From misfits to "Mutts"keteers and their foster failure “They're just my family. They're all so different, just like children can be and they're all amazing in their own way and I just love them to death." Credit: 13 On Your Side Author: Juliet Dragos Updated: 10:31 PM EDT May 25, 2021 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — They aren't the youngest, the healthiest or the most attractive. They're the dogs with special needs that get passed by at the animal shelter and often die there. That's why Jill Maxim of Grand Rapids decided to foster a dog, take in a senior temporarily. Three dogs later, she calls herself a "Foster Failure."