What is Fostering.......
Fostering a dog means
bringing the dog into your own home for a period of time to offer a safe
environment with lots of love, understanding and training. During this time you
will also be assessing the dog to find out what kind of permanent home would be
best for them. Your responsibility as a fosterer will be to assess the dog’s
ability to cope with everyday family life and situations. The dog may be nervous
or may have never lived inside a home before. He or she may have limited
house-training, no basic training skills. and may not have been exposed to other
dogs, cats, kids, etc.....
We value your input!!!! Dogs in foster homes have a better chance of
finding a permanent home because we can learn more about their needs and with
your help we can make sure that the right home is found for your foster dog.
A fosterer provides all the daily needs for the dog, as if it were their own:
feeding, walks, training and affection.
A dog may be with a foster for a short time or for a few weeks or months.
The time period will depend on how soon the dog is evaluated, when it has been
determined that your foster dog is ready for a new home and whether there is an
approved application from a home that is suitable for your foster dog.
North Coast Doberman rescue covers all veterinarian costs for your foster dog. We do ask that you are able to transport your dog to scheduled vet appointments, adoption events and to meet potential adopters. At this time North Coast Doberman Rescue is unable to cover the cost of food for our foster dogs but we can give you a receipt for all the expenses you have incurred from your foster and you can get a tax deduction.
It is a wonderful experience to watch a dog develop and grow in confidence, to
learn to trust, to regain health and to learn those essential skills of socialization
and training. And isn't it amazing that it is the foster home that makes
all this happen????
FILL OUT A FOSTER APPLICATION TODAY!!!!!!
To My Foster Mom / Dad
There I sat, alone and afraid,
You got a call and came right to my aid.
You bundled me up with blankets and love.
And, when I needed it most, you gave me a hug.
I learned that the world was not all that scary and cold.
That sometimes there is someone to have and to hold.
You taught me what love is, you helped me to mend.
You loved me and healed me and became my first friend.
And just when I thought you'd done all you do,
There came along not one new lesson, but two.
First you said, "Sweetheart, you're ready to go.
I've done all I can, and you've learned all I know."
Then you bundled me up with a blanket and kiss.
Along came a new family, they even have kids!
They took me to their home, forever to stay.
At first I thought you sent me away.
Then that second lesson became perfectly clear.
No matter how far, you will always be near.
And so, Foster Mom, you know I've moved on.
I have a new home, with toys and a lawn.
But I'll never forget what I learned that first day.
You never really give your fosters away.
You gave me these thoughts to remember you by.
We may never meet again, and now I know why.
You'll remember I lived with you for a time.
I may not be yours, but you'll always be mine.
- Author Unknown
A Poem to My Foster Dog
I am the bridge between what was and what can be.
I am the pathway to a new life.
I am made of mush, because my heart melted when I saw you,
matted and sore, limping, depressed, lonely, unwanted, afraid to love.
For one little time you are mine. I will feed you with my own hand I will love you
with my whole heart I will make you whole.
I am made of steel. Because when the time comes, when you are well, and sleek,
when your eyes shine, and your tail wags with joy then comes the hard part.
I will let you go--not without a tear, but without a regret. For you are safe forever--
a new dog needs me now.
by Diane Morgan
| Little Pieces by Grace Saalsaa (Written for those who foster) Click on the photo below |
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