Your Temporary Furry Best Friend: How Fostering Dogs and Cats Changes Lives
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This episode of petMD's Life With Pets is all about fostering; how to get started, what it entails, and how amazing it can be! Eileen Hanavan from the ASPCA stops by to answer basic fostering questions, Cindy Szczudlo from North Shore Animal League America tells a story about how she turned her husband from a scardey cat to a kitten fostering pro, Lilian Garcia from the Chasing Glory podcast drops in to chat about her adopted sidekick Colby, Julie Steines and her rescued therapy dog/internet celebrity pup Norbert chat about their inspiring new book, and Mardi Larson from PetSmart discusses how PetSmart Charities helps pets in need all year round.
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