Burt

My first Foster journey... Fail ❌

Fostering for a rescue is something I have always wanted to do. I am Mumma to a rescue dog Ralph and he is our world 🥰 It breaks my heart knowing there are fur baby's out there in need of love and homes.

In February I had minor surgery and had some extra spare time on my hands. While doom scrolling on my phone one day I saw this little face that look sad and scared and in need of a foster home. I thought well I do have some spare time on my hands, and it would be great to do something positive with my time off so I applied and left it up to the universe... Later that day I was picking him up. That car ride home broke my heart. He buried himself under a blanket and kept his head down the whole way. He just looked so sad and defeated. I made him a promise that from today his life was going to get better and I would find him a good home. He was in much need of some TLC and that is what we gave him. My husband and his foster brother took to him instantly with hubby naming him Burt 🥰

We just loved him, lots of cuddles, took him for adventures and got him on a good diet and routine. Watching him learn and trust has been a beautiful thing. My dog Ralph and Burt were becoming great friends.

I knew fostering wasn't going to be easy and we've had our tough days, training, dealing with separation anxiety and escaping. Some days I felt defeated and that I wasn't doing something right, but I knew patience, consistency and love would win in the end. The experience has been way more rewarding than I ever expected. From the very beginning everyone that knows us said that it would be a foster fail situation 😂 In response I have always said that it wasn't up to us.. It was up to our dog Ralph.
I held strong and was always prepared to put him up for adoption even though I knew it would be hard.
Burt needed to have a little day surgery which would be his final step before adoption. I did not like the feeling of packing him up and separating the boys. Neither did Burt. He returned to the spot on the back seat with his head bowed down at the ground looking scared and defeated. I felt terrible leaving him and could only imagine what he must have been worried and what he was thinking about 😢
I was hanging by the phone all day waiting for a call and was there right-on pick-up time. I was so happy to have him back with me and on our way home 🥰 What I did not expect was Ralph's reaction upon our return. I have never seen Ralph more excited and happier. Sniffing at Burts crate and wagging his tail, as if to say my friend is back. He checked on him and laid by his side all night and I thought... Uh oh... I think the decision has been made 🥲... I can't separate them! Ralph has been a different dog with Burt in our home. Especially after I have had to return to work. They are best buds and I just don't have the heart to take Burt away from the home he's transformed in and found love in. Besides it was very clear that I was out voted by hubby and Ralph 😂

So my first Foster journey may have ended in a fail but I kept my promise and found the little guy a loving home. I just didn't expect that in return he would bring so much more love into ours 🏡 🥰🥰🐶🐶