
truly is cat friendly. Thoughts of him jumping the fence or
destroying my house race through my head.
The transporter pulls up, the door opens and a weary dog jumps
out. I see no spring in his step or light in his eyes. He comes with a
half-eaten old rawhide bone, a weeks worth of food and his health
history.
As we size each other up, I vow to bring the light back into those
vacant eyes. He looks back at the driver's car, but jumps into mine
without a struggle, as if to say "my fate is now in your hands."
Upon arriving home, introductions are made slowly and on leash.
My foster stays tethered to me for at least the first week, and is
crated when I go to work.
As we size each other up, I vow to bring the light back into those
vacant eyes. He looks back at the driver's car, but jumps into mine
without a struggle, as if to say "my fate is now in your hands."
Upon arriving home, introductions are made slowly and on leash.
My foster stays tethered to me for at least the first week, and is
crated when I go to work.
The first few days, my foster doesn't eat. He is defensive and testy
with my active bunch. Again I mutter to myself, "why am I
fostering again." He looks at my car and down the driveway, as if
hoping someone is coming to take him back to a life he once knew.
As the days go by, I catch a glimpse of him out the window racing
by, playing with one of my own dogs. I smile. He has found his
appetite and now dances around the kitchen, while I prepare his
food. I find him looking for me constantly now. He is learning to
love and trust again. My nervousness has been replaced with a
warm feeling and his once empty eyes are now sparkling.
Is it my imagination or is he walking with a little spring in his once
heavy step. He is another day closer to finding his forever home.
My eyes well up because I know that I will have to let him go, just as
we have bonded to each other. Again I mutter to myself, "why do I
do this to myself."
But the day does come when the perfect adopter wants my foster
to join his family and life. I say goodbye and go inside and cry into
my own dogs fur. My house seems so quiet. I miss my foster
terribly and wonder how he is adjusting. Then one afternoon an
email comes and it is a picture of my foster with his new family. I
see that sparkle in his eyes and know that he is home at last. Now I
remember why I foster.
Foster homes are always needed. Thousands of dollars are spent
each year on dogs in boarding. These dogs were rescued from
shelters and placed in boarding to save their lives. These dogs wait
patiently for their turn to get into a foster home, where they will be
evaluated and loved.
If you have ever thought about fostering, now is the time. While
changing a dog's life, you realize that fostering also makes your own
life richer. If you cannot foster, you may want to consider making a
donation to help pay for boarding costs. Knowing that you have
helped a lost soul find his way home is truly rewarding. The dogs
thank you....."
| Stoned Sour Through The Glass |
If you can't foster, there are so many other ways to help these
dogs. Donating to our general fund helps the dogs we bring in
get the medical checks/care they need. It also helps to pay for
things needed for the dogs such as food, medicine, toys, beds,
leashes and collars. Also maybe you would like to try
transporting? Take a look at the link to the left called
"Transports." We go to many events. Would you like to come
and help out. They really are a lot of fun!
dogs. Donating to our general fund helps the dogs we bring in
get the medical checks/care they need. It also helps to pay for
things needed for the dogs such as food, medicine, toys, beds,
leashes and collars. Also maybe you would like to try
transporting? Take a look at the link to the left called
"Transports." We go to many events. Would you like to come
and help out. They really are a lot of fun!
| **At this time we do not have any dogs in long-term boarding.** |