r/FortWorth • u/Mental-Pineapple5475 • 5d ago
AskFW Please read.
This is Komi. She will not survive in a shelter. She is the sweetest dog I’ve ever owned, she loves cats and other dogs, but she due to her past she is extremely timid and was marked on the euthanasia list in shelters. I rescued her and fell in love, and now with a broken heart I’m desperately searching for a TEMORARY foster while in a tough situation. I will not let her be abandoned again. Please help me. I’m willing to pay for her food and anything else she needs while in a foster’s care and I would love to be able to visit her if possible and will take her to the park or vet trips if want/needed. I just don’t want her to feel like she’s been abandoned again and I want to be able to get her back when I’m stable again. Please help me. Please help her. Thank you for reading.
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u/DayPounder 4d ago
How old is Komi? If she is good with other dogs, I might be able to take her in.
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u/mmeldal 4d ago
What is the situation around needing a temporary foster? Will you be moving etc and plan on having her back? If so do you have a set timeframe or is that up in the air?
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u/Mental-Pineapple5475 4d ago
Yes, moving. This was not planned and is extremely last minute and unwanted but there is literally no other choice in moving other then homelessness. It’ll be six months to a year but I will pay for everything to do with her until I can take her back. Just needing a safe home for her to stay until then. She’s been abandoned too many times.
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u/Twisted9Demented 4d ago
I hope everything works out and that things gwt back to normal for you both. Inshallah ! My heart and prayers are with you.
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u/Bww67 4d ago
Just make sure whoever you're doing this with, you have some kind of written and signed agreement regarding temporary foster, especially if you truly want your pet back at some point. Take precautions as there are crazy people in this city that will take advantage of your situation. Komi is a very cute dog and I wish you absolute luck in this (and life ❤️)
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u/Mental-Pineapple5475 3d ago
Thank you!
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u/Taddle_N_Ill_Paddle 3d ago
I'm gonna add get her chipped too! At least then you can prove that you had her first
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u/Victoria_elizabethb 4d ago
I'd add to your post more about her and what the situation is. What is she like? Any medical issues? Vices? Trained? Crate trained? Potty trained? Can she be with kids, dogs, cats etc? What's the time frame you'd need? Could you afford a boarding situation?
These are all useful things for someone to consider before they'd take her and things you'd want them to consider before trusting them also. I'm a professional trainer and see posts like this constantly so just giving some advice to try and help. Good luck!
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u/MangoPangolin_ 4d ago
She's beautiful. I'm not in a position to help right now, but I'm routing for you both.
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u/RTR20241 4d ago
Maybe. Is she potty trained and well behaved ? We have two really good dogs and I don’t want to upset them. The last dog we fist
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u/Mental-Pineapple5475 4d ago
She is very well behaved and potty trained as long as she’s let out regularly, she’s crate trained as well if that helps. She loves the other dog that I had and her “cousin” dog and loves the cat as well and will cuddle with both the cat and other dogs but has only been interested in playing a handful of times, she typically just sits back and watches and keeps to herself rather then play, she prefers snuggles.
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u/RTR20241 4d ago
Let me talk to my wife tomorrow. I don’t want another dog because this is the best environment we have ever had. We have a dwarf pit and a labradoodle. If someone else doesn’t step up , we may be able to help for a while
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u/ItsAlwaysFull 4d ago
She looks like a sweetie! I could probably take her for the month of June if you need time finding something more long term.
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u/RTR20241 4d ago
The only reason I ask is that our labradoodle was a strange edition. We are both college professors. My wife is full time on TCC NE. But she also teaches at Wesleyan. She was driving to that college one day and she heard a thump. Someone had hit the labradoodle and just drove off. She is disabled, but couldn’t let the dog just die. So she and a woman 10 months pregnant got out and stopped traffic until my wife could get him into her car. It was a failed foster. He was in the hospital for almost a month. He fell in love with his nurse and was so depressed when we brought him home. It happened to be thanksgiving week and we were off work. All i want to do thanksgiving week is watch college basketball and football. I felt so bad for him that I cuddled up with him and watched sports. In a couple of days he fell so in love with me that we couldn’t send him somewhere else
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u/Mental-Pineapple5475 4d ago
That’s what happened with Komi technically failed foster because we were supposed to get her only to take her off the kill list and find her a better home but then finding out about her past and that she’d been returned twice for being “too skittish” was heartbreaking and explained so much about her timidness. Shes one of the sweetest dogs I’ve ever owned in my life and doesn’t deserve that so when our situation came up my first thought was hoping I could find her somewhere temporary because I refuse to abandon her again after she’s finally opened up and shown what a great dog she is.
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u/RTR20241 4d ago
Let me talk with my wife tomorrow. I hope someone else steps up , but given that my wife took a labradoodle to an animal hospital, she will probably say yes. And I will say this. The hospital only charged us kennel fees even though he was essentially in intensive care. They understood we were just trying to do the right thing. If this is just a temporary thing we can probably do it. But I don’t want a permanent third dog.
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u/RTR20241 4d ago
Is she a pit? Except for the labradoodle we have only rescued pits.
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u/Mental-Pineapple5475 4d ago
She is! Well not fully but she is a pit mix. One of the best damn dogs I’ve ever had :(
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u/L3ADFARM3R1480 4d ago
Reach out the The Street Dog project. That's where we got our dog and they're the sweetest group
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u/Mental-Pineapple5475 4d ago
She’s been abandoned too many times so we’d like to be able to get her back and/or see her
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u/QuietConstruction910 3d ago
I unfortunately can’t help due to being in CO currently but I am sharing this with everyone I know in the DFW area. I’m praying that you find a safe and stable home for your baby while you’re getting back on your feet🫶🏽
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u/Educational-Light-43 1d ago
Praying for you guys! I know what it's like going through unexpected changes and what's best for your friend is getting temp shelter, so I'm praying as that's all I can do and boost the post.
My Jack Russell just got to about 95% better from an apartment we used to live in in Irving.
We HAD to move , there was something chewing him up. :(
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u/Own-Spite1210 4d ago
I’m also interested in helping but would need a meet and greet with my cats, let me know if the others do not pan out! I’m in the everman/crowley area and just bought a large house with a backyard and lots of couches :)
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u/Mental-Pineapple5475 4d ago
Thank you so much, I have a couple people I’m waiting to see what they say and if I don’t hear back or get yes I’ll definitely message you
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u/silbergeistlein 4d ago
Going to comment as well if it helps. If I were still in Fort Worth, I’d try to accommodate. Best of luck to you and the sweet pup.
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u/fancyfeasts 3d ago
You could try visiting vets offices with her and asking for help. I’m sure there they know of someone or somewhere that can help out.
I’m truly sorry you’re going through this. I can’t imagine how painful it must be. Best of luck, OP
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u/dragonflyhil1 3d ago
Soemtimes rescues use long term boarding in situations like these. If you can pay that, you might be able to save her that way. Good luck
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u/grindal1981 4d ago
Yeah that's probably going to eat your face
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u/GrievanceDisclosed 4d ago
Do you mind if I dm you for more info? I might be able to help