A Fostering Attempt

Posted by Josie Morris in Companion Animal Advocacy on February 22, 2009 | no responses

It has been quite some times since my husband and I fostered a dog. You see we’ve had our hands full with our own failed fosters making a bustling house with four big dogs. But my brother is a vet and his tech found a dog. They asked for help so let me introduce you to our new foster Nate.

Name: Nate
Dob: 2/1/08
Vet Care: Neuter/eye removal 2/16/9, Rabies/DPPV 2/20/09
Temperament: Good with people, dogs, cats and kids

Nate the dog is available for adoption at www.mixedupmutts.net

Where do I start my life story? That’s a tough question for anybody much less a formerly homeless pit bull. Well I could go on and on about how life sucked but I’ll just start from the moment things started looking up for me. You see I was sitting in the middle of a busy road. I was SO confused and scared! All these cars were swerving around me and honking at me. I didn’t know what to do so I just sat there. Then this nice guy stopped and opened his car door for me. He looked so friendly; I jumped right in! How lucky was I? Turns out this guy works for one of the best vet clinics in town, www.vetmetconsultatnsaz.com. He took me right to work where the doctors looked me over. I was in rough shape.

My right eye was totally screwed up. They said something about having a trauma but I don’t really know what that means. All I know is that it hurt a lot! So they took it out. Yep, they took my whole eye out but, hey, it doesn’t really bother me much. I just have a little trouble if someone stands on my right side, I kind of bump into them a lot but people seem to think that’s kind of funny. The good news is that vet said I shouldn’t have any ongoing problems with the eye.All these nice peps at the vet office kept saying what a sweetie-pie I am. Well, shucks. What can I say? I just know that a little bit of manners go a long way. That’s why I always sit nicely when someone comes to pet me. I haven’t jumped on anybody and I don’t even lick people all over like some dogs do. These people at VETMED are so fun! They set me up in a kennel and let me play with one of the vet’s dogs at night when everybody is gone. They take me for walks and gave me toys. This is a totally new concept to me. Well I guess they said I couldn’t live at VETMED forever so these really kewl peps from Mixed Up Mutts said they’d help out.

Nate the dog is available for adoption at www.mixedupmutts.net

Now I’m at this beautiful foster home. Can you believe my luck! I get to run around this huge yard. My foster mom and I are still learning about each other but so far we’re getting along just great! She’s already teaching me to sit and play fetch. Of course this is just temporary cuz my fosters have like a zillion other dogs. I’m looking for a forever home where someone will luv me forever! I’m a really good boy and smart … that’s what they tell me. All I know is I like to RUN around the yard and PLAY with my toys … oh yeah and food is good too. I may only have one eye but I have a big heart to make up for it.

If you are interested in being my lifelong companion, please fill out an application at http://www.mixedupmutts.net. You must be able to commit to me for my lifetime, which could be 10-15 years no matter what happens in your life – divorce, marriage, kids, moving, etc.

I’m pretty hooked up so if you want to keep in touch or watch my videos, check me out online.
Twitter: http://twitter.com/natethedog
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/jamminjosieluvsdogs

Nate the dog is available for adoption at www.mixedupmutts.net

A Fostering Attempt

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