Can I Foster with a Full-Time Job?

Can I Foster with a Full-Time Job?

We received the following request from a new foster parent, via our Facebook foster support page: “I think it would be cool to do a feature on how people make fostering work with their schedules! I know a lot of people feel like they can’t foster because they work outside the home, so maybe people could share how they handle walks and such?”

Keep reading to hear what our foster forum had to say! 

Ask the Fosters: First Time Foster Advice

Ask the Fosters: First Time Foster Advice

Welcome to Foster Dogs! Whether you’re fostering for the first time, considering becoming a foster, or you’re a seasoned veteran of the foster world just looking for a community, you’ve come to the right place. Foster Dogs has a ton of resources and seasoned volunteers full of advice and experience. We wanted to launch our new website with a first blog post about firsts—what do we wish we knew before taking our first foster dog?

Ask the Expert: Foster Hacks

Ask the Expert: Foster Hacks

Tips From a Foster Mom and Rescuer

As a former foster mom who has fostered a hundred, maybe more dogs/puppies in the past decade, I have realized some pretty neat tricks and tips to help save some time and money with foster dogs. In this post, I am going to share five of my top “foster hacks.” Keep in mind: I am not a vet or professional and these are just personal tips and tricks that have worked with the foster dogs that I have cared for. The tips listed are based on common questions I have been asked, what I have found most useful as a foster, and what knowledge makes things easier on the rescue organization.