If you’ve ever had the privilege of fostering a dog, you realize how quickly you can get attached.
Of course, it’s a labor of love and we care for the dogs until they are able to get a forever home. In the meantime, we get new dogs to love and care for.
Sometimes, the privilege of fostering dogs is shared with others and when we see those videos online, we can’t help but laugh and cry at the same time. Perhaps that is how you will feel after you see this video that a woman posted on Twitter.
As it turns out, Kate Howard decided to post an experience that she had with a former foster dog. She had cared for the dog over Thanksgiving and eventually, was able to give the pooch, that she named Winnie, over to a forever home. She loved the dog so much that she cried for three days.
By chance, she happened to see someone walking a dog in a local park and when she approached them, she found out that the dog had the same name.
As it turns out, the woman had adopted Winnie and didn’t want to confuse her so she kept the name.
That is when Kate freaked out, saying that she had actually fostered the dog when she was younger.
You can see what happened in the Twitter thread below:
The dog was cute, a brown pitty girl with white markings. All dogs are perfect but she was particular charming. Her owner was trying to get her rolling again but she was staying put. She called her.
“Winnie! Come on!”
Her name was Winnie! 2/— Kate Howard (@JournoKateH) October 15, 2019
This immediately registered because last November, I fostered a dog for the first time over Thanksgiving. She was a soft wiggly baby puppy I named Winnie. I cried for three days after she was spayed and went up for adoption, worrying about whether she had found a good home. 3/ pic.twitter.com/KDFiHKcGzG
— Kate Howard (@JournoKateH) October 15, 2019
I asked the woman whether she adopted Winnie with that name. She said yes, as she didn’t want to change her name and confuse her. I asked when — she said last November. By then, I was practically leaping off the porch screaming. I FOSTERED THIS DOGGGGGG 4/ pic.twitter.com/7OuMyodTvo
— Kate Howard (@JournoKateH) October 15, 2019
It turns out Winnie’s mom had recently lost a dog. When saw Winnie’s precious face on the Animal Services web site, she got to the adoption site EARLY, intent on making sure she was first in line to adopt her when she became available. 5/
— Kate Howard (@JournoKateH) October 15, 2019
Now, I just moved into this house a couple months ago. And it turns out this house is a block over from Winnie! I would have been at work, not on my porch, this afternoon if not for traveling from the memorial service of my friend Heidi, a tremendous lover of dogs. 6/
— Kate Howard (@JournoKateH) October 15, 2019
Source: The Animal Rescue Site Blog
