Have I made a mistake??

[JPop & Taz 2]

An aquaintance recently rescued a little 3 yr old male. Poor Zack did not come from the best of living conditions. When she brought him to the vet for a check-up...he ended up having to have most of his teeth pulled. I talked to her about yorkies and invited her to join us here. Well, long story short, she just lost her best friend to suicide a week ago. I just spoke with her to see how little Zack is doing, and she said she was just thinking of calling me to help her find him a new home. She is so depressed right now and feels she's neglecting him. I asked her to give it a few more days; that he could help her if she'd let him. Now, to my original question........I offered to foster him for a few days until she feels better. But, Zack is not neutered and my 4 boys and 2 girls are. Am I going to have a problem on my hand? I don't want to cause any undue stress on any of them. I know Zack is not potty trained, but, belly bands can take care of that. (Heck, I have to clean up accidents everyday! ) Anyone got any advise for me?

[Zeus08]

That is a tough one. You are very kind to offer to help. I will bump this up so maybe someone can help.

[gaiasdaughter00]

is there a way you can xpen him seperately so that 1-he doesn't potty all over and 2- the rest of the crew can go to him when they are ready? this might be a time in your friends life when having a dog isn't the answer, but then again those of us who are attached to our dogs, we see it as a release. someone to hug and cry to. When I lost my 18 year old hheart dog, my husband got me trixie two days later. I hated her (and him) for the first week, but i learned to just hug her when i missed snoopy. I would go sit on snoopy's grave and trixie would sit about 4 feet back behind me, and wait. occasionaly rolling her ball to me but i knew if i turned my grief to her and love on her i would adjust...this friend of yours might not be able to do that.

[QuickSilver]

I agree, sometimes having a pet is what gets you out of bed. Even if you don't feel like eating, you know they do.

I would take it on a trial basis and see how it goes. Maybe she'll realize she misses him too much and need him back?

Good luck to both of you.

[JPop & Taz 2]

Originally Posted by gaiasdaughter00

is there a way you can xpen him seperately so that 1-he doesn't potty all over and 2- the rest of the crew can go to him when they are ready? this might be a time in your friends life when having a dog isn't the answer, but then again those of us who are attached to our dogs, we see it as a release. someone to hug and cry to. When I lost my 18 year old hheart dog, my husband got me trixie two days later. I hated her (and him) for the first week, but i learned to just hug her when i missed snoopy. I would go sit on snoopy's grave and trixie would sit about 4 feet back behind me, and wait. occasionaly rolling her ball to me but i knew if i turned my grief to her and love on her i would adjust...this friend of yours might not be able to do that.

I do have an expen, and thought that's the way I'd do it. But, all my babies sleep with me and DH, so not sure how I'd handle the night time.
Glad your little Trixie made you feel better, eventinually (sp).