Foster Information

 ----for people who REALLY care about Yorkies

 What is Foster Care?

A foster home is a temporary safe haven for a rescued dog.
It is the most crucial yet scarce ingredient in animal rescue!

What do I do as a Foster Parent?

The Foster Parent makes arrangements to pick up the dog - either from the former owner, from another member or from a shelter. They take our Release and Surrender Form with them to be signed thus giving us the legal ownership of the dog so that we can transfer the ownership to the final home.

The Foster Parent takes on the responsibility to provide a safe, secure, stable environment and does more than care for the dog. The Foster Home will vet the dog, observe the dog, exercise, discipline and train the dog and be ready to describe the dog to the public who will call to find out more about the dog's temperament and health.

Some dogs may require special care, such as post medical attention, gaining weight or strength, socializing, building trust, exercise, and discipline.

Through fostering, these animals come to understand that the safest place in the world is in the arms of their caretakers.

As little as a week spent in your home will often give the dog the confidence it needs to find its permanent home.

What issues will the dog have?

Many Yorkies come into rescue with issues.

Very few dogs land in rescue without a few minor quirks or problems. This means that all the sweet little dogs generally go from their original home to the adoptive home without spending much time in foster care in between.

The Yorkies in foster care may have a special problem that requires some work on the part of the foster care giver. Sometimes this problem is large enough to require that the dog stay for a long time period, perhaps even months.

Typical Reasons a Yorkie needs fostering:

• Yorkies need a place to stay while transport is arranged — very common. We often need helpin transporting Yorkies to vets, to foster homes and forever homes.
• The Yorkie may have a medical condition which makes it hard to place — skin condition,
  broken bones, seizures, diabetes or it needs to be spayed or neutered
• The Yorkie may have housebreaking problems and needs to be retrained.
  (We will supply belly bands and advice.)
• The Yorkie marks and needs to be retrained ( Neutering will help and we will supply belly bands until training controls the problem)
• The Yorkie may have shown signs of aggression which may be due to it's current environment - small children, for example
  (Note: If a dog proves to be truly aggressive, we will not continue to foster it; it will be put down)
• The Yorkie has been through a trauma or comes from a puppymill; may need isolation in your home.

We do not often refuse to allow a foster home to adopt a foster dog.

We understand that sometimes you may become attached to the dog.