FOSTER VOLUNTEERS

Our fosters are special people who are ready to volunteer their time to help save a dog's life within hours of being euthanized. They take in dogs when the animal shelter facilities are full. Dogs may be in our foster care for a few weeks or a few months, depending on the need.

How You Can Help Us...

Foster volunteers feed, groom, socialize, train, and medicate (if needed) during the dog's stay in your foster home.

We will pay for the necessary veterinary care and medicine the dog needs during its stay in foster care. Foster volunteers are responsible for providing food, time, and tender loving care. As donations start coming in, we will also help with providing food and supplies.

During your foster dog's stay, we will diligently post your dog's bio and photograph on our website and on Petfinder.com. They will have the option to meet all potential adopters. But before a dog goes home, they will need to be spayed/neutered and microchipped if services are needed.

Qualifications of a Foster Volunteer:

Foster parents must be able to provide a safe, loving and stable environment for the foster dog. Experience with dog behavioral or medical issues is a plus, but is not necessary.

Foster parents must have common sense and patience, as well as be willing to nurse any injury and/or illness — with the understanding that some issues may result in the death of the dog.

Foster parents should be able to transport their foster dog to and from veterinary appointments, adoption events, etc. or make the necessary arrangements to do so.

We have a handy Foster Reference Handbook that may help provide you more information. It may be a bit lengthy, but it can be used for reference in the future.

Foster Reference Handbook (Word Format)

Foster Reference Handbook (PDF Format)

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(From a rescued dog to YOU)

I would've died that day if not for you.
I would've given up on life if not for your kind eyes.
I would've used my teeth in fear if not for your gentle hands.

Believing there is no such thing as fur that isn't matted, skin that isn't flea bitten,
good food and enough of it, beds to sleep on, someone to love me, to show me I deserve love just because I exist.
Your kind eyes, your loving smile, your gentle hands
Your big heart saved me...
You saved me from the terror of the pound,
Soothing away the memories of my old life.
You have taught me what it means to be loved.
I have seen you do the same for other dogs like me.
I have heard you ask yourself in times of despair
Why you do it...
When there is no more money, no more room, no more homes
You open your heart a little bigger,
stretch the money a little tighter
Make just a little more room... to save one more like me.
I tell you with the gratitude and love that shines in my eyes
In the best way I know how
Reminding you why you go on trying.
I am the reason
The dogs before me are the reason
As are the ones who come after.
Our lives would've been wasted, our love never given.

We would die if not for you.

- Unknown