Correct me if you think I am wrong but
I have fostered twice, the second one I adopted her name is "Niaya". Prior to agreeing to become involved in rescue and fostering I learned that it can be difficult to have a pet in your home, love the animal, but not get too attached because of your main goal of finding that forever home for the dog.
Max, my first foster was treated like extended family, we loved him up, worked on his training and discipline so when he met his new family it was like "Bye Aunt Z!" He was happy and so were we for him. Months went by and I was advised that his new family thought he was becoming aggressive and they were paying someone to train him (not a professional) who was telling them he was being aggressive. The rescue lady called me and asked me to ride with her to Max's home and see if I felt his personality had changed. He is very large and very strong but even with Blade (another male) never showed any aggression to me or my family.
When we entered his new home he immediately reacted like "There's Aunt Z". I pulled out my clicker and he performed everything I taught him while he was staying with us. His new trainer didn't have a clue of what commands he had already learned.
I told this story to say, Yes I think they understand that they aren't necessarily being abandoned once again. But it does depend on how they where treated as fosters and how they are treated in the new home. Many factors can come into play....all we can do is the best job in preparing them and pray that the right choices have been made.
Naiyia my adopted boxer does not have the perfect boxer features that's why her previous owners, after paying a large sum of money discarded her. She went through 2 more homes whne I fianlly fostered her. I wanted to make sure that she was never abused again just because she wasn't perfect in someone else's eyes. She will always be treated as my "Princess."
