1.11.2011

Foster Care: Months 8-12

January concludes our first year of doggy foster care! Here are some pictures of the latest pups to come through the Madsen house.


Billy (Terrier mix)


Wishbone (Longhaired Dachshund)



Donner (Border Collie)



Toby (Terrier mix) curled up on Troy's lap. :)


Pilot (Terrier/Dachshund)



Blitzen (Boxer/Beagle)



Drake (Labrador)

Shortly after he was brought to the shelter, the crew at Friends of Animals learned Drake has progressive bone cancer. The life expectancy for a dog in his condition is not long so he couldn't be adopted. We currently have Drake and will keep him until he passes. Luckily, for now, he is still happy and even though he has a noticeable limp, he enjoys running around the dog run and playing with our other dogs. Knowing his condition will continue to deteriorate is hard, especially since I just witnessed our family dog, Maya, die after a long battle with cancer less than two months ago, but we're happy he finally has a permanent home.