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FOSTER'S STORY by Stacy DeBruyn |
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I emailed the shelter and they put me in contact with the woman who was fostering him. She had been caring for him since his surgery 2 months earlier. She knew him well and was able to tell us a lot about his personality and behaviors. It turned out that he was much larger than we were looking for. He was 40 pounds when they got him but was now 60 pounds. No one could be sure how much bigger he would get. They thought he was 9-12 months old. He had been found on the side of a rural highway in Eastern Washington and had been badly hurt. He had an infection in his bone, had been on heavy antibiotics and had required surgery. They also found he had been shot by a bb gun. We decided this wasn't a perfect match for us. Thirty minutes after we made that decision, we decided to keep an open mind and go meet the dog.
We drove from Bellevue, Washington to Spokane. Upon our first meeting the dog came up, leaned his body into me, and rested his head on my shoulder. Then he played hide-and-seek with my son around a parked car. He laid on the grass, content as could be. We were hooked. He got in the car with us just like he'd been doing it forever. He fit our family like a glove. My kids pull bones out of his mouth, take his toys, and he just looks at them with love. Everyone loves Foster. He is just a great dog! I'm thankful we kept an open mind. His personality is way more important to us than his size or his injuries. Three months after adoption he now tips the scales at over 70 pounds. As for his injuries, other than his scars, you'd never know. He is fast and he likes to play hard. We are considering training him to be a therapy dog. He just loves people and they seem to love him.
We wanted a great dog. Foster is more than that; he is part of our family. People always ask us what kind of dog he is. He looks like he should be something, and he is. He is our one-of-a-kind, rare breed, broke-the-mold-when-they-made-him, Hope Fund dog.
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You can provide compassionate veterinary care and surgery to injured, homeless animals. Please join The Hope Fund's lifesaving efforts, by donating today. You will make a difference. |
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Send your donation to: Whitman County Humane Society 126 South Grand Ave, Pullman, Washington 99163 |
| Hope Fund Recipients & Rescues | |
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HOPE Retriever cross Broken femoral head Adopted living in Moscow HARLEY Cat Amputation of stump Adopted now deceased HOLLY Belgian shepherd cross Multiple fractured leg Adopted living in Western WA REUBEN Pit bull cross Broken femoral head Adopted living in Pullman SHILO Beagle cross Broken leg/hip Adopted living in Winthrop SOPHIE St. Bernard cross Fractured leg/pregnant Did not survive; Puppies Adopted JANE Black Labrador Leg Amputation Adopted living in Pullman BLOSSOM Lab/Border collie cross Broken femoral head Adopted living in Colfax RYAN Yellow Labrador cross Femoral fracture Adopted living in Pullman SAGE Black Labrador cross Fractured hip Adopted living in Pullman BELLE Shepherd cross Broken femoral head Adopted living in Palouse ELLIE Boxer cross Broken femoral head Adopted living in Moscow SHELBY Aussie cross Injured knee (ACL) Adopted living in Pullman SYDNEY Aussie cross Injured knee (ACL) Adopted living in Pullman |
COWBOY Border collie Broken femoral head Adopted living in Asotin ANNIE Terrier cross Broken leg Adopted living in Oregon ABBY Cat Leg Amputation Transferred to rescue at Coeur d'Alene OSO Newfoundland cross Fractured leg Adopted living in Pullman KASHA Labrador cross Multiple fractured leg Adopted living in Pullman HEIDI Border collie cross Broken leg Adopted to Dogs for the Deaf LIBERTY Amputation severely fractured leg Adopted living in Western WA FOSTER Lab/Bull terrier cross Wounded leg/infection Adopted living in Seattle area TULIP Rottweiler Crushed leg Adopted living in Gig Harbor JAXON Hound Wounded leg/infection Adopted living in Pullman BENNIE Lab/Border collie cross Wounded leg Adopted living in Palouse SCOUT Pit bull/Labrador cross Crushed pelvis Adopted living in Pullman MAGGIE Lab/Border collie cross Shattered leg Amputee Adopted living in Pullman LILY Aussie cross Broken femoral head On foster with Aussie Rescue |