Myn's Foster Page

22/09/2023

My Superhero

Lloyd is a “foster fail”. He is by far the happiest failure I have ever had.

Things are about to get real here so buckle in…

A few months ago, I was laid off from my job.

So imagine…single mom, 2 kids, no job, very little income. I went from earning a little over enough to barely making it. My divorce ptsd was triggered as I was brought back to a headspace of fear of becoming homeless and unable to care for my kids.

Lloyd has always slept on the bed with me. When I am not feeling well, I could swear Lloyd has saved my life more than a few times. The most memorable one was when I got COVID the 3rd time. Lloyd woke me up when my pulse ox was falling to 85. I believe I probably would have died in my sleep had Lloyd not kept nudging at me with that cold boop-able nose at me that night.

So it’s that incessant cold nose kiss and sniffing that woke me up in the wee hours of the morning 2 weeks after getting laid off. I woke up drenched in cold sweat, my whole body shaking and heart racing……yup….panic attack. Lloyd, who loves his space on the bed by the way, kept nudging me with his cold nose and finally laid down on top of me. Looking at me. I think trying to reassure me that it will all be okay. And my heart rate slowed down to normal and my thoughts calm down in prayer.

I wish I could tell you guys that that was the last time Lloyd has sensed an impending panic attack. I don’t even know where it’s coming from but I love the way Lloyd is an early alarm system that switches to a source of comfort while I ride the waves of anxiety and panic.

I have since landed a job and I wish I could say, everything is okay. 3.5 months of joblessness has put a serious crimp in my financial recovery plans. (Yup post-divorce financial recovery has taken longer than expected) and I think my physical body is expressing the anxiety inducing thoughts that I am battling to not escalate.

It helps so much that my “failure” Lloyd is there. I always have had dogs who were sweet and cuddly but never one who seemed so instep and in tune with my internal barometers. Because there have been times when the attacks come out of nowhere and it takes prayer, willpower and Lloyd to make sure I am upright and able to get on…

He may be a “failure” but he is my superhero.

04/03/2023

Barb and August are at the Homeward Trails Animal Rescue

Come meet them

09/02/2023

New Fosters In The House

Meet Barb (little tan puppy)
Meet August (little black puppy)

05/12/2022

We said Good Luck and Enjoy Your Furever Family to Matilda today

14/11/2022

Fostering puppies is such hard work….says Lloyd the resident dog

21/10/2022

Hi I am Elmer! I am just about 8 weeks old. My foster mom says I am incorrigible for a puppy but I am learning my manners…having a big dog in the house teaches you a lot.

I love love love to play just as much as I love love love to cuddle. I would love to have a home who will let me play play play. So far the only game I don’t like is tug but ball and chase are awesome.

I am just waiting for a forever home…will you be my family?

https://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/dogs-for-adoption/ &page=shelterluv_wrap_1601325889832%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FHTAR-A-33334

18/10/2022

When a 10lb cat rules the roost…dogs, no matter how big or small get out of the way…😂😂😂

Matilda and Lloyd asking for help after Ember the cat casually lies down in front of their bowls….

10/10/2022

Introducing Elmer

The intrepid tiny pup who fearlessly challenges the resident feline…Elmer.

An adventurous little one who likes to disappear into closets, tiny gaps in between appliances and bookshelves, Elmer is a play hard, nap hard kind of puppy. I predict he will be so much fun as he gets the all clear to go out there in the big wild and wide world. For now, his days pass with tons of play and cuddles.

And oh, did I mention he likes to play?

If interested in adopting, please visit this link: https://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/dogs-for-adoption/ &page=shelterluv_wrap_1601325889832%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FHTAR-A-33334

10/10/2022

Introducing Matilda

Tildy for short, or we might as well call her princess. She demands cuddles over treats. Perfect combination of sweet and sass, adventure and caution. She is quite fearless in the face of big dog, house pet Lloyd. And to top off all that cuteness, she has endless supply of A-dorable puppy sounds as she goes along the way. It’s almost like she is narrating to herself what she is doing….either that….or she is talking herself up to do something. But it sure is cute.

If interested, please apply through: https://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/dogs-for-adoption/ &page=shelterluv_wrap_1601325889832%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FHTAR-A-33335

25/07/2022

I found my furever family!!!!

Jake goes home today!!

25/07/2022

Foster mom learned real quick that a gentle giant like me can still get the zoomies....

She said it's like having a mini horse run through the house

17/07/2022

Jake-y Update

Well something happened to me...

