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Letting a baby go

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Well my Boogie finally found a home. But he had to go to TN to catch a transport that would take him all the way to Mass to be with his new family. These transports are always so stressful and take all day and night to get to, wait for them to show up, load up, then drive home all lonely. But seeing him giving a hug to his new mommy was the best thing ever. Pictures of him playing with his new best friend Busta and even his kiddie pool to splash around in. It was well worth the 5 months fostering and teaching him to become a dog rather than an animal in a cage at a shelter. Goodbye my Boogie, I'll miss you!!
 

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Shannon, fostering is a wonderful gift from the heart. You gave Boogie a new chance at life.
 
Well, my original intention was to keep him. I actually fully adopted him, however, my aussie had another idea in mind. Rather than seeing my aussie attack him anymore i had put him in the rescue system with some people i had worked with before at the shelter and sent some of our dogs to them. I adopted him shortly before he was to be euthanized. I just couldn't wait any longer, my feeling was I gave others plenty of time to get him, so that made it my turn. He was born in the shelter, adopted at 8 weeks old and returned around a month later. The person that returned him stated that he kept digging out of the yard. If I were a puppy alone in a yard all day I would dig too! he then spent the next 5 months growing up in the shelter. I met him shortly after he was returned as I had just started. I fell in love with him then and it continued for the next 4-5 months at the shelter. I just couldn't take being without him anymore. But, for his own safety and well being, I let him go to an awesome family. They have been emailing me and sending pictures everyday making it alot easier for me to deal without him. He is not my first foster and with any luck won't be my last. All of them have gotten great homes and it feels awesome to know I saved some of them from the needle. I can't save them all, but I do the best I can to help as many as I can. It's always hard to see them go, but knowing how happy they are after to have a chance at life, makes everything worth while. Thank you Lucille for your kind words.
 
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Thank you! Well he is doing great in his new home. I get pictures a couple of times a week and they let me know how much fun he is having with his new playmate Busta. He went to the best home possible and I know it was the right thing to do for him. He's going to be the happiest dog he can be there. They could not be happier that they chose Boogie and neither can I.
 
I will be waiting for boogie and Busta's picture they will be very cute I knew.
 
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