• Foster Home Application

    Foster Home Application

    (last revised Feb 2017)

  • Our goal is to create a community where healthy animals are not killed in the shelter, and animals are kept safe, healthy and loved in their homes! We need your help and would love if you joined our foster group! Please answer the following questions as completely as possible – so that we can match you with the best foster pet for your situation. Thank you for volunteering to save the life of a wonderful pet.

  • Please read through our expectations carefully before submitting the application. 

    * Your personal dogs must be up-to-date on all vaccinations and current on heartworm preventatives and indoor only!  Personal cats must be up-to-date on rabies vaccination and spayed/neutered! 

    * Your personal dogs must be spayed/neutered! 

    * A fence is not required, but highly desirable! Dog cannot be left unattended outside and not allowed to roam outdoors!

    * You agree to attend at least one event per month and coordinate pickup of food/supplies and meds as needed. Spirit Canine Rescue will provide food, medications, crate, and other supplies/toys/treats as they become available

    * You are able and willing to administer medications as needed and ensure foster dogs receive their heartworm preventatives and flea/tick meds every month

    * We expect regular pictures and update of foster dogs sent in the Volunteers Facebook page (or sent in another way if not on Facebook)

    * We can provide assistance with training but we expect that you work with your foster dog to establish good public manners, crate-training and decent leash training 

    * As much as possible, we ask that you are able to transport your dog to events and vet appointments. If this conflicts with your personal schedule, we will attempt to get volunteers to assist

    * As part of our process, we will be contacting your references, vet (as applicable). We will also require a home visit prior to matching you with a foster dog

     

  • Submission Date:
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  • Personal Information

  • Are you expecting a child or planning a family?
  • Does your job require frequent out of town travel?
  • Are you subject to relocation?
  • Are you a student?
  • Are you in the military?

  • We strongly prefer that you commit to foster a dog until adoption (usually a few months, but may be longer, especially if a dog is undergoing medical treatment). Applications with a commitment to foster through adoption will receive preference.

    Note: all foster pets will be current on vaccinations and free of internal and external parasites.

  • If you cannot commit to foster a dog until adoption, what is the time period for which you can commit to foster?
  • Are you interested in fostering heartworm positive dogs or learning more about this?
  • Which of the following dog training or behavior issues have you had experience with?*

  • Which of the following dog training or behavior issues have you NOT had experience with, but would be willing to work with?

  • Which of the following dog training or behavior issues are NOT something that you are prepared to deal with as a foster home, and would make you reconsider re-homing your foster-dog?*

  • Family Information

  • Home Information

  • Do you own or rent?*
  • Does your home have a yard?*
  • If your front yard completely enclosed?*
  • Is your back yard completely enclosed?*

  • Some insurance companies may cancel your homeowner’s insurance if there is a pet on the premises. It is your responsibility to check with your agent to ensure that having a pet will not adversely affect your policy. For breeds which may be “blacklisted” with insurers (for example pit bull-type dogs, German shepherds, Rottweilers, chows) we may require your permission to check your insurance company general policies for breed restrictions.

  • Other Pet Information

  • Do you have others pets at this time?*
  • If you have other pets, please list all current animals in your household. Please include any foster pets and add which rescue/organization is responsible for your foster pet
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  • If yes, are they currently on heartworm preventative?
  • Are current pets indoors or outdoors?
  • Have you adopted or fostered a pet before?*
  • Do your pets get along with (tolerate) other animals?
  • Have you ever fostered a pet before?*
  • Do you have a crate?
  • Do you plan to use a crate?
  • What kinds of solutions would you be willing to try if housebreaking accidents occurred?

  • References

    Many veterinarians will not release information to us without your permission. Please let your vet know that someone will be calling them and that it is OK to release information to us. Please indicate below that you have contacted them know that someone will be calling and you have given your permission for them to release information to Spirit Canine Rescue.

  • I called my veterinarian(s) on this date:
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  • Please provide us with your current veterinarian information (required):

  • Please provide two references not related to you:*
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  • Thank you so much for your interest in fostering and saving lives!

    If you have questions, please review our FAQs or you may please email us at apps@spiritcaninerescue.org 

     

  • Form last revised February 2017

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