One early morning my FM dropped me off at the Adoption Center and then something happened and there were a couple of days when I really did not feel like anything.

So, no one in my FM's house has slept since Thursday night. I cannot get comfortable and FM and everyone has to make sure Lloyd doesn't get too out of hand with me. So its like a game of musical dogs where my foster brother and sister watch me and FM hangs out with Lloyd and vice versa.

Funniest part of this experience is my FM trying to put ice on my nuggets. I am not sure who was more uncomfortable about it, me or her. But it sure was funny watching her try. I finally just let her as she outlasted my whining and promising me that it will make me feel better.

So I am hoping for a better day today. My FM said I was going to meet someone but she rescheduled it because well I am as loopy and as uncomfortable as any dog who just got his parts taken away. I am feeling a bit more myself this morning. I am hoping to get out of this stupid collar. But FM said its for my own good. We will have to see about that....

09/07/2022

Jake-y Cookie

To adopt: https://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/dogs-for-adoption/ &page=shelterluv_wrap_1601325889832%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FHTAR-A-32464

Well its been a hot minute since my last update.

I finally gave my fur sibling a taste of how I like to play. I pinned him down and put my weight on him. Well not my whole weight since he was up on the bed. But he was surprised that the size of my bite wraps around his neck. It was hilarious at how surprised he was. Don't mess with the giant. But now he had stopped trying to nip me on my ankles.

When we were tired, we napped. I discovered that FM's bed is super soft. She said me and Lloyd napped for over 2 hours!!!

I am getting meds for ears and my tummy. I didn't like the pill pockets so it was good thing my FM made a batch of meatballs.

For now, I feel like I am settling in. FM said I am a perfect dog. So I hope my furever family is just around the corner.

07/07/2022

Jake Quickie Update

The Height Advantage

Rule of the house, you have to sit quietly while hoomans are eating.

My fur sibling Lloyd kept looking at me. I am sitting. It's not my fault I am tall enough to lay my chin on the table....

Lloyd refusing to be beat, gets up on his legs.....only for FM to tell him to sit down...

Lloyd barks in protest....

I love being a gentle giant...

Still looking for my furever home...

Jake-y

To adopt me...the oh-so-subtle beggar...
https://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/dogs-for-adoption/ &page=shelterluv_wrap_1601325889832%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FHTAR-A-32464

05/07/2022

Jake's Foster Journey

LONG UPDATE!!!

To adopt me: https://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/dogs-for-adoption/ &page=shelterluv_wrap_1601325889832%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FHTAR-A-32464

So far this is what me and my FM have agreed on the things I love:
1. Under the chin scratches. If my yes roll to the back of my head while you are doing this...don't worry. I am just transcending to seventh heaven with the touch of your hand.

2. My crate. I am a shy dog so I need a space where I know I can retreat. Make my crate as comfy and cozy as possible because I like to spend time in there.

3. Chimkin....I think its actually called chicken but I actually get up when you say the treat is "Chimkin"

4. Walks! I love walks! Jiggle that leash and I will come-a-running!!

Things I have to learn to love:
1. Cuddles - like I said I am shy so I need time to warm up to cuddles. I finally cuddled with FM last night...well not really, I just chose to sleep on her leg for 10 minutes then I went back to my crate.

2. High energy altogether. - I am as cool as a cucumber. Easy going and laid back so high energy anything tend to overwhelm me. High energy kids, people, creatures are scary sometimes. I maybe a gentle giant but I cower when people come up to me with all the delightful squeals. I don't do anything scary like growl or anything but I will want to hide or make myself as small as possible. I am visibly scared when this happens.

There is still a lot more about me that my FM is learning. But so far we are in agreement in what I like and don't like. One thing is for sure, I am the perfect dog if you like calm and long walks. I am practically perfect on a leash. Just ask my fur-sibling Lloyd. I think he gets annoyed when FM compliments me during our walks.

P.S. I finally discovered that next to the fuzzy blanket in my crate - the couch is the next best thing to sleep on.

03/07/2022

Jake's Foster Journey

Well day 1 is done and day 2 is well underway...

Let me tell you about how it's been so far...

My FM picked me up at the center on Friday and we stopped to pick up some Chick fil A before getting to her house. She gave me some yummy grilled chicken nuggets which made me think this wouldn't so bad. She gave me all 8 pieces...yummy!!!

We got to the house and me and my FM walked around the neighborhood. She did talk about how I will have fur-siblings, a cat named Ember and a pupster named Lloyd.

