I’m fostering two of these four puppies. One of them needs medications for his injured eye and I asked to take the skinniest of them all (sometimes known as the “runt”). I wish we had other foster parents who might consider taking the two healthier puppies and/or interested parties who wish to foster to adopt all of them eventually. These dogs are not old enough to mingle with other dogs because they still await a second Parvo shot. It is important that they get some fresh air and exercise, which is much harder to do within the shelter, given all of the competing priorities.
The plan is to foster two of the four puppies that were recently brought to the HSNB shelter for a few months before we go on vacation and get ready for the big move back to the house under renovation. At that point they will be old enough to get their most important shots and can mingle with other dogs. Usually, I try to foster more special behavioral or physical needs dogs. The alternative for these guys would sadly be staying inside for the next few months without much exercise. This is not ideal for growing puppies, obviously.
I hope people remember that fostering is an option for cats and dogs to improve these animals’ lives and also assist local shelters from exhausting finite resources like we have at HSNB.
This teacher in Oakley on the left, adopted these two littermates. She’s here with her friend, Erin. Shea and I had the pleasure of fostering these two brother chihuahua mixes for four months.
I know they will be well-loved, and we are so thrilled that they are being adopted together! That was part of the challenge, but this woman has a great yard and patio for them to enjoy as their new home. I know they will be great company for her and continue to be company for each other the rest of their lives!
We stopped by Glen Cove Waterfront Park last full day with Calvin and Hobbes to have some beach time with Snoopy and Bonnie. It was a gorgeous day, and I’m glad they got to feel the sand in their toes!
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Calvin and Hobbes did very well at Benicia Library’s Cuddle Club yesterday! They met two other dogs—a super sweet and gentle husky named Georgia (in the picture below), and Barney, another small dog they played with among the children there.
Here are some other videos taken by others at the Cuddle Club that day:
I love it when Snoopy crouches like this as he’s engaged in chewing on something like he is here (a twig). I saw foster Jonah do something similar today in a sort of copycat fashion, but I didn’t have the camera ready in time. Snoopy is quite the character and loves visiting his previous home, which will soon enough be his permanent home again.
The contractor had me put a ton of potted plants up in the tiers but it was getting a little messy, especially since I didn’t have access for a few months. I’m always impressed with the height of some of the plants that I barely touched. The succulents grew so tall and leaned over in some cases from their sheer weight. I pruned a bunch of them and put them in positions that will hopefully stabilize them.
We did even more gardening at the house under renovation today, clearing a major path and really ticking up the chop-and-drop method that I have come to love, which is optimal when you have curious animals stepping on the clippings. Shea really got a workout shoveling some of the erosion, so he certainly earned the desserts he’s picking up at the store right now! We went with Snoopy and Bonnie and the foster dogs wearing their “Adopt Me” vests because we thought we’d go to Wardlaw Dog Park afterward, but they had such a great time exploring in that yard, and we were so tired after gardening that we just came back to relax at the rental.
New foster Jonah from HSNB is available for adoption. This very sweet and adorable wired-hair terrier mix adult has been with us for a few days and is a joy to have around. He plays with our other two fosters, the litter mates Calvin and Hobbes, as well as Snoopy. He’s growing on Bonnie as well, and I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before he wins her over.
Video compilation of Jonah’s first days while we foster him and his interactions with Bonnie and Snoopy and the other two fosters, Calvin and Hobbes.
Calvin going for a ride around more than once on the top of the garden chair and over my shoulder.
This video starts with foster Calvin and blind Bonnie on the hill and ends up with new foster PeeWee on my lap. He is settling in well as he just needed a break from being crated at the shelter. What a beautiful doxie mix he is! Available for adoption right now at HSNB!
“Auntie Mei! Thank you for paying for me to be groomed out of your own pocket before taking me to my new foster daddies Shea and Joe! They say I smell like a rose!” – Foster dachshund PeeWee in Vallejo is available at Humane Society of the North Bay. He came in with another dog from a family that could no longer take care of them and the other dog has already been adopted.
