How much time each day is needed to foster?
Commitment and responsibilities depend on the individual dog and situation. It’s essential that foster parents understand that shelter dogs may be stressed and moving the dog from the shelter to the foster home is also very stressful and emotional. Foster parents must be willing to be patient and commit to the dog because our goal is to keep them in a stable and consistent environment. Many of the dogs at the shelter are “adolescent” dogs between the age of 6 months and 2 years. They typically have a lot of energy and require vigorous daily exercise. This means at least a 30-45 minute brisk walk/run in the morning and again in the afternoon, with plenty of play time in between. Older dogs may only need a morning and evening stroll. Daily Hours: Dogs with a cold – 3 hours Anxiety in a kennel – 3 hours Weaned puppies – 5 hours Injured dogs – 3 hours Orphaned puppies – 8 hours Behavior cases – 4 hours Mom with puppies – 3 hours Cruelty victim – 3 hours If additional health problems develo