I spent most of my first day resting in Lloyd's crate. My FM camped out in the living room with me come bedtime. Well, I kinda didn't give her a choice as on the first night, she went to her room and even though she left my crate door open, I still sang her the song of the Danes that resonated all throughout the 3 floors of her townhouse.

Before going to church today, she decided to take my fur sibling out first and promised me that she will be right back as she put me in the crate and shut its door. But I am such a smart cookie that I learned I can open my crate door and how easy it was to turn the k**b of the front door and nudged the storm door with my nose. I think I scared my FM when she found me sniffing around the huge patch of grass four doors down from her house coming back Lloyd's walk (I think she told on me to the AC)

So the solution was to switch crates with my fur sibling, when my FM went to church this morning. But I got really bored and chewed on my harness. Note, even Kong harness was no match to my determined boredom and when that was done, I started in on the bottom of my crate. By the time my FM came back from church, I had her calling out to the Lord as she surveyed the damage on the crate and the harness. Had she been gone longer, I probably would have done more damage. I was thinking of tackling the lock on the crate from HT since I already broke my fur siblings crate door during my early morning great escape.

Well I am tired now from telling my stories I'm gonna take a nap.....I will have to play with Lloyd later. I am not sure if it's fun or not. He needs to be standing on the couch for us to be seeing eye to eye. But he also uses the couch to jump on me which startles me....

Next time, I will share about how FM is getting all of us fur-children for 4th of July.

For now, I am tuckered out and gonna take my afternoon nap...

Until next update....

Jake-y Cookie...(my fm has a nickname for all the furry creatures in her house...I have to talk to her about mine. Cookie doesn't seem fitting. But I will take Jake-y...its better than Emberritto - which is what she calls the cat😅😅)

02/07/2022

New Foster in the House

JAKE THE GENTLE GIANT

First impression...loves the cat, not sure about the resident dog😅

Coming soon...more details as we get to know him

08/05/2022

ADOPTED!

Awesome Sharon with her furever family!!!

Lloyd will miss you but we are soo happy for you.

06/05/2022

Formally Introducing Sharon...

Do you have a puppy that needs a patient older fur sibling that will help them learn how to dog? Then Sharon could be it.

Are you someone who is looking for a great first dog pet experience? Then Sharon is the dog for you.

Do you have cats and are not sure if you can add a canine to your fur family? Sharon is cat friendly.

How about kids? Do you have high energy kids but you want a low energy dog to lessen the loudness in your house? Sharon is awesome and gentle.

The only thing that Sharon will exhaust you with is her want to play ball. She will outfetch-outball even the most playful pup.

Sharon loves to be around people but not a velcro dog. She will tell you she loves you once you have earned the right to hear say those words. It doesn't take much to hear them, feed her right, play her games and let her rest at your feet or cuddle with you and she will sing the words "I love you" to you in her awesome dog voice.

If you are interested, please click on this link to apply https://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/dogs-for-adoption/ &page=shelterluv_wrap_1601325889832%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FHTAR-A-31843

05/05/2022

New Foster In The House

Sharon

Sweetest little love bug ever....

Updates coming soon! But if you are interested already here is her profile: https://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/dogs-for-adoption/ &page=shelterluv_wrap_1601325889832%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FHTAR-A-31843

15/01/2022

Introducing Lloyd



It's going to be quiet in casa Flesche as we settle in with the best failure we have ever went through....

We will return soon with fosters to brag about but for now...

Let us enjoy Dapper Lloyd.

15/11/2021

Introducing Harper

For now, Harper is chilling out in our place.

After giving birth to 15 puppies, Harper comes to us a bit timid at first. She immediately took to her 10 year old human foster brother.

Likes:
Her favorite plushy squeaky toy
Sleeping on soft surfaces like couch or bed
Looking soulfully into your eyes while she belts out the song of her people...a sonorous combination of low growl and sweet barks
Sleeping by your feet

Dislikes:
Short walks
Being alone

We were hoping to adopt Harper but she likes our cat, Ember waaaayyyy too much. And Ember does not appreciate the intensity of Harper's adoration. 😅😅

06/11/2021

No fosters in the house means Ember the cat wants my attention. So he brought me a dirty sock or maybe he is hinting it's time to do some laundry. 😂😂

30/10/2021

Last sweet moments with Oreo before he went to his furever home.

