Foster Love (2024)

13/09/2024

401-409…and mama 410

02/09/2024

398-400
Leo, Boba and Barney!

04/08/2024

397 is reserved for
Mama Joy! ♥️♥️♥️

22/07/2024

Grayson, Patsy Kline, Dixie, Mini Cooper, Jamala, Dolly, Bentley, Alla, Otto, Zsa Zsa, Eros, Mixey, Mama Beatrix and her 5 pups.
#379-396

All a part of the journey!

13/04/2024

#378 Care Bear….he leaves tomorrow. I am a little sad not for me but for Baby. Baby is the last puppy left from the husky litter. Over the past three weeks I have found homes for ten dogs in my home.

Baby and Bear are the last dogs and they have become the best of friends. They sleep together in the crate , they run and walk together and tomorrow that changes. I feel a little guilty knowing that Bear will be missing his friend. I know they will learn to live with out the other but these two have taught each other and they play non stop.

05/04/2024

On March 21st, 2024, I sat on the bench outside the house, I was on the phone, but I had the dogs outside and they were enjoying the sun. I heard the sirens and knew it must not be good. Where I live it is the sounds of the birds, the wind and very little else. I commented to
the person on the phone that this must not be good. Little did I know how much this would end up impacting me.

There is a helipad on my neighbors property and the sounds of the helicopter I was sure this was related to what was going on.

It was not until three days later I learned about Roxy. She is a very petite German shepherd mix, who happened to be in the vehicle when the accident happened, but during the commotion she got away. Police and fire tried to contain Roxy but she was gone and she was lost somewhere in nature on the road leading to Kirkwood.

88 is a dangerous road mostly folk from out of town flying up and down the mountain to ski. Unaware of each windy turn could be their last. Lots of deer, bear, fox live in these parts and we as human show very little respect to the creatures that share their world with us.

So when I learned of Roxy and her being out in the area I knew we had our work cut out for us.

A few sighting had been made, it was a very large area. I wondered if she had gone up the mountain as no homes exist past a certain point. There are two restaurants Cooks and Hamm’s. The fact there were no sightings for the first couple of days meant she was not in a very populated area. The sightings that did happen were her going back to the place of the accident. Everything was gone from the spot. The only thing that remained was Roxy.

For the next few days a few wonderful people in the community made their way out and posted on social media, this gave hope. She was still alive, but she was afraid and she was definitely in flight mode.

Sightings were going to be key and getting information out and having one source of contact was super important. Breann’s number was the contact, since cell service can be so spotty, it was important to have a line that was always available as current and accurate information would be essential to helping Roxy. We made 200 fliers and thanks to Shelly and Nicole we posted on trees, posts along 88 covering about a twenty mile stretch. Letting people know she was there was super important.

Amador Animal Control has spotted her on Oma Ranch Road. Not much there, but it bleeds into 88. We placed lots of signs on the corner. Walking through the snow realizing this sweet girl was out in the storm. In fact it had already snowed twice. A good thing for hydration, but for shelter and warmth she had another set of challenges against her.

I stopped by Cooks and asked if they could place a flyer on the door. Amber, the owner was great, she placed it on the door. I saw it each time I drove by. I saw many of the flyers each time I drove the road. Over the next two weeks I drove over 400 miles, in a ten mile stretch in hopes of seeing Roxy. In hopes of bringing her home.

I was aware of the family she belonged to and their loss. I had met the neighbors who knew Roxy, they knew the family and I wanted to help find Roxy as badly as they did. I was grateful to Mikel and Joanna for seeing them out there, it did not seem quite so lonely or futile. I was grateful to all the businesses and people sharing Roxy’s journey and keeping her alive. This community kept her alive.

I had put the trap in several spots, caught a fox and nothing else. The hope she would be found started to waiver. If we would even know her outcome, would she starve to death, be eaten by another animal, this was so real.

