Who provides vet care for the dog?
We provide all routine vet care for our foster dogs. All of our foster dogs are fully vaccinated before going into a foster home and we prefer that they also be spayed or neutered. What is expected of me as a foster parent? A foster parent’s most important job is to bring their foster dog into their home and make the foster dog feel like a part of the family. Many of our dogs come from shelters, abuse or neglect situations, or similar poor situations. Many of our dogs have never experienced life in a home or the touch of kind, gentle human hands. For many of our dogs, a foster home is the first place the dog feels love. Foster parents are expected to work with the dogs on basic obedience (i.e. walking on a leash, not jumping up, “settle”, “off”, etc.) and socialization. Some of the dogs are housetrained, but it is never a guarantee – particularly when the dog is coming from a shelter. For puppies, we ask foster parents to work closely with the puppies on bite inhibition, crate training
