Foster Dogs: Muffin & Ed
Feb. 10th, 2026 08:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
darkcedarsI've started fostering for Helping Hands Humane Society in my town. These were my first guests!
Time fostering: 18 December 2025 - 9 February 2026
Where did they go: Shep's Place Senior Dog Sanctuary
See more photos: Muffin & Ed album
I made them small cuddling blankets using one XL skein of Lion Brand Mandala in colorway Giant. Pattern the "Tumbling Blocks" that I've used before.
Muffin
Breed: mini pinscher mix
Age: 10
Weight: 18 pounds
Arrived at shelter: her person passed away. He had adopted her from the shelter when she was little, so they know her age.
Muffin is a great little companion animal. She's super smart and is laser-focused on her people, even noticing when I'm having a bad health day and wanting to comfort me. She has a deep barking voice and "talks" in a rumbling way to tell you to hurry up (it's time for dinner, or outside, or whatever) because Muffin knows the household schedule and will keep you on task. She's very loving, cuddly little dog. Still very active. Loves playing with toys, going for a ride in the truck, really anything you want to do. Except cut her nails. She's not interested in that. Muffin prefers to sleep in a crate and knows "time for bed" among the many words she understands.
Ed / Eddie
Breed: unknown, they marked him as a terrier mix. I would also guess some pomeranian.
Age: unknown. Shelter originally guessed 9 but I think it's more like 16.
Weight: 12 pounds
Arrived at shelter: stray
Ed was found to have congestive heart failure. He's also lost a lot of his hair, just what remains is fluffy so it's not obvious. I kept him in a sweater a lot. Ed is an interesting case - he's clearly been a pet but not house trained. No one has ever kicked this dog, but no one has ever talked to him either. He just started realizing in the last week of the foster that the noises I make might mean something. Once that lightbulb turned on he even started reacting to his name. He's an incredibly sweet dog who loves every person he meets immediately.
Overall:
I'm glad I tried taking two, but cleaning up after Ed's lack of potty training was harder than I expected. If Muffin had not been potty trained I would have been overwhelmed. They were very upset when I handed them off to the Shep's people as they both thought they were home with me. I managed not to cry until I got in the car and miss them a lot this morning. I will be watching Shep's facebook and website for updates.
Time fostering: 18 December 2025 - 9 February 2026
Where did they go: Shep's Place Senior Dog Sanctuary
See more photos: Muffin & Ed album
I made them small cuddling blankets using one XL skein of Lion Brand Mandala in colorway Giant. Pattern the "Tumbling Blocks" that I've used before.
Muffin
Breed: mini pinscher mix
Age: 10
Weight: 18 pounds
Arrived at shelter: her person passed away. He had adopted her from the shelter when she was little, so they know her age.
Muffin is a great little companion animal. She's super smart and is laser-focused on her people, even noticing when I'm having a bad health day and wanting to comfort me. She has a deep barking voice and "talks" in a rumbling way to tell you to hurry up (it's time for dinner, or outside, or whatever) because Muffin knows the household schedule and will keep you on task. She's very loving, cuddly little dog. Still very active. Loves playing with toys, going for a ride in the truck, really anything you want to do. Except cut her nails. She's not interested in that. Muffin prefers to sleep in a crate and knows "time for bed" among the many words she understands.
Ed / Eddie
Breed: unknown, they marked him as a terrier mix. I would also guess some pomeranian.
Age: unknown. Shelter originally guessed 9 but I think it's more like 16.
Weight: 12 pounds
Arrived at shelter: stray
Ed was found to have congestive heart failure. He's also lost a lot of his hair, just what remains is fluffy so it's not obvious. I kept him in a sweater a lot. Ed is an interesting case - he's clearly been a pet but not house trained. No one has ever kicked this dog, but no one has ever talked to him either. He just started realizing in the last week of the foster that the noises I make might mean something. Once that lightbulb turned on he even started reacting to his name. He's an incredibly sweet dog who loves every person he meets immediately.
Overall:
I'm glad I tried taking two, but cleaning up after Ed's lack of potty training was harder than I expected. If Muffin had not been potty trained I would have been overwhelmed. They were very upset when I handed them off to the Shep's people as they both thought they were home with me. I managed not to cry until I got in the car and miss them a lot this morning. I will be watching Shep's facebook and website for updates.