"To foster is to love. To foster is to provide safe heaven for the abused, the neglected, the disabled. How hard is it to give them up? Very. Every one of the thirteen fosters has become our dog. The natural instinct is to selfishly keep them all.

You let them go out of love. You cherish every day you are with these little dogs. Your mind knows they are with you only temporarily. Your heart thinks they are to stay. That is why you occasionally fail. Your heart wins and you end up keeping one of them. In a spirit of full disclosure, it has happened twice to us.

When they find that perfect home you are left with sweet memories and a satisfaction of giving the new family a wonderful little companion.

Whatever time, resources and energy you invest in the process will be rewarded with unconditional love. "