So yesterday, getting the call I got made me cry. Pure happiness! She was tired and wanted to come home. Mikel put it perfectly, she gave in. Just in time, the third and biggest storm, with a lot of snow. She came to someone and it was just the right someone, he had seen the flyers and he brought her to the family business. This was Cook’s. The same place where the flyer was in the window. Kat picked her up and I brought her home to me. She is super skinny, every rib cage protruding, her hip bones sticking out. Her eyes so big in their sockets, but she is alive.

Last night she slept on my bed. She had a few small meals as not to cause her further issues, as she had been starving. I can hear her breathing and I her head is rested on the pillow. She smells like skunk, but I don’t care. I wanted her to feel safe, warm and comfortable. I can tell she is all of those things. She would never have made it during this last storm.

Today, I am bringing her home. A bittersweet for this family who have lost so much. The family has a go fund me and helping them is the human element of this story. Please if you are able.

https://gofund.me/e69de250

Please, if you can give a little to this family, it would mean so much. Thank you to the community in Pioneer. I met a few amazing people and contacts and friends we all need. To the Schuler family for keeping the pups while I attended to Roxy.

To Roxy she is finally going home!♥️

16/03/2024

#367-377 10 babies! Ferris, Madonna, Cusack, Blair, Sally, Molly, Demi, Harry, Rizzo, Spicolli.

16/03/2024

Mama Almond #366 she comes with some baggage, 10 of them. Abandoned in Stockton, gave birth under a car, she has moxie and is a survivor.

16/03/2024

#365 a little behind! Diesel has gone home. So happy for this boy. So much trauma and so much confusion. I love that he has a forever home!

09/01/2024

A big blow last night. Jaylen had an accident while following the other dogs. Unfortunately his femur was broken and for a shut down dog like Baby Boy this is devastating. He already had physical disabilities After talking about it deciding the best thing for this feral boy was to let him go.

Never an easy decision, but he is at peace now. So many more of these dogs, as Puppies, no socializing, no touch, they are truly feral. More and more of these types of dogs popping up!

I wish we could have helped him. I will miss him and I am pretty sure Red does as well♥️ His torment is now over.

07/01/2024

Day 1… This stunning boy, Red! I decided once he loaded up in my vehicle we would spend time doing errands. I just let him be, but the first stop was at Lowe’s. I needed to buy another vacuum.

My confession, my house has become a graveyard for dog beds and vacuums. Both get destroyed at my house.

While I was in Lowe’s I picked up a couple of toys and a few bully sticks. When I got back to the truck, I handed Red a toy and he seemed quite happy with it. He reached into the front to take it and sat down in the back with it. It seemed he was open to an olive branch.

Next we drove to Gibson’s Roadhouse. I went in and ordered my usual to go. I drank my white mocha and spoke with a few of the locals about the snow storm and if we were ready. Last year had been a rough year with the crazy amounts of snow. The big question were we ready and I was…

I walked back to the truck and I was immediately greeted with tail wags, a very exciting sign and so much progress in a small amount of time.

I brought him home and my two ran out to the yard to do their business. I had left the door open to the truck and Megan went over to say “hi.” Red immediately seemed happy to see them and lots of happy tails. The introduction was uneventful…a blessing!

We walked several times before the snow. I did hear back from Kat, she had ventured up to Kirkwood, but got home early due to the imminent storm. She has a somewhat feral puppy living in her basement of her house. He has been there for weeks with very little human progression and with her busy work schedule he has not progressed much. I decided I could work with him and see if I could help him.

With the scars on his head, his flat feet and his absolute fear of humans, he made Red look incredibly well socialized.

We loaded him up and he pooped in his crate, he was literally scared sh*tless. We brought him into my house and immediately Red started to bark, I told him in a stern voice to stop, he listened. I had Kat come in, she already knew to ignore him and he gently sniffed her leg and he was fine.

We brought our feral boy in and set him up a place in the kitchen and let him be. Kat left and immediately Red had made his way into the babies pen and was playing with him.

For the next few hours, Red played and played with this shut down puppy and at points in time the baby lay quietly enjoying the fire. This was progress and I owed it all to Red.

