Dog Fostering!

The OH and me have been discussing fostering a dog for a while now and was wondering if anyone could offer any advice or useful links

Maria is doing the same she is in Aus but could advise, tbh the shelter will be the ones to help out there! Fabulous though

Briiliant stuff 1 of our older members used to do it and was very rewarding , don't think he comes on now but used to get regular updates on all his different dogs , don't think I could do it though because of the emotional attachment

I believe it will be very rewarding but the OH is worried about attachment. There's pro's and con's to it but I think it would be fab for Shéara as well. I need as much advice as possible to make the decision, ive done all the research online, still yet to contact shelters.

Maria...where are you! You must have some advice

You just have to grab the idea and go for it,the shelter will explain there rules, checks etc......X

Kita!!! I think it is a fabulous idea I was a bit concerned about doing it at first as said, the attachment is just to hard to resist, but then I went online and had a look at all the shelters that had so many puppies and dogs being PTS as their time is up and no one fosters/adopts them, and it broke my heart, no matter how hard it is, im putting the fear of attachment aside, because knowing im saving a dogs life is much more rewarding than worrying about my attachment.
When I phoned the shelter yesterday they told me, after the process feel free to bring Rocky down to interact with the other dogs, get to know them ensure they get on well, also ensure that you are up for the fact that some of these dogs are not that well trained, as some owners just don't care about their pets like we do, but don't forget, no matter how old the dog is, we can always teach them new tricks! I would definitely enquire about fostering even if its just to get the facts, if your not ready now, at least you know the process, please let me know how you get on

Thanks Maria

Eeeee im excited, im pretty much set on the idea to be honest. What websites do you use, just your local rehoming ones? Im going to a shelter today to enquire hopefully. Ill keep you updated!

Aww kita that's great keep us updated

I'd love to do it, but Dempsey won't allow another dog in the house. 

Good luck, let us know what the rescue centre says!

kita90 wrote:Thanks Maria

Eeeee im excited, im pretty much set on the idea to be honest. What websites do you use, just your local rehoming ones? Im going to a shelter today to enquire hopefully. Ill keep you updated!

No problem Im excited for you! cant wait to hear how it goes. I just did a google search for local rescue centres, there are so many here it is difficult to choose where to go, but I chose the closest one to me, im also going to see if there are any volunteering opportunities available maybe to walk some of them or help out! Update as soon as your back

Good on you Kita very rewarding I would imagine:D 

Well, we never made it to the rescue today as the OH is still in two minds  

I found Chelsea...she's perfect. So I rang and enquired and the woman was very unprofessional and basically said if you want her, we will send someone round to check the hight of your fence and then you can bring your dog and come and meet her, if you like her, you can have her.

Seemed a little weird and isnt the normal procedure, but Chelsea is the only dog in that shelter as they dont rehome dogs, it was Chelsea's last resort so they took her in.

http://www.kirkbypetwelfare.org/dogs2.php

we would like to foster eventually, we can't do it here, as the landlord has said no to another dog.

But we'd like to foster bullies or greyhounds

We're not particular on the breed we foster at all, she was the first one we came across and happened to be a staff, and a lovely one at that.

Greyhounds are fab, very lazy!

Bullies are my no. 1 love, and similar breeds.

But i'd love to foster some ex racers

Id love to have another rotty to be honest but i think the amount of required exercise between a staff and rotty is too much  

Well our next dog I'm getting a pup, a boxer.

But i will in the future have

another ambull
staff obv
neo mastiff
great dane
malinois
Alapaha Blue Blood bulldog
rotty
thai ridgeback



I like my big dogs!

Thats a canny good list there! Their all gorgeous dogs, love neo mastiffs, but thats a lot of slobber to deal with ha!

I'm used to slobber with Chance so theres nothing new there

Fair enough haha! Each to their own  

Good news, you can make such a difference to one dog Kita. You're a star    

Did anyone look at the link I posted about Chelsea? Well the woman said she pass my details onto a volunteer that has numerous dogs that need fostering and she would ring me today. She seemed reluctant to let me see Chelsea becasue she didnt want her to have two homes :/ Does anyone else think its weird that she wanted to do a home check (checking the size of the fence in the garden) before id ever met the dog?

No one's rang me back so ill ring again tomorrow, the OH wants me to ring as well so im winning him over  

Aww kita she's a beauty

Darcy-may wrote:Aww kita she's a beauty

I know right  She's got the same markings at Shéara as well...think id have to change her name though, not a fan of Chelsea for a pooch.

Aww I think it's sweet, but I guess your thinking football.

No no im not thinking football at all, im just not a fan of the name

Glad to hear the OH is coming around to the idea, but yes I do agree it is a bit strange that they want to do the checks before you have even decided on the dog yet! But that is the way they are doing it with me too, but they said I could see the dogs before the process was finalised.
I cant open the link for some reason though But im sure she is a beauty!