Unpregnant in Taiwan: Our foster fur babies

About a week after we arrived one of my colleagues, Dan, invited us around for drinks one Saturday night.
Dan replaced me when I suddenly quit and went home for Dad, so he has been here just over a year and is quite settled. So settled in fact that he even has a dog with his partner!! His partner saw little Grady on the road and couldn't resist bringing him home.
Dan has also been quite active in MANA (Many Animals Need Assistance) an NGO based in Hsinchu that work with stray and abandoned dogs and cats.
Dan was asked to temporarily foster Patat, a 6 month old Schnauzer mix until they could find her a new foster/adoptive home as she was dumped at a shelter but was too young to be locked inside with the other dogs.
He had had Patat for 2 weeks when we went to his house, and within 20 mins Mr Man was in love. So was Patat. Okay, so was I!!
So we decided to foster her, (Dan already had his hands full with Grady) until we/MANA could find her a fur-ever home.
We renamed her Poppy and fell madly in love with her.
The next Friday Mr Man was late home from work. I wondered why but didnt think too much of it. About an hour after he was due home he arrived, soaking wet and with a huge bulging jacket! Apparently he had noticed 2 puppies on the side of the highway he drives on to get to work for the last couple of days but had hoped they were owned and were just out playing. But, it had become apparent that they werent. He found them huddled together in the bus shelter for warmth and just had to bring them home...
And so there were 3...
We named them Cocoa and Charcoal, gave them baths, watched them devour 4 bowls of dog food, and then piss in the middle of both yoga mats. Simultaneously, one on each mat....
And so the wonderful, sleepless, frustrating, puppy-training days began..
It has been a week today since Mr Man brought them home, and wow, have they grown!
Then are probably grown the size of their heads? They have also really started to develop personalities.
Charcoal is a huge sook. She loves a cuddle and is always the first to climb onto your lap. She also whimpers occasionally during the night or if her or one of the other dogs are put into time out...
Cocoa is very independent.. She is more than happy to play on her own, sleep on her own, eat on her own... Although, she also does like cuddles if she ever gets a chance with Charcoal and Poppy always occupying poll position!
With only a 2 bedroom apartment, 3 puppies, really has pushed the boundaries of space and sanity.
Luckily, we have very understanding bosses who allowed us to put up a sign advertising the pups. We put the sign up yesterday and yesterday Cocoa had already found a new home! She will (probably tomorrow) move to one of Mr Man's colleagues house. Her son (one of Mr Man's students) has promised to take good care of her.
It will be sad to see her go, but it will also be amazing to have 1 dog worth of poo and pee less to clean up every couple of hours!!

Here are some pics!!