What does fostering mean?
When fostering a dog for us, you basically give the dog a place to live until it is adopted. It does not cost anything to foster a dog. You do not have to pay sponsoring fees to foster a dog. Dogs end up in foster care when they are sponsored, but not adopted. The only time a foster would be asked to sponsor a dog is if they want to foster a specific dog that has not yet been sponsored. Sometimes people want to foster a specific dog on the site which has not been sponsored. In a case like this, the foster home either has the option of waiting to see if the dog is sponsored before it’s PTS (put to sleep) date, or sponsoring the dog themselves. We would NEVER “force” a foster home to sponsor a dog. It is your choice. We always have dogs that have already been sponsored and need a foster home (please see our section of the Urgent and Available Dog Page entitled “dogs that need foster homes”). The choice to sponsor and foster is one that you and only you can make. Again, if you choose one