25/10/2021

Ear Up...Ear Down

Foster mom says either way I am cute😂

-Oree

24/10/2021

Update on Oree

Well I have been quite a busy pup this week. I gave my foster mom a scare when I had some swelling on the left side of my face. There I was chugging along the puppy life when all of a sudden my foster mom started taking more pictures than usual. Apparently something was off. I had to take a long ride with my angel named Lani and her daughter. I was scared so I serenaded them all the way to Gaithersburg which my foster mommy said was not a good thing to do since Lani was just trying to help and I almost busted her eardrum. I am sorry Lani.

So foster mom had to put this cone thing on me after that doctor shaved some fur off my face and put a whole lot of medicine in my ear that all I feel is sloshing around there that I want to scratch it real bad so the cone is there. It's stupid annoying but I am getting lots of loving from everyone here in my foster home. Even the cat is much nicer. After a couple of days, I got a little bit of freedom out of the cone but my foster mom puts it back on when she can't keep a close eye on me.

I don't know what is going on. All I know is I am being taken real good care of. Lani is real nice. Foster mom has screamed a couple of times because I like running up to her but I forget about the cone and she says ouch a lot because I guess I hit her just on the right spot on her leg over and over again that she now has a bruise.

That's it for now. Oh and by the way....something is happening to my other ear. It used to flop but now it's up straight. I don't know much about ears but my foster mom says it makes me cuter...whatdya all think?

19/10/2021

Surviving the work day has been achievable because of such moments like this....

16/10/2021

And then there's one...

Oree had a big day today and he is wiped out

He met his future furever family and his future big fur-sister was awesome with him.

His foster hooman sister had some people over which Oree entertained, of course.

He got a shot which he was not happy about.

And his sister Mack-nado went home with her furever family.

No wonder this puppers is dead asleep.

16/10/2021

Mack-nado and her furever family

14/10/2021

So let us see what the puppers are up to this morning.....a car ride!

12/10/2021

Stealthily Sweet Oreo

Hi I am Oree. My foster mom thinks I am an adventurer where I am brave enough to go exploring on my own. But to be honest, I had 2 sisters living with me and it ain't fun when they sneak up on you. So what my foster mom thinks as exploring, it's me hiding 😅.

I wrote Oree because my FM realized when she calls me Oreo, I don't turn around and look so it's been Oree since then.

I am stealthily sweet because I don't want anyone to know I love to cuddle. (but I do). I am a boy puppy, supposed to be rough and tumble which I am. But when I crash, I love it when my FM picks me up when I am getting groggy and I fall asleep and FM does not move. I love napping by my FM's cold feet and feel it getting warm. Don't tell anyone I love these things because I am a rough and tumble boy puppy! 😅

My FM said that there is already a family waiting for me and I met them already. We all just have to make sure I can get along with my future big fur-sister. I'm so excited!

Well I'm gonna go lie down next to Mackenzie now. She is always on the go and when she is napping is when I love hanging out with her the most.

See ya all later.

12/10/2021

Waking up foster mom at 330am sure is exhausting that we need a nap at 9am

11/10/2021

Mackenzie, the 100/mph pup

Hi! I am Mackenzie. My foster mom calls me Mack-nado. She said I am a Mackenzie and tornado combined.

I don't think I'm a tornado but I do like to make a grand entrance. I don't think I'm a tornado but the mess I make when I'm playing can be mistaken for tornado mess. I don't think I'm a tornado but the noise I make when I'm playing can definitely wake up the neighborhood. My foster mom says it's like singing and growling all in one go.

My sister Precious has been picked up by her furever family so it's just me and my brother, Oreo here at my foster mom. I was told I'm gonna get picked up too pretty soon after my second shot. I don't know how I feel about leaving Oreo because he is just such a goofball brother and I love playing with him. But foster mom says, my angel of an adoption counselor, Lani is making sure I go to a great home just like my sister Precious did.

Well that's it for now. I'm gonna go bother Oreo now since he looks plenty comfortable sleeping. It's the best time to play when he doesn't suspect I'm gonna jump him. 😂😂

11/10/2021

Sweet Precious is with her sweet furever mom and dad....

02/10/2021

Precious is always camera-ready

02/10/2021

QT with Oreo

Finally some quality time with Oreo. He is usually off somewhere adventuring or stalking the cat. He hangs out when he is tired and want some cuddles for naps. He came up to me during my Saturday morning downtime while his siblings were with my kids and finally had some one on one time with this pupster.

01/10/2021

What work from home looks like when you foster 3 puppies....

01/10/2021

You all liking and loving the puppies....but here is what my resident cat thinks of them😂😂😂

01/10/2021

01/10/2021