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Why This Wiki?
This wiki is intended to be a resource for foster parents and adopters of WAGS Rescue & Referral dogs -- and any other homeless dogs who find themselves in need of foster or forever homes.
WAGS is an exclusively foster-based rescue group. We can only save as many dogs as we have homes for them to stay in. By fostering or adopting, you are saving their lives.
I won't lie: Fostering a dog is a lot of work. A lot. But it is also extraordinarily rewarding to know that you have made a real and positive difference in the world by not only saving an innocent animal, but helping that animal navigate the difficult and confusing journey from her old life into her new one.
Most of our dogs come from relatively poor, less urbanized areas of the South. Some may have been "yard dogs" kept chained or penned outdoors. Others might have been long-term strays. Many just get dumped at the side of the road, no reason given.
These are good dogs. They're great dogs. They are, as a rule, extraordinarily sweet, affectionate, and people-oriented. What they need is love, security, and a little bit of polish. All of my own foster dogs were unused to being indoors and were initially confused or frightened by stairs, glass doors, bicycles, and other things with which they had little experience. Good foster care makes a huge difference for these dogs.
