Super Stu! said
Hi there

i was actually thinking about you and your beautiful boy Draco the other day... I hope you are doing okay. I am sure that your heart is still missing a crucial piece, but I also hope that hole will be filled with more love for him in the future.

If you would care to share more pictures of your boy at any point in his life, we would honoured to see them. I’m sure he would love for you to share his spirit!

All the very best to you

Petra and Stewie.

p.s. Hugs to Fez please.   

Hi Petra and Stewie, 

Thanks for checking in! Fez and I are doing okay. Fez is bored nowadays, does have anyone to boss around right now. Not that Draco ever minded, he just treated Fez's bossy barks as if he were onw of his shedding fur 

I've been trying to fill the void with fostering through a rescue. Decided on it a couple of weeks after Draco passed. I've fostered before several years ago but this was a first in a while. First foster dog started off pretty well, but the day before the foster dog was to be adopted, he suddenly got sick from distemper and a couple of weeks later of caring for him, he lost to his battle . So soon after Draco's passing I felt so defeated when this happened to my foster dog. No vets anywhere near me were able to help treat a distemper dog because it's not common due to vaccines. Unfortunately,  this foster dog contracted it from the shelter in Texas where he came from before he was transported to VA. It was unexpected and happened suddenly so fast. Distemper is a horrible disease .

I'm still fostering though. I promised Draco I'd keep saving those that I can for him. 

linda8115 said
Drago is so proud of you!  I'm so so sorry you lost your foster dog.  But yes you gave him love every moment he was with you.  I've often thought if I ever win the lottery I would buy a huge place and foster.  But I'm afraid they'd all be foster fails because I'd never be able to let them go.  The fact that you can love and foster them and let them go to a loving furever home makes you a very special person.  Well done!!!  

TY! I wish I could keep them all but I know in reality my home is not suitable to keep everyone of them when there are much better homes who'll provide more than I can. The reward of being able to continually rescue and save them is stronger than wanting to keep them. After seeing and learning of all what happens to them when rescue organizations aren't able to pull dogs out of high kill shelters in time, is so sad and heartbreaking. I can atleast provide a temporary home for one or two until they find their forever home. The turnaround so far has been from a few days to a week or two until they're adopted.

Thanks all! Hope everyone's New Year is going well!

I actually fostered a dog who got adopted on New Year's day! Her name was Noelle (now Elle), got her Friday night after she got spayed. She was transported from TX to VA where I picked her up after her spay and brought her home. She's a GSD/sheltie/border collie mix but she's small at 30 pounds. She recently had several puppies in the shelter she was in, but they all passed away from distemper, her last one passed away just before the New Year . Very sweet dog, and now she has a new loving home! Her new family hires a daily dog walker during the middle of the day while they are at work. Not many will do that so Elle is very lucky!

In other news, I posted about a pup who will be havig his front leg amputated soon. He was going to have it done this past Tuesday but the vet said bloodwork showed something high in his kidneys, so they'll have to wait and retest before amputation. This pup's name is Buster: http://tripawds.....ever-home/

More info also here: http://www.shen.....D=12232071