When rescuers need help: We need two foster homes

Mary Murray, known to our readers as “Mary” in the comments, runs GWP Rescue, Inc., a licensed, insured, no-kill 501(c)3 rescue for German wirehaired pointers based in the Kansas City area but serving the breed nationwide. Yesterday, she received some devastating news about an illness in her immediate family. No surprise given her history of service, she immediately understood that the news would affect her fostering of two dogs in her care, since she would now be dealing with the overwhelming demands of helping someone she loves through a fight for his life with the odds not good in his favor.

She didn’t ask me for help; she was just looking for a shoulder to cry on. And were I not getting on a bus for a national book tour in a couple of weeks, one of her two fosters would be heading to me now. Truth is, I have a soft spot for gun dogs. But I can’t help her, so I’m doing the next best thing.

Can someone offer a foster home for Jenny or Emma? Here’s what Mary says about them:

Jenny is the 18-month-old, social, playful, non-aggressive. Emma would need experienced people she is a DD [Deutsch Drathaar]. If we could find someone in the Kansas City Metro area that would be lovely.

Can anyone help? Here’s the link to Mary’s contact information. As a person who ran a breed rescue for three years, fostering and placing about 100 dogs a year through a small network, I can tell you that it’s hard to ask for help when you’re used to being the helper. In fact, Mary only agreed to this post in part (I suspect) because she was shell-shocked by the situation she suddenly found herself in yesterday. I hope in our readership we can find two families that can help Mary and these dogs. Emma is a tough-minded hunting dog, but I know there are people reading here who are more than up to the challenge of fostering her. As for sweet Jenny, I suspect most any responsible, loving family will do.

The image is not of either dog, but is off GWP Rescue’s website. Just in case you’ve never realized how cute a furry face can be …

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