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Old December 6th, 2008, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by skirow91 View Post
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
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.
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