The hardest part of fostering is you thinking what is the dog thinking. We know what we are doing and why, but we always wonder what the dog is thinking.
They don't know it was temporary. The best thing you can do is keep in touch with the new family. I have and it really helps. There have been a few times when I have even baby sat for my prior fosters when their new parents were going out of town. That is when you really see that you have done the right thing. When their parents come back and they are jumping and excited to see them, then you know they are being loved to the fullest.
Try not to beat yourself up too bad. Remember the situation the dog is in now is much better than being in a high kill shelter.
A Foster Mom is the bridge between what was and what will be.
Good luck,
Nancy |