Foster Dogs: An Introduction

In recent months I’ve fostered the occasional dog for Milo Foundation, a pet rescue organization up the street from me. I hope my efforts help the organization and the dogs. I know it helps me: I like having a dog around … and I like being able to give it back when I’m done.

This part of the blog is dedicated to Otis, the best dog in the world. Here’s a picture of him about a year ago, the night before I had him put to sleep.

And here’s a painting I did a few days later.

As sweet as most of my foster dogs have been, I still miss Otis terribly. In the back of my brain I sometimes hear a little voice:

I knew Otis. Otis was a friend of mine. And you ain’t no Otis.

Read on to meet my canine acquaintances. As always in a blog, everything that follows is in reverse-chronological order.