How to Get Started Fostering Dogs
Foster families, the unsung heroes of rescue work, offer love, compassion, and temporary shelter to dogs en route to their happy ending—a place to call home
By Corey Van’t Haaff
There’s no doubt that adopting dogs into permanent homes is the ultimate goal for shelters and rescue groups, but fostering is another, equally important step in the adoption process. Dog fosterers are those often unsung, frequently short-term volunteers who provide love and food and shelter and compassion—in short, a safe stop on what has been, in many cases, a tumultuous journey.
Without dog fosterers—without that vital step—many adoptions would never be possible. No-kill shelters are the exception, not the rule, and many, many dogs are euthanized simply because there is nowhere to house them; fostering offers a reprieve. Furthermore, many dogs—those that are too stressed by the shelter environment or those in need of recuperative care or training—don’t fare well in a shelter environment, . 
INTERESTED IN FOSTERING
Reach out to your municipal shelter, SPCA or breed-specific rescue group.
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