Okay, we went over the tangible reasons to foster and the solid reasons not to foster, now comes the part that is a little harder to define.For those of us that have fostered for a while, we can really feel the reward of all our hard work!

The basic/easy reward for fostering is seeing one of our foster dogs set off with their new family, everyone all smiles and eager to start their lives together!

Another satisfying reward for fostering is getting an update a few months after adoption (picture included), showing the whole family, dog in the center! Getting an update a year or more later with/without picture, telling you how wonderful things still are and how they couldn't imagine their home without their furry companion is the ultimate!

These are all pretty simple, but very motivating rewards. There are some very special rewards that we earn as a result of fostering dogs/ puppies that require extra effort and time to adjust to home life, take a little longer to understand basic obedience and take a while to learn that going new places is fun and not scary. Sending them off happily to their new homes is very gratifying.

After some time, you have the reward of looking back at all the dogs/puppies that you have fostered and you realize you could have never kept ALL of them. But, you WERE able to keep them temporarily till their permanent home could be found and you did enjoy each different dog's personality and antics. And, when you have a visit from a former foster and the family is happy and the dog is happy you forget about any destruction / messes that they had caused you!

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