A Tribute to Baxter from his fosters Kathy and Vince. Not long ago at our Rosie Christmas dinner, I was asked to speak about my year of fostering as it has been an exceptionally hard one with many challenging dogs. Then someone asked me to speak about fostering Baxter and I froze and didnt really know what to say. I know that I regret what I said at the time as it wasnt enough. I couldnt say much at the time because I knew I would burst into tears. The thought again of that sweet soul having bullets inside him and suffering through the pain until he healed because no one bothered to have them removed. Then finding out he had a severe case of heart worm disease. All because someone couldnt be bothered to take good care of him! This is something that will never sit well with me. But fostering Baxter touched me to the core. I remember many a night sleeping with one eye open because he was breathing funny or coughing. Yet despite all that, he was a happy, loveable and goofy boy. He never really showed just how sick he was. My fondest memory will always be when we woke up on the morning. He would always be in front leading me down the hallway to the kitchen with a skip in his walk. It was so funny and it always started my day with a laugh. He loved the fact that he was living in a home and someone was taking care of him and thats what kept me going to keep on fostering him. The thought of him possibly dying at any point was really scary but I was not going to give up on him as had the other people in his life. I am a foster after all and our commitment is to care for the unwanted and sick. While they are in our home, they are treated like our own. The other thought that made me want to cry was that he was finally in a forever home with people who really loved him! Although these would have been tears of joy. These wonderful people made the commitment to take on a dog with a challenging health issue. Yet they jumped in with both feet and that sat well with me. They got a chance to experience that happy, goofy boy who had so much love to give. Just so sad that time was so short. Rest in peace my dear sweet Baxter. If I had to do it all again, I would.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:12:53 +0000
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