Welcome to Dogs, dogs, dogs, an online record of fostering dogs for the Indianapolis Humane Society.

Sadie. October, 2010. Our first foster dog was Sadie, a two year old 48 pound dynamo. She came to us very mouthy and jumpy, having been at the shelter for three months without finding her "forever home". She quickly learned the rules of the house, although house training was an ongoing challenge. She loved our morning runs, chewing knotted rope toys, and running around our backyard with our dog Boomer. She was adopted about two week after she went back to the shelter.

Rufus. January, 2011. Rufus was our next foster, a big five year old Akita mix, who had been at the shelter for several months and was just coming off heartworm treatment. This dog was very low maintenance, since he came fully housetrained, never chewed anything he wasn't suppose to, and was generally a laidback dog. He was adopted about two weeks after he went back to the shelter.

Lexus and Mercedes. Next we fostered our first puppies, Lexus and Mercedes, for two weeks starting in February of 2011. They both ended up needing eye surgery, which we sponsored. I brought them back home several times to get some r&r from the shelter during their recovery.

We sadly learned after getting back from a vacation that Mercedes had died. Very heartbreaking for us. We'll always remember you Mercedes. You were a darling puppy that we loved very much.

We took Lexus for another two weeks to make sure she didn't have any problems, before she was finally able to go up for adoption. She got adopted a few days later. No surprise to us -- she was an absolute sweetie-pie that will bring a lot of joy into someone's home.

Dave. We originally were going to foster "Big" Dave for a week so he could recover from a small laceration on his foot. This is one sweet, happy dog... so happy that he hurt his tail wagging in his crate... aka happy tail syndrome. He's completely housetrained, very well mannered, and gets along great with our dog Boomer. They love running around the deck chasing each other.

After two weeks of trying to let his VERY long and strong tail heal the decision was made to amputate it down to a more manageable size. This is much better for "Big" Dave but means we're watching him for another ten days as he wears a huge plastic collar so he won't pull out the stitches. He's just as happy and playful as ever, but will no longer be knocking the daylights out of his future owner's walls, chairs, tables, shins...

Dave got adopted the week after he went back. Hurray!

Jazz. In June we started fostering a beautiful 60 lb blue-eyed Husky named Jazz (or "Jazzy Jazz" as we called him). He had an upper respiratory infection and was in need of some dental surgery. He's been a great dog, getting along well with Boomer, 100% housebroken, a non-chewer, and has been friendly with everyone he's met.

We had Jazz over 4th of July Weekend so he got to go to the park for a nature walk with two other dogs and 8 people. He was one happy dog!

Jazz needed some major dental surgery so we ended up fostering him for a full month. He got adopted the week after he went back to an owner who had another Husky. Good for him.

Mr Rabbit. In August of 2011 we fostered our first "tripod dog", a 10 month old pit bull mix. According to the shelter someone had seem him getting dumped from a car in an alley, apparently because he had a big lump on his leg. He recovered well after the amputation.

He did great during the 11 days we had him. He was able to go for our morning run and play actively with Boomer. The two of them would play tug-of-war almost every day for several minutes at a time. He loved cuddling with us and at one point snuggled up on Boomer's bed to sleep next to him.

Goldie. In August we fostered a little Chihuahua named "Goldie" for about a week. He was a bit overwhelmed and nippy at the shelter, but immediately made himself at home with us. He got along well with Boomer, and they actually shared the same bed together. His face reminded me a little of Falkor, the luckdragon from the movie "The Never Ending Story".

He was always friendly and completely controllable with me, but got nippy a few times with my wife. Goldie got adopted while we were still fostering him. He was a fun little guy to have around.