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Juno What, I Could Have Kept Her!
I never need to worry that we’ll be long without a foster dog for Bill to play with because MidAmerica Boston Terrier Rescue is just so darn busy! Juno, like Madeline (one of our last fosters), was a puppy mill breeder. However, unlike strangely well-adjusted Madeline, Juno did NOT want to be touched. She was [...]
Foster Updates
If you read my last post, you’ll know that I was told I’d be getting a Boston-Chi mix who was hit by a car as my next foster. I never got her because it turns out that there are good people in this world, and the pup had so many applications on her that my [...]
Boston Going on Boxer
Recently I was asked if I would take a new foster from a Missouri puppy mill that was closed down. Our rescue knew nothing about her, which I’m usually a little sketchy about because I’ve got my cats and dog to think of first, but I said I would help. There were probably 20 people [...]
Another Cancer Dog!
This is a very bad month, but I guess we need “bad” sometimes to put the “good” in perspective. For example, I’ve been stressed out with Happy Tails Books because I switched our shopping cart to Amazon.com, which means people have to sign in to Amazon to check out now, and I have no idea [...]
An Oldie but Goodie
So I got my old dog, but it wasn’t the one I thought I was getting. The emergency fostered turned out to possibly be dog/cat aggressive so I requested he go to a different home (not fair to my 2 cats and Bill). Instead, I was asked to take a seven-year-old ex-puppy mill breeder who [...]
Boudicca the Celtic Warrior Pooper
This last Boston Terrier foster was another quickie, but we were not without adventure! Here’s the background: I received a call asking if I would take a seven-month-old Boston Terrier who had been dumped at the shelter with her brother and sister. Did you know shelters have night drop boxes? Well that’s where these dogs [...]
Watch out for Steroids
After putting my most recent foster, Toby, on steroids, I’ve learned they can definitely be a doubled-edged sword. After two days his itching stopped but shaking and fearful behavior began. There are two kinds of steroids – anabolic and anti-inflammatory – the latter of which is most common for pet use. According to Vet4Pets.com, steroids [...]
Snow Cute!
People often say, “Wow! You’ve really done a great job with him. It must have been hard.” Honestly, over the last year-and-a-half that we’ve been rehabilitating our ex-mill dog, Bill, there have been times when I thought he was never going to become a “dog.” When he sat in his bed for three months and [...]
Fostering a Love for Snow
Bill and his buddy, Lucy, playing in the snow Depending on the breed you foster and where you live, taking in dogs during the winter can be hard. With Bostons, it can go either way, but for a small breed they are pretty darn tough so the winter weather is usually not too challenging. Luckily [...]
The Bug Who Squashed Our Hearts
I rehomed Penny, who we lovingly call “Bug,” faster than any other foster we have ever had. It wasn’t that I didn’t like her (because she instantly stole our hearts and was a great playmate for Bill). Instead, I wanted to find her a new home quickly because I was concerned that if I didn’t, [...]
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