Foster Bear

Bear was fostered in Bemidji by Michelle Stapleton and her children. Michelle is a teacher at the Red Lake Elementary School and coordinates Kindness week activities and Red Lake Rosie's visits to the classroom.  Thank you Michelle!

Karen 

NOTE FROM MICHELLE:
My children and I were so happy to welcome timid little Bear into our home for a month this summer.  His shyness didn't last for long though; not with my kids and our 2 dogs around to love him up!

 Bear was found by YouthWorks workers while working in Red Lake this summer.  One of the workers, Laine, fell in love with Bear but couldn't take him home with him until he was finished working on the road for the summer, so Karen called us to see if we could care for him until Laine was headed home.  Of course, we would! 

 Bear got tons of snuggles and loves from the kids and learned to have fun being a dog from our two.  We all had plenty of adventures together-pack walks, barking at bunnies, wrestling, and playing at the beach. 

 We love to foster because I believe it is such a wonderful experience for my children that benefits the pups as well; they learn responsibility caring for the animals, empathy giving them the love and attention they need, patience remembering they're just little kids, really, and it's great for all of us to see those little furry babies blossom and grow.  

We were a little sad when it was time for Bear to go to his forever home, but the kids are already looking forward to our next furry foster.