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Is Fostering a Dog Right for Me? A Foster's Honest Answer

Ask Kelly Motter what fostering a dog is like and she'll tell you about the moment a dog decides they're safe. Sometimes it's the first tail wag. Once it was a terrified boxer mix who sat with her on the kitchen floor for half an hour before he finally put his whole weight against her and let go. Two years in, she says it happens with every single dog, and she still can't describe the feeling.

Most people who consider fostering worry about a different moment. The goodbye. I'd get too attached. I could never give them up. It stops a lot of good people before they start, and Kelly has an answer…

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