| If you love animals and want to help them you | | | | for but you are helping many animals find good |
| should consider being an animal foster parent. You | | | | homes instead of being euthanized. It will also |
| can volunteer to take animals into your home and | | | | bring you great satisfaction that you helped one |
| take care of them until the rescue can find a | | | | more animal to find a good quality home and then |
| "permanent home" for the animal. Most rescues | | | | you can go on to help another. |
| prefer to put dogs in homes where you have a | | | | You will need lots of love, patience, understanding |
| fenced yard, a safe home with ample room for | | | | and time for the cats or dogs placed into your |
| the dogs. If you have children they will consider | | | | home. The animal will probably have some bad |
| your children's ages as well. Many small breed | | | | traits that you may need to work on as they |
| dogs aren't always good with small children in the | | | | have may have accidents in the house that you |
| home under 12 years of age. | | | | will need to correct or house train them. Also the |
| You will need lots of love, patience, understanding | | | | dogs may have other issues that they will need |
| and time for the cats or dogs placed into your | | | | some training with to make them better pets to |
| home. The animal will probably have some bad | | | | potential owners. Whatever basic skills and training |
| traits that you may need to work on as they | | | | you can give the animal will help them become |
| have may have accidents in the house that you | | | | more appealing for their prospective families. |
| will need to correct or house train them. Also the | | | | The animal rescue will want to have reports on |
| dogs may have other issues that they will need | | | | how the animal is with you, your children and cats, |
| some training with to make them better pets to | | | | dogs that they get along with. If you don't have |
| potential owners. Whatever basic skills and training | | | | any other pets you can take your dog or cat to |
| you can give the animal will help them become | | | | visit family or friends to see how well they get |
| more appealing for their prospective families. | | | | along with others, their children or pets. You need |
| The animal rescue will want to have reports on | | | | to see how well the animal interacts with others. |
| how the animal is with you, your children and cats, | | | | If you drive the dog to the park you can record |
| dogs that they get along with. If you don't have | | | | how well the dog travels in the car and how well |
| any other pets you can take your dog or cat to | | | | they interact with other dogs at the park. This |
| visit family or friends to see how well they get | | | | helps the animal rescue give new prospective |
| along with others, their children or pets. You need | | | | owners information about their future pet so it |
| to see how well the animal interacts with others. | | | | makes it easier to place the animal in a new |
| If you drive the dog to the park you can record | | | | home. |
| how well the dog travels in the car and how well | | | | Foster parents will also be responsible to take |
| they interact with other dogs at the park. This | | | | their animal to the vet for vaccinations, spading |
| helps the animal rescue give new prospective | | | | neutering, dental care or any other needs of the |
| owners information about their future pet so it | | | | animal. Most rescue groups pay for these costs |
| makes it easier to place the animal in a new | | | | so make sure they do before you proceed to do |
| home. | | | | any work on the animals. |
| Foster parents will also be responsible to take | | | | Fostering animals is hard work and you can |
| their animal to the vet for vaccinations, spading | | | | become attached to the animals that you care |
| neutering, dental care or any other needs of the | | | | for but you are helping many animals find good |
| animal. Most rescue groups pay for these costs | | | | homes instead of being euthanized. It will also |
| so make sure they do before you proceed to do | | | | bring you great satisfaction that you helped one |
| any work on the animals. | | | | more animal to find a good quality home and then |
| Fostering animals is hard work and you can | | | | you can go on to help another. |
| become attached to the animals that you care | | | | |