26 Dec Happy Tail for Trigger!
It was about six months ago that I got a pleading e-mail from our Owner Surrender Coordinator about a dog in need of a foster. This wasn’t unusual since we do a lot of owner surrenders and are always trying to take more and more dogs and find places for them to go. After receiving several e-mails about Trigger, a 12 year old golden/lab retriever and reading the worry about not having a place to fit him, I reluctantly agreed to foster him. My thoughts were, “No one is going to adopt a dog this old, I am going to have him until it’s his time to go.” For at least part of that, I was right.
After fostering Trigger for 6 months, I made the decision to do what we in the rescue business call “foster failing” by adopting Trigger. Trigger had gone to two trial adoptive homes and somehow always ended up coming back to me. In my opinion, it seemed like Trigger couldn’t be happy without me and I will admit, it was hard to let him go those two times. I had always been proud to say that I had never cried when one of my fosters dogs got adopted because I knew they would have a good life and be happy. Trigger was the first foster dog that got to me when he left and I cried over losing him. I felt that Trigger could have a happier life somewhere that he could be more active and run around, but I guess Trigger had different plans. I am so thankful to have this sweet dog in my life and I am happy when I say that I am stuck with him forever. I couldn’t imagine not having him to cuddle with at night and to continue to amuse me with his antics. Sometimes, we have our ups and downs. Sometimes, we annoy each other, but I wouldn’t have him any other way. His dog brothers are still getting used to him, but they will come around eventually!
Trigger has truly found his forever home and will have much love for the rest of his life. I can’t thank 4 Luv of Dog Rescue enough for taking in the dogs that other rescues turn away: the broken, the damaged, the sick, the wounded, the “unadoptable”, the elderly, and the disabled. The rescue truly does not discriminate against any dog– even when my first thoughts go against fostering a senior dog– and I am forever grateful. Thanks to 4 Luv of Dog, I let down my guard and let a new wonderful dog come into my life!
Kelsey, Trigger’s former foster mom and now his forever mom!