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The Foster Experiment (completed)

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Winnie, Warhol, Willow and Wembley The Foster Experiment Spencer was our first foster dog. Fostering was something we had talked about doing for ages, but we just didn’t know how the cats would react. (The cats being: Morgan, the emerald eyed brown tabby who would go toe to toe with anyone, and Tito, the mellow, longhaired hunter cat. There was Grace, the insecure Grey/White sweetheart that the boys loved to pick on, Sara, the tiny-headed dilute torti that had brought so much joy into the house, and finally, Simon, the spooky siamese without a voice (thank goodness for that!)) Of course, we didn’t know if Spencer, our grumpy old spaniel, would be okay with us bringing more animals into the house either, but judging by the way he was with the cats, he’d be okay, as long as they stayed away from his treats/food. Finally we decided to stop talking about it, and just do it. The first time we tried fostering, we took home two sweet little white mice, and they died