Plethora of Everything

The greatest benefits to fostering for Kentucky Mutts Fosters are: 1.) You don't need to find a home for your foster pet.  When I started fostering back in 2006 (for a municipal shelter), I had to find homes for my foster dogs. There wasn't another option available to them!   This was and still is extremely rewarding  but , as a busy mom that works, fostering for Ky. Mutts is great in that... I don't have the task or responsibility of finding a loving home for these fosters.  Some great Ky. Mutts transport activity! 2.)  You know where your foster dog is going when he or she leaves your care.   You will know to which rescue, in which city and state, your dog is going.  Ky. Mutts works in partnership with a larger transport rescue group, Mobile Mutts.  These 2 rescues 'pull' dogs from high kill shelters in southern states, and rescue dogs from compromising situations.  From there the dogs are placed in foster care ...

    Miami is a city where many residents oppose spaying and neutering their dogs.      Trust me, I know. I worked and volunteered at the municipal shelter there.      During my tenure at the shelter I conducted Volunteer Orientation weekly. I had to get across to new volunteers (and customers) what an unaltered pet goes through. The best analogy I came up with was- what a drug addict goes though.     The intact male dog... let's make it a well-trained, loving, family pet for example's sake: This is a dog that plays fetch with the kids, sits and shakes on command, is docile, kind with everyone, even strangers. This is a great dog , that still has his balls. This dog, Fido, we'll say, stays in the yard while his family is at work, around 8 hrs/day. That's a normal scenario for many American (at least many Miami dogs) dogs right? A very sweet dog, Raleigh, that belongs to a friend of mine.     Most days Fido sleeps, ...