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Foster carers’ info and downloads

WHO CAN FOSTER?

Our foster carers are wonderful people from many walks of life. Some are retired couples who have fond memories of the many dogs they have owned through their lives who want to help a few more, others are young families who want an “sometimes dog”.

Even if you can only foster occasionally, or offer weekend or holiday care for our long term foster carers, it is a help to us, and will save the life of a dog or puppy.

COMPANIONSHIP

Others are people who can't, for various reasons, currently have a dog of their own and foster so they can still have the company of a dog. Then there are the dog lovers who want to do their bit to prevent the euthanasia of lovely dogs. If you think you can help us we would love to hear from you.

HOUSING

Our foster carers need to show that they have a secure and safe yard for their foster dog. It is not necessary that the foster dog live indoors, but if it is to sleep outdoors there must be adequate shelter. They must also be able to show that any dog they own themselves is fully vaccinated.

FOOD

Whilst we are endeavouring to get regular sponsorship of food for our rescue dogs, at the moment our foster carers provide the food for the dog themselves.

VET AND GROOMING

Whilst the dog or puppy is in the first few days of foster care it is wormed and flea-treated. If it requires grooming it will also be groomed at our expense.

The adoption fee includes vaccinations against Parvovirus, Distemper and Infectious Hepatitis. This is called the C3 vaccination. All dogs are microchipped, desexed and wormed before rehoming.

TEMPERAMENT

Whilst a dog is in Albury Pound it is temperament tested and also tested with other dogs. We endeavour to discover what training, if any, it may have had prior to coming in to the pound and then try to match available foster carers as much as possible with available dogs.

UNCLES & AUNTIES FOSTER CARERS PROGRAMME

If there is anyone who would like to foster care but can't have foster dogs in their yard, but have some spare time to take a dog out for a few hours during the week or on the weekend?

Albury Dog Rescue always has juvenile dogs in care that need to spend more time with people and get out and about in the big wide world. Some of our foster carers have several young dogs in their care but don't have time to exercise and socialise them as much as they'd like to.

All these young dogs are good natured, some more energetic than others, but all could do with a romp at the local dog park or just getting out and seeing and hearing different things.

We are introducing this programme as we know there are supporters out there who can't have a dog at home but who are willing to help us.

PLEASE CONTACT TRISH IF YOU ARE ABLE TO HELP - 02 6040 3350

If you would like further information about fostering please feel free to call Trish, Peta or Alison.

Mixed feelings

Without the personal commitment of our foster carers many dogs would not have made it out of the pound alive.

We have many different stories from foster carers. From falling in love to minor garden makeovers.

“There was the Greyhound Zuma, who carefully stepped into the fish pond, plucked out a large goldfish and was giving it some close scrutiny as I came out the back door. I was just in time to pop it back into the pond unharmed!”

But what they all have in common is the sense of achievement when they hug their foster dog and say goodbye as he or she heads off to a safe loving forever home.

The people who fall in love and decide to keep their foster dogs Trish calls “Foster Carer Fails”... There are lots of us around!

Albury Dog Rescue cannot function without foster carers.

Thank you all!