Through out the evening Red would follow me, into the bathroom, into the kitchen. The plan was to crate Red and the baby would be in the pen. That plan was scratched when baby made his way out into the living room. He slept in the crate and Red slept next to my bed. All night long if I moved he got up and check in to make sure I was alright. When I touched him his face melted into my hand and when I would stop he would nuzzle for more. I have to say, I think I have forgiven him, I like him and even more so, I know he likes and trust me. I think he will be fine….now to find him the perfect home!

07/01/2024

We first got Red in late August in 2023. We believed he was about 11 months old. He had been trapped in the Wilton area by Carol and he had obviously not had an easy life.

The first time I met him he was at Michelle’s and he immediately took a disliking to me. As I sat on a bench in the kitchen he drove by me. I could tell his nose was sniffing me and any movement to try to talk to him was received with a growl and backing up. He tolerated me, but did not like me.

With in a few months, Red went to a home, a foster to adopt situation. We offered training and he stayed for a few months. The information received in the last few days he was there was Red had made the new fosters prisoners in their own home. Anyone who came over he lunged and barked. This type of behavior is never ideal. I should have also taken a closer look at this couple. He was the second dog to behaving this way. I should have realized maybe this was not the dog, but the people. The last dog they had was put to sleep due to behavioral issues and now we had the same thing with Red. We moved him to another foster and had a few issues with a dog there and once again he could not stay.

We moved him to David at RFRD academy as we had no place for him to go. He stayed for months, not ideal and not what we do with our dogs.

He had another application come in and it seemed it could be a good spot for him. That lasted a couple of weeks as they were not honest about how much time he would spend alone in the kennel. Not fair to have a dog live in the kennel.

He eventually went to Michelle’s and was there for a few weeks. He loves Michelle’s and each time I would see him, he greeted me with the growls and barking. He was not a fan!

We moved him to Margi, she is in the Jackson area. I really like her, she works on trust, training and really helped Red with his skills. Each time I went to meet him, he growled at his disapproval on my presence. It was very apparent this boy remembered me every time he saw me and it was not a good memory.

We had many discussions about Red, his options, his quality of life. We spoke the hard words of Euthanisia as we had in for a year and a half and really he had never been in an ideal situation. I did not want to say I felt like we had failed him, but we had. I was not especially keen on having a dog on my home that really did not like me. A strange feeling as most German shepherds really tend to like me.

Yesterday, I took the lead from Margi and led Red to my truck. He kept looking around me and at Margi waiting for her to come take him back. I led him to the truck, where he willingly jumped in and sat in the back. We drove off….

07/01/2024

364 Jaylen the puppy from a sci fi movie. He also has his story.

07/01/2024

363 Red….i will share his story as it unfolds.

07/01/2024

362- This is Ross. 3 years old and from the Central Valley. Handsome and sweet boy. ♥️

29/10/2023

Almost forgot this big boy…Oso…big. Ten months old and 110lbs, but he is on a diet. We are at 361-23.

29/10/2023

359-23 Thelma and 360-23 Sophie!

Sister act! These girls stand next to each other and remind me of the twins from the shinning. They are very sweet!

23/10/2023

356 -Meo, 357-Shogun, 358-Jenny…all beautiful dogs. ❤️

06/10/2023

354-23 and 355-23 ….puppy love. Kellogg and Grahams…

06/10/2023

353-23 Milo is 11 months old…a puppy brain in an adult body!

16/09/2023

351-352… Sienna and Guinness Stout!

23/08/2023

Last one left….got to love a little Vi-o-let! 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

18/07/2023

350 and a massive “F you” to the woman that was too lazy to drive her to the vet and decided committing a misdemeanor was a better option!

Stella we will find you a real home! ❤️

25/06/2023

- #349 Brody! Sweet pup!

25/06/2023

#340 Thor! My Tuolumne County K9. Such an awesome dog and he found an amazing home! ❤️

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