STEWARTSVILLE, N.J. (WLVT) - Lindsay Makos admits she hasn't been getting much sleep during the pandemic, but it's not over health concerns. She's been fostering puppies on and off since April -- 19 and counting.
"When you rescue a dog, shelter dogs are so accepting of your love and just crave it," she said. "I just love dogs. I would do this all day, all the time."
She's currently fostering a trio of mixed-breed siblings that she's named after The Beatles: Paul, George and Lennon. (Check out photos and more on Makos' Instagram account HERE.)
Makos, a special education teacher at the Allentown School District, said she started fostering as a way to deal with the pandemic's impact on her personal life.
"My May 1st wedding was postponed, and I was really depressed and sad about that," she said. "I asked my fiancé, 'I've always wanted a foster puppy. Is that something that you think that we could do?' Surprisingly, he said yes, so I've been doing that ever since."
Makos gets her foster pups from Pibbles Paws Safe Haven in Moore Township, Northampton County. The dog rescue says if someone want to save lives, now is the time.
"I know there’s a lot of people who are looking for a new friend, because they’re stuck at home now, and now is the perfect time to train a new buddy and really bond with them," said vice president Stacey Kellner during a Facebook live video in March. "What’s better to cheer you up at a time like this?"
"When you see how happy the families are, and they have kids that have wanted a dog their whole life, and you know that they're getting a good dog, because you taught them, it feels so good to be able to help when i'm stuck in my house, and I'm not doing anything else," Makos said.
It's typically a two-week stay, Makos said, before it’s time to let them go. She admitted that while she gets attached to them, she knows she only has them for so long.
"You're sad for a couple of days until you get the next litter," she said, "and then, you don’t have time to be sad anymore."
Makos suggests fostering more than one dog at a time. That’s to keep dogs from being too dependent -- and to avoid thoughts of adopting all of them.
Paul, George and Lennon are currently available for adoption. To apply, click HERE.