Fostering/Adopting rescue dogs

Submitted by flying-cunt-of-chaos t3_zh7i1k in massachusetts

Hey everyone! My neighbor runs a dog rescue center in Hopkinton called the Brown Dog Coalition and she’s been having some trouble finding fosters/adoptees recently. If anyone is looking to foster or adopt a dog, PM me and I can send you details about the organization and contact info.

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Illustrious-Nose3100 t1_izkqcza wrote

We adopted our pup through them! We might be able to foster.

Do you have an average foster time? I know it can vary from dog to dog.

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snerdaferda t1_izkoyth wrote

Good luck this sub is mostly for complaining about dog owners and people saying “dog owners are the worst”

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therapeutic-distance t1_iznt2zg wrote

Use caution when adopting dogs that come from down south. Often, they test negative for heartworm initially. Then the next time you have them checked they are positive because heartworm can lie dormant in the early stages and not show up on a test.

This happened to a friend of mine. Not the end of the world but it cost him about $2000 for the treatment otherwise the dog would have suffered and died.

He loved the dog and took care of him and kept him. This was about a decade ago.

I'm just saying... get pet insurance right away.

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sheeplewatcher t1_izkvhoc wrote

We had a foster for 3 months. It has probably slowed down as people return to work in the office. Potential adopters have probably decreased In availability. On top of that , potential adopters had already reached their personal limit of two dogs in the home. That was a common response I received in that people did not want to take any in more dogs.

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Thisbymaster t1_izky13j wrote

I have two large dogs and a cat already so fostering an unknown dog/cat could be problematic.

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The-PageMaster t1_izl58p2 wrote

I wish we could help! We have 3 adopted rescues already and 2 of them were fosters first!

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Redz4u t1_izlcxg9 wrote

If your friend has an ad of sorts I can share on our neighborhood dog page J.P. dogs

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Unable-Bison-272 t1_izlgyj7 wrote

Looks like mostly pit mixes. That’s why people don’t want them.

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edith-bunker t1_izmg5k4 wrote

Exactly. I really hope people stop intentionally breeding them. There are so many in shelters to begin with.

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