Foster mom failure

I want you all to know that I’ve completely failed as a foster mom and I’m not afraid to admit it. No, not in the way you’re thinking. I shouldn’t have dogs removed from my home. I haven’t hurt anyone. Haven’t withheld food or water. Haven’t done anything “wrong”, perse.

Unless you call not letting one of my foster dogs leave the nest a “failure”. Then I will take my big fat F and wear it proudly!

From the moment I laid eyes on our newest addition, I knew she was a special girl, I just didn’t realize she was going to be our special girl. She’s just perfect – perfect for us. She listens to everything we say. Sits when we ask her to sit. She walks into her crate before we even ask her. She sprawls out on our laps like it’s been her place all her life – practically TOO comfortable jumping on our couch! Not one accident in the house. Loves to ride in the car. Gentle with our Chihuahuas, only slightly curious about our cat. Has THE sweetest disposition. The perfect dog, right? How did we get so lucky? How did this dog end up on the streets of Kensington and why did no one come for her?

It was bound to happen. I honestly didn’t think it was going to happen to us. I SWORE it wouldn’t happen to us – it couldn’t happen to us. We’ve had THIS VERY discussion. Our home is too small. That quickly went out the window with the batting of one little girl’s eyes and the wiggle of one’s butt. We made room, moved some things around (goodbye bed, see ya later refrigerator and who needs an oven anyway?) and we made it work. We rescued another one - now there are five Causey canines. We believe you don’t need a lot of room in your house – they’re lying around and sleeping most of the time anyway – we like to think of it as “cozy” and always remember the alternative. It’s outside that they’re in need of the space and that’s where we have the fenced in yard and walk them sometimes twice a day – good for us, good for them!

People used to look at me like I had 7 heads when I told them I had 4 dogs – how will they react when I tell them 5? Ha! Like I always say, small home, huge heart.

Oh and the newbie’s name…….drum roll please……is Katherine Divine…..but we won’t stand on ceremony – you can call her Kat for short. (that’s right, we named our dog, Kat). And the best part, she already answers to it.

We are THRILLED to have this sweet angel as a new addition to our family – are we crazy? Yes. But we admit it and admitting it is always the first step. You only go around this place once and I plan on doing it meaningfully and with purpose.

Now, please help me welcome Kat……

Kat

Kat Divine

On a side note and an update – the puppies are safely rescued from my neighbor’s home (thank you Kristen) and are available for adoption through All 4 Paws Rescue (all4pawsrescue.com). The mother of the puppies is being spayed tomorrow (also courtesy of A4P) so hopefully no more puppies! The puppies are PRECIOUS and are going fast. Here are just 2 of them.