tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post489015583567817956..comments2024-03-28T02:06:40.534-05:00Comments on Two Pitties in the City: Foster Dogs: On Fosters and MatchmakingTwo Pitties in the Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04694420319336839807noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-10572139943311504752012-07-26T22:05:41.601-05:002012-07-26T22:05:41.601-05:00Hades came from a high-kill shelter where they put...Hades came from a high-kill shelter where they put down about 900 dogs a week. They are severely under-staffed and dogs barely get out, don't get named, and mostly just sit alone barking for attention. When we went to visit there was Hades out in the yard with a volunteer, just standing there with his eyes glowing like fire. Jay and I looked at each other and said, "We have to go meet that dog!"Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02650445910092342851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-20174415093495540452012-07-25T09:02:03.955-05:002012-07-25T09:02:03.955-05:00Thanks for the ideas for my senior girl!Thanks for the ideas for my senior girl!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13963395707570608596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-38699675158445619942012-07-24T22:16:15.099-05:002012-07-24T22:16:15.099-05:00We are getting ready to do a blitz marketing campa...We are getting ready to do a blitz marketing campaign for Polly Pocket. Unfortunately it's been so hot that getting her "out there" hasn't really been an option when people are actually out. Hopefully we can get her to a coffee shop in Brookside soon - that was where we met Ginger Rogers' and Ginger Jr's adopters!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-30187231169563979022012-07-24T14:28:14.232-05:002012-07-24T14:28:14.232-05:00Yes, I forgot to mention having cards. Too often w...Yes, I forgot to mention having cards. Too often we would meet people, but I'd always forget to have a way for them to follow up. @Lindsay, that is a hard one too. I've heard that people enjoy seeing the dogs with families and imagining what they could do with their family. Maybe a lot of photos and videos showing her doing what she loves doing...and her own facebook page?Two Pitties in the Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04694420319336839807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-40246358675061188712012-07-24T14:04:50.812-05:002012-07-24T14:04:50.812-05:00Well said. Your beautiful pictures also help! When...Well said. Your beautiful pictures also help! Whenever I foster I try to get that dog out in public as much as I can. However right now I am fostering a senior black lab and it is so hard to get her out to meet people because she can't walk very well. She also can't get into the car very easily. Any ideas? I will have to do a better job selling her online or perhaps inviting people to come to her!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13963395707570608596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-13513409900491105772012-07-24T11:59:19.480-05:002012-07-24T11:59:19.480-05:00All my recent fosters have met their people online...All my recent fosters have met their people online. Its been a while since I met an adopter at an event, and I'm not sure why that is--it may be that in the DC area, people spend way too much time on their computers!<br /><br />Putting on a nice bandana, Adopt Me vest, or other conversation starter is also a great idea. <br /><br />I love the pictures of all 3 of those similar-looking pups together! Brings out their beauty all the more.Kirsten (peacefuldog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17157607807509631485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-9058611570332731062012-07-24T11:05:29.442-05:002012-07-24T11:05:29.442-05:00I also think your MOO cards are a great idea i hav...I also think your MOO cards are a great idea i have also used. Leaving interested folks with some sort of document so they can look up the website to eventually fill out an application is HUGE. You guys are amazing! Sometime you should write a post about how you pick your fosters & how hard (or easy) it is to let them go.bigalrlzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259551118804810020noreply@blogger.com