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I posted another thread about finding a baby brother for Lola. Thanks to some suggestions from people in this community I have gotten some pretty good leads. I found a rescue group with a very cute yorkie who is a little older than we were thinking about, but I think is worth meeting. Meanwhile, on the same site, I noticed they are in need of foster homes and I wonder if anyone here has had experience doing this.
I realize this would be a major commitment and I worry about the difficulty of having to give the dog away once a forever home was found, but I think it could be very rewarding in several ways at the same time. Lola does well with other small dogs away from home, but I wonder how she will react with a dog that comes to stay at the house who we will most likely have to give extra attention to. I know that rescues like foster homes with other pets because they can see how the rescue dog will react, but how can I tell if this would be right for Lola? Also, the rescue is a bit of a drive from where I live (about 1.5 hours) do you see that being an issue? The rescues in my area are not breed specific, can you request only certain breeds or do you just take whoever need a home at that time? I ask because I have allergies to some breeds and I don't want a dog that could hurt Lola to be in our home. I understand I need to ask the rescue these questions but I wanted to see if any of you had any thoughts on it. I won't be making this decision hastily so I welcome any comments!
I realize this would be a major commitment and I worry about the difficulty of having to give the dog away once a forever home was found, but I think it could be very rewarding in several ways at the same time. Lola does well with other small dogs away from home, but I wonder how she will react with a dog that comes to stay at the house who we will most likely have to give extra attention to. I know that rescues like foster homes with other pets because they can see how the rescue dog will react, but how can I tell if this would be right for Lola? Also, the rescue is a bit of a drive from where I live (about 1.5 hours) do you see that being an issue? The rescues in my area are not breed specific, can you request only certain breeds or do you just take whoever need a home at that time? I ask because I have allergies to some breeds and I don't want a dog that could hurt Lola to be in our home. I understand I need to ask the rescue these questions but I wanted to see if any of you had any thoughts on it. I won't be making this decision hastily so I welcome any comments!