Leeds woman reflects on fostering older dogs

Jenny Riley reflects on fostering older dogs and giving four-legged friends a chance in their senior years.

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00:00When it was really cold weather, the news came on, they said people fostered dogs from

00:06homeless people because obviously they couldn't take them into any homes. So we applied and

00:12we got our first dog, Cordia. From then on we've had about six foster dogs and two of

00:19them we ended up keeping because the owner didn't want them back. Max was one of them.

00:24We had him nine months and then they went back to their owner and I think he had him

00:29a week and then he decided he didn't want them. So they came back to us, did the counsel

00:35and said they either go into kennels or would you take them back. So I said oh we'll take

00:40them back. They pay for the feed and vet fees so there's no expense for anybody taking in

00:47a foster dog in that respect. The only expense is your time. It's lovely to do. I'd recommend

00:55it for anybody with a bit of empathy and love for animals.