So much has changed in the past few days. We were told by the rescue that has Tootie, that she would be coming to stay with us on Friday. We had an agreement to foster her for a few weeks to see if she is a good fit for our family & then we would discuss adoption. The day before she came we were notified by the rescue that Tootie's foster family was having second thoughts about her leaving their care. It seems (after 3 months of fostering her) they are just not sure if they want to adopt her themselves. This news crushed my family.
You see we have been through a similar situation with one of our very our foster dogs. We had a "friend" who could no longer keep her dog & my family agreed to help her out. After a few weeks we just adored this dog & wanted her to be a permanent part of our family. This "friend" told us we could keep her dog & that she was so happy this worked out. This "friend" turned around & surrendered "her" dog to an animal rescue. The dog was then adopted to a different family after being in our care for over 3 months. This was devastating to each of my family members. We do not want to go through this hurt again.
We were told the foster family hopes to make a decision within a few weeks or so. Although I find this to be very unfair, I feel the ultimate goal is for Tootie to have a forever home. So, whether it be with her foster parents or with my family, I will be happy for Tootie.
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