My new foster girl :-)

[CMOTDibbler]

A bit older than we usually have, but the rescue were desperate, and she is a gorgeous 18 month old brindle lurcher. She's quite scared and thin but loves a cuddle

[KinkyAfro]

Those ears! She's lovely

[Flippetydip]

She's glorious!

[pigsDOfly]

What a gorgeous face. She looks very comfortable and very much at home there.

[Auntiedahlia]

Oh wow, she's gorgeous. If I didn't have a dog already I'd be looking to give her a permanent home.

[Santawontbelong]

Hello from my girls!!

[inchyrablue]

Your cat looks a teeny bit put out to be sharing that sofa! Lurchers just have the best ears.

[steppemum]

Oh lovely.
We have just had our first foster dog. He was gorgeous, with us for 2 weeks, and now in his new home.
We are havign a break this week as cat wasn't happy
But next dog arriving at the weekend.

[CMOTDibbler]

The cat doesn't care ! He walked over her yesterday evening to get to his desired place. She has no interest in the cats or the chickens, but does need dog company.

Steppemum, I hope your cat gets used to it. The feeling when your foster settles into their new house is just fabulous isn't it!

[steppemum]

I thought we would be sad, but the new owners were just right and it was lovely seeing him go off to his new home.

[steppemum]

Oh I managed to post an image



There he is, lovely lovely gentle natured young dog.

Arrrhhhh

[elQuintoConyo]

GorgeousCMOT

Alice says hi (we have had her nearly a year).

[elQuintoConyo]

FFS elQuintoConyo!

Here she is in Narbonne. She wasn't allowed in!

[Littlewoo]

She is absolutely beautiful, hope she finds her forever home soon. We've had our rescue lurcher for 4 months now and it's hard to imagine life without her and her lovely snuggles.

[CMOTDibbler]

What breed is this one Steppemum?

Alice is gorgeous ElQuinto! I love rough coated dogs

Gorgeous girl has been tearing round the house with the other dogs this morning and is now playing with toys. But we met our neighbour out on the green yesterday and she was terrified and hid behind me shaking, so a long way to go. But she needs a home of her own (cat, chicken friendly, kids over 12)

[steppemum]

here he is

[steppemum]

GSD cross I think, but he is older and has lived with cats and kids.

[steppemum]

Oh he is home now. He is huge! Like a giant gentle black wolf and an old man, the complete opposite of bouncy!
Bit nervous at the moment.

[SleightOfMind]

Aw, well done all of you. I'd love to foster when the DCs are older and I have more time.
DH thinks he'll fail though. Says he'll get too attached.

[nodogsinthebedroom]

Aw cute. I think I saw her in FB? Here's mine. Also cute but weeing everywhere

[steppemum]

you noticed we were supposed to be taking a break until the weekend...
We held out for 3 days!

cat not impressed

he has left home and won't come in, no matter how much I call him.
We will see whether he is asleep on my feet in a grump in the morning, or still outside being a matyr.

[HemanOrSheRa]

Oh my! She is beautiful CMOT . I'd love a lurcher/greyhound/whippet. Such elegant dogs except when they lounge and are a tangle of long legs!

[steppemum]

Oh dear,
cat returned last night, asleep on my bed. All is quiet.

(my bedroom is out of bounds to visiting dogs, and due to shape of house/position of door etc even if dogs go upstairs they don't go in my room. It is therefore Cats Sanctuary)

4 am, dog comes upstairs, is lonely, looking for reassurance and company. Walks striaght into our room. Cat flips, springs into air, lands on dh face, streaks down and out, Dog looks bemused and just wants a cuddle (ignores cat)

Cat has not returned.
Stair gate will be purchased today.

[CMOTDibbler]

Oops! Is your DHs face OK? My fosters get crated at night, and current girl is sleeping with one of my dogs while she settles down so that the house is free to the cats. I use stair gates in the day as the kitchen is always off limits to dogs, and puppies get confined to the dining room (puppy safe, nothing to chew) with one when no one is directly supervising

[steppemum]

I wouldn't mind using a crate, but to be honest all the dogs we have to stay have very quickly got the Not Upstairs rule.
We dog sit a lot but this is only our second foster.

He is so big that I don't think he would fit in a crate, and he is arthritic, and so doesn't curl up, he sleeps flat on his side, and creaks a bit getting up and down.

We usually shut lounge door at night, as rest of downstairs is dog safe, but he was so nervous and took such a long time to settle and then was settled on an old rug on the floor, in front of the woodburner. We didn't have the heart to move him at bedtime, so he slept in lounge.
We have said no to puppies, and we have carpet, and so we seem to be getting fairly easy family friendly dogs at the moment.
No dogs of our own.

Dh is fine, just very shocked at 4 am getting splatted by cat!