WANTED: DEDICATED QUALIFIED FOSTER FAMILIES

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Qualifications: Foster families are a very important part of any rescue organizations structure, but it is not an easy job and not always fun. As a foster your responsibilities are many. You will have to deal with upset tummies, stress diarrhea , and a dog who has never even seen the inside of a house before. He does not know how to climb stairs, how to behave inside, or in many cases even how to accept a treat from your hand. In other words your foster Greyhound is a blank slate.

Foster families are responsible for teaching the Greyhound in their care how to ask to be let outside to relieve themselves, and how to climb stairs. They must be taught all of the social graces and learn it is inappropriate to jump up on people, counter surf, and beg at the table .

As a foster you will be responsible for transporting your Greyhound visitor to and from its Vet appointments, and to and from our adoption events on weekends. You will occasionally also be asked to receive prospective adopters at your home, so they can meet and interact with your foster Greyhound to help determine if this Greyhound is a good fit for their family.

If you determine that you wish to adopt the foster Grey yourself, you must notify Forever Home in a timely fashion because once another family has expressed interest in that dog, keeping the dog is no longer an option for you. Foster families who adopt are bound by all the same requirements and fees as any other adopter.

Forever Home will supply you with a crate, food, and medication for the foster dog. Some families prefer to donate the food, and that is gratefully accepted but by no means mandatory. If you are unable to transport your foster Grey to any of our functions, you must provide us with adequate notice so that we can make other arrangements to get the dog transported. If you have prior obligations, but are still able to drop the dog at our event and pick him up afterward, that is always appreciated.