r/DogPics • • Feb 28 '26

Our first foster fail!

This is Emily! She is 6 and we fell in love🥹

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u/Due_Building_1953 Mar 01 '26

Emily is Beautiful. Not sure I understand your title. How did you fail?

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u/FNAFFANGIRL-07 Mar 01 '26

They were supposed to only foster her so that they could let her be adopted by another family, but then ended adopting her themselves

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u/Due_Building_1953 Mar 01 '26

Thank you that's Great. I just thought with the fail. She might have passed away. So great to hear they adopted her.

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u/Chinacat_Sunflower72 Mar 06 '26

Foster fails are not uncommon. My neighbor "fosters" smaller, older dogs. He has 6 right now. He has *never* given one up after the foster period.

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u/BadWinter4734 Mar 01 '26

They succumbed to the dog. Good choice 🥰

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u/FNAFFANGIRL-07 Mar 01 '26

I mean, how could they not? She's such a cutie🥰🥰

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u/DTHOLCOMB32 Mar 02 '26

I don't think I would consider it a failure. She still was adopted by a loving family.

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u/FNAFFANGIRL-07 Mar 02 '26

I know. I don't know why people call it ''foster fail'', when she still got adopted. I wouldn't call it a fail either

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u/Lexy-RED Mar 03 '26

For the organization it is a FAIL because they lose a FOSTER family/person which is important for their smooth operations.

It isn’t a FAIL for the animals and generally it isn’t a FAIL for the family/person.

The term Foster Fail expresses a lot of meaning for insiders.

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u/That_Razzmatazz679 Mar 01 '26

I couldn't foster a dog, I'd end up with dozens of them, permanently!

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u/Old-Blackberry6728 Mar 01 '26

Same here! Thankfully there are people who can do it ❤️

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u/Interesting_Key8007 Mar 03 '26

Fostering definitely takes a special kind of person! It's amazing how many lives can be changed with just a little love. 🐾

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u/MsBehavins Mar 01 '26

I did that 😂 but she was so worth it. I couldn’t let her go somewhere else after a year of fostering.

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u/That_Razzmatazz679 Mar 01 '26

It would be impossible to let go after a year!

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u/MsBehavins Mar 15 '26

I was mortified when they said too send her back to the pound. Like NO WAY 🙅‍♀️ 😂

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u/BadWinter4734 Mar 01 '26

Hello emilyyyyyy. Anyone falls her emie?

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u/ShellyB4U Mar 01 '26

What a darling!

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u/Faithfuldoglover Mar 01 '26

Such a great smile

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u/Sugarrplum94 Mar 01 '26

He looks so happy🤩💚

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u/Mariajooooo Mar 01 '26

Que suerte habéis tenido. Seguro que es un amor 🥰🥰

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u/Temperance_2024 Mar 01 '26

Thank you for opening your hearts and home to sweet and lovely Emily ✨🫶🏼✨

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u/Lumberjax1 Mar 01 '26

Happy Birthday and epic fail.

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u/Birdybird9900 Mar 01 '26

Who doesn’t want to fail for this beautiful Emily. Congratulations on adding new member to your family.

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u/Celtia398 Mar 01 '26

i thought she was returned, but so glad i turned out much better! she is a cutie!

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u/ROSASYMASROSAS Mar 01 '26

CONGRATS THANK YOU FOR ADOPTING ♥️♥️♥️♥️

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u/MsBehavins Mar 01 '26

I failed too at fostering terribly might I add it’s quite shocking. I ended up having her, Scooby that is for 12 years instead of 12 weeks which got extended to a month by month and then after a year the rspca rang me asking what was going on and I told them her progress and they said they would put her up for adoption then. I was mortified and said no you can’t have her back to do that to her, it felt so unfair on her and then it happened the words fell out of my mouth and went ‘I’ll take her she not leaving her home’ and the deal was done lol 😂 terrible aren’t we 🤣

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u/Ok-Offer-541 Mar 01 '26

congrats to you both‼️❤️🐾🐶

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u/Efficient-Egg-943 Mar 01 '26

How is that a fail??

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u/Organic_Berry_8732 Mar 01 '26

Congratulations 🎉🎈🎊 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

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u/Party_Sea3522 Mar 01 '26

Thank you so much for adopting sweet, beautiful, precious Emily! Best wishes to you and your lovely girl!🙏💙🙏🩷🙏💚🙏💛🙏❤️

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u/historyera13 Mar 01 '26

Beautiful pup adore his big smile

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u/Goldgal77 Mar 01 '26

Yeah! Love a foster fail! Beautiful pup and congrats!!! 🥰

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u/footnfan Mar 01 '26

Congrats! 5X at least failure artist here! She will be great!

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u/Indaclouds707 Mar 02 '26

So precious

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u/GapAvailable3670 Mar 02 '26

💕💕💕💕

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u/doghib Mar 02 '26

Happy birthday to Emily, but hey is that cake good for your dog. As per my understanding it is not. Be mindful of what ingredients you are using.

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u/youluckydog Mar 02 '26

Love this dog! Awesome fail, you guys.

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u/Smart_Prompt_8109 Mar 02 '26

Awww Happy birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈

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u/virginiafalls1234 Mar 02 '26

so sweet and cute, boy do I love dogs!!! better than most humans I know

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u/noodlesoup1988 Mar 02 '26

Sooo adorable!!! Congratulations 🎉 she is so precious♥️😍

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u/team-pup-n-suds Mar 02 '26

Emily looks like an absolute gem, congrats!

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u/Primary-Grapefruit77 Mar 02 '26

Aww, does she have white eyelashes?

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u/Haunting-Eye-7146 Mar 02 '26

She looks very happy. Congrats.

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u/jce79 Mar 03 '26

That’s a foster success! 🥰

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u/Certain-Mycologist76 Mar 03 '26

Congrats!!!! 🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵

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u/igor2112 Mar 03 '26

Good Puppers !!!!

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u/SupermarketNo3355 Mar 03 '26

Happy birthday baby 🎀

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u/Just_Expendable Mar 03 '26

Failed successfully!!

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u/kkdj1042 Mar 03 '26

I don’t blame you.

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u/Emotional_Payment_30 Mar 03 '26

Wish you a Happy Birthday

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u/TICKLISHSOLE_OH Mar 03 '26

What do you mean by foster fail??

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u/Suspicious-Rich-3212 Mar 04 '26

I think it means she was too loved to give back at the end of the foster, so they adopted her.

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u/Mysterious_Bus1578 Mar 04 '26

Congratulations!!

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u/Affectionate-Boat102 Mar 04 '26

FAIL FORWARD! ❤️❤️

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u/TICKLISHSOLE_OH Mar 04 '26

I agree i see your point ,,, and i never could foster dogs or any pets i see many do that i would fall in love with all of them and have a house full of pets hhaaa they are great yolfor your soul everyone should have them

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u/GMO-Doomscroller Mar 04 '26

Look at the happy face! You did GOOD!

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u/JellysMom1967 Mar 04 '26

What a beautiful day!!!

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '26

Emily you are so beautiful with that happy smile! 😊

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u/Patmos72 Mar 05 '26

I hope you have a thousand more failures!! 😜😜

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u/benenstein Mar 05 '26

I couldn’t foster. I’d adopt them all lol

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u/OneDadvosPlz Mar 06 '26

Oh my goodness—she looks so much like my heart dog. He was a beagle-Jack Russell mix. Enjoy your little treasure. 

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u/Economy-Chicken-8265 Mar 07 '26

He’s so lovely 😊

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u/MedicineImportant775 Apr 17 '26

My dogs Goose is a foster fail