I am so blessed to have my first foster dog to be Squirty! He is a dog from Missouri that ended up in a shelter when his elderly owner passed away. He is a mixed Boston Terrier and Beagle mix. You would think a mix like that would be really a hyper dog! To the contrary, Squirty is one of the best behaved dogs I've ever known.
Squirty, 10yrs. old, came to us from another foster who had to give him up. Squirty at first was a little nervous about his new arrangements. I have two dogs of my own. A Shih-Tzu/Dachshund mix and a Rat Terrier. Both are older dogs, over the age of 12yrs.
Squirty has actually helped my dogs to mind their manners! They had gotten a little lax about begging for food, etc. When Squirty came in and did not, they started following him and not beg as often.
Squirty knows all his commands, and follows them well. He likes to please. He loves to run and play with his toys. He is definitely not ready for a rocking chair yet! His coat is brindle and white. He has the cutest white tip of his tail!
He has never met a person, dog or cat for that matter he didn't like! He enjoys going on walks, meeting other dogs and people. He is really good with smaller children. He is not one to knock little ones down.
Please take a look at his pictures and get in touch with Friends of Homeless Animals, Providence, RI, if you are interested in adopting Squirty or any of the other dogs up for adoption. Perhaps you've been wanting to foster for awhile and just didn't know where, who or how to contact. You can fill out an application to foster on this site as well!
UPDATE: Squirty was adopted shortly after being put up on this blog. He was with us not too long, but long enough for my husband to really bond with him. Squirty went everywhere with him in his truck! They also took long walks in the woods down to see the beavers at the dam. We will both miss him terribly but know he is now in the best Forever Home he could've ever gotten!
He was adopted by a woman who loves Senior dogs. She is single and her home is very low key for a low energy dog like Squirty. He now has a younger Shih-Tzu sister for company during the day and his new Mom is spoiling him silly!
As a foster we get a lot of thanks, but without our dear adopters..we would not be able to help more dogs. Our precious Adopters rock! The adopters see what we do in our dogs and love the dogs just as much as we do!
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