SAAP Fosters

When Good Buddies dissolved last year, the volunteers from that group were on a hunt to find a group to donate our remaining funds and have as a back up for any returned dogs. They found the Stray Animal Adoption Program (SAAP)! When we were ready to foster again, we filled out our foster application with them and had our first guy, Balto, within a week.

I have been absolutely amazed by the number of people involved in this organization across the Greater Cincinnati area. The Facebook group for SAAP constantly has people posting about animals in need and more importantly, people swinging into action to help those animals. We are able to take a foster on whenever works for us. Here are our SAAP guys and girls so far:

Balto- This big sweetheart was returned to SAAP because his owner fell ill. He was adopted to his new forever home after being with us for almost two months. He lives in our area so I am always on the lookout for him on walks!

Woody- This gorgeous guy was with Owen County Friends of Animals for months. One of my sister's friends fostered him for the shelter during Christmas time. When we told SAAP we were ready for another foster, they brought Woody into the organization and we fostered him. My co-worker and her family had lost their beloved dog a few months before this and I overheard her talking about getting a new dog. I immediately took out my phone to show her pictures and videos of Woody and she was in love! We had Woody for 3 DAYS before he was adopted to his amazing new family.

(Naughty) Nadia- Our first female foster made her mark the first day! She was the sweetest thing with us but not at all interested in having our dogs around. The great thing about SAAP is their size, so when I knew Nadia wasn't a good fit for our pack, they found her a new foster. She was adopted out to her new foster's coworker within the same week!

Brutus- Oh Brutus! The final adoption event I took Brutus to began with me telling them, "He has to get adopted today!" I was absolutely in love with this big guy. After our experience with Nadia, I asked SAAP for a younger dog. Brutus was 4 months old and perfect for our pack! He was completely submissive to Sam, but would play really well with Coffee. He had to wear the "cone of shame" for the first few days because he wouldn't leave his neuter stitches alone. He was not a cone fan! He was adopted after a couple of weeks to a great couple with three other SAAP dogs and can be blamed for my new found interest in this age!

Bella Bee- She was a skinny mini when she came to us. She was absolutely terrified when I picked her up from the vet. We fattened her up and loved on her as much as we could before she was adopted at her very first adoption event! She was adopted out to a family who also adopted a slightly younger SAAP puppy at the same event.

Rocky- Our latest foster was a total puppy. I felt like a new mom with this guy, getting up every night between 2-3 AM for a potty break! He was also very submissive and believed he was a lap dog :) He was adopted out to a cute couple with 100 acres and a pond on their property. He will have the life!

Milo- We thought we'd foster for a few more months before Mason was born so we agreed to foster again in the fall of 2014. Little did we know, Milo would be with us for three months :) Milo was a good looking pup but his nickname was "Pee Pee McGee" because he would pee a little bit every time we got him out or pet him. Ryan loved that about him :) I felt like he was preparing me to clean up after someone else all the time aka Mason! Milo was adopted in December to a sweet couple who looked passed his puppy trait.

GBCR Fosters

My sister introduced me to Good Buddies Canine Rescue in 2011. As soon as I purchased my own house and got settled, I began fostering. Some people think fostering would be "too hard" for them. Sometimes it is really hard to hand a dog over to their forever family after spending so much time with them, but it is A LOT harder to imagine not doing anything about all the little guys sitting in shelters.

Frankie (my first ever foster)- rescued from a rural shelter in Kentucky.

Adopted in 10 days to a couple who treats him like their child. They sent me updates and he is huge now!

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Doc- had some of the best facial expressions. First dog to escape the crate and set off my house alarm while I was at school. That was fun to come home to that day :)

Adopted after a few months of fostering to a cute older couple. He now has his very own bedroom in the basement and run of the house and yard.

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Ronnie- originally part of a liter my mom fostered. He was returned to GBCR and I took him on as a foster.

Adopted after fostering for six months to a family with two young boys and two other dogs. He now has a HUGE yard to play in!

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Harper- I had this guy when I moved in with my husband. Harper, my dog Sam, and my husband's dog Coffee made for our first three dogs in the home situation. What a difference there is between two and three!

Harper was adopted to a great couple in Northern Cincinnati with another dog. He went to his furever home a couple days before we moved into our new house. Talk about timing!

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Ruby- rescued from a rural shelter in Kentucky. When we took her to the vet, it was revealed her tail was so severely broken that it needed to be amputated. She was immediately labeled "special needs" because the vet couldn't guarantee that she would always have control of her bowel movements. Her tail had been broken so badly, she didn't have feeling in her rear.

Adopted after seven months of fostering by us and two months by my mom to a great couple in Northern Kentucky. She actually has a giant snake in a glass room for a brother! Another GBCR alum ran into Ruby and her people a few months ago. She looked great and was clearly being treated like their little baby!

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Zeke- after a summer long break from fostering, we decided we were ready to foster again. Zeke's picture came across my email and I couldn't resist.

He was adopted after 10 days of fostering. His dog sibling is actually another GBCR dog- Ronnie's mom!

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Good Buddies Canine Rescue dissolved in 2013 but I still remain in contact with some of the great girls from that group.