Dog foster homes

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At Animal Aid, all dogs in our care are placed into foster homes until they are adopted. This is due to the size of our shelter and our commitment to providing the dogs in our care with the space and enrichment they need to put their best paw forward.

We have a need for two types of dog foster parents: longer-term fosters and on-hand fosters.

Longer-term fosters open their homes and their hearts to dogs until they are adopted. Animal Aid cannot guarantee how long a dog will be placed with a foster parent; it is dependent on the adoption applications submitted. Animal Aid tries its best to place a dog where we think it will thrive for the rest of its life.

On-hand fosters serve as back-ups when longer-term fosters are out of town, such as for vacation, business trips, or other temporary circumstances.

When applying to foster, please indicate which type of fostering you are interested in.

An Animal Aid foster parent is expected to do the following while a foster animal is placed with them:

• Treat the animal as a furry family member with daily care and love until they are adopted.
• Feed and possibly medicate the animal appropriately to their needs.
• Take the animal to any necessary veterinary or other appointments.
• Communicate openly and frequently with Animal Aid coordinators and staff.
• Be available for meetings with potential adopters to show the foster dog.

In return, Animal Aid provides the following:

• Support for the foster parent through open and frequent communication, including routine check-ins on how the animal is doing in their foster home.
• Coverage for food and supply expenses and veterinary care for the animal at our partner vet. Other costs that may better an animal’s adoptability, such as training classes, are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
• Help arranging pet-sitting while a foster is away from home, such as placing the animal in the care of an on-hand foster.

More information available here: https://animalaidpdx.org/foster-dog/
Foster applications available here: https://animalaidpdx.org/foster-application/