10/16/2026
Pickles deserved better and we need to talk about it 💔
After pulling her from animal control, she spent the last six weeks in a loving foster home with us.
Due to unforeseen personal circumstances, her foster unexpectedly couldn’t continue fostering her. Then we found an adopter who seemed like a great match.
Pickles left for a trial adoption.
By the next morning, the adopter decided she wasn’t the right fit. Not because she did anything wrong she simply wasn’t what they were looking for. Unfortunately, returning to her original foster wasn’t an option, so we spent the entire day searching for another temporary home.
We found one. She was given one hour.
One hour in a completely unfamiliar house with unfamiliar people, after already being moved multiple times. At 7 PM we were asked to pick her up immediately. Boarding facilities were closed, no other fosters were available, we had nowhere else to send her. Pickles spent the night back at animal control.
We’re a 100% foster-based, volunteer-run rescue. We don’t have a shelter or empty kennels waiting. Every dog relies on someone opening their home.
Dogs who have already been abandoned and neglected need more time and stability, not less. They aren’t robots. They need time to decompress, learn the rules, and trust that they’re safe. One hour isn’t enough to know a dog. Neither is one day. That’s why we talk about the 3-3-3 rule.
When you foster, you become that dog’s safe place. We understand that circumstances change and placements sometimes don’t work out. But we can’t magically create a new foster at 7 PM. The consequences of an immediate return often fall entirely on the dog.
We’re sharing this not to point fingers, but because this is the reality of rescue that people don’t always see. We need fosters and adopters who understand that a second chance sometimes takes patience, flexibility, and more time than expected.
Pickles is back where we never wanted her to be. Not because she failed. Because she didn’t get the time and stability she needed.
If you’re considering fostering or adopting, please think carefully about the commitment. These dogs deserve better than another cycle of instability.
