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Originally Posted by skirow91
Hi-I have been fostering a dog for the past two weeks and today I took him to his hopefully, forever family. I can't stop crying, feeling like I abandoned this poor dog again. he was a starved, sick dog who also was the sweetest pup I have ever met. I can't help feeling that nobody can care for him the way I do. Thing is, I know the people who are adopting him-friend of a friend-i could not ask for a better situation-why do I feel so bad? I can't ask for him back-their 7 year old daughter has been waiting to meet him for 3 days. I know this is a good home for him, a family-but i miss this dog. I decided not to keep him because my old cats 14 and 16 yrs, would not accept him. Are these feelings normal? Thanks Kate
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It's absolutely normal to feel that way
You've invested your heart to give this dog a new start. Of course you worry and you feel sad that he's gone. But look at what you've given him! A brand new family that will love him for the rest of his life. You're an
for doing this. I know that I don't have the strength to foster (we have eight dogs because of it
).
My hat's off to you, skirow91
You'll find a lot of people on the board who know exactly what you're going through.