| FOSTER PARENTS SAVE LIVES JUST LIKE BARNEY'S |
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What is the foster program?
Our foster homes are the most important aspect of our rescue because they are the ones that spend
countless hours rehabilitating and loving their foster dog, making him or her more adoptable.
How can I become a Foster parent?
Pitbulls for Life utilizes foster homes throughout Alberta, mainly in the Edmonton, Red Deer and Calgary
areas as it makes for easier transport of the dogs when placing them in foster care as well as the potential
adopters travelling to visit their hopeful new family member!
If you are interested in being a foster home, we require that you fill out a foster questionnaire as well as
allow us to do a home check. The home check is to ensure that we are placing our foster dogs in a safe
and secure environment.
What is supplied?
All items are supplied to our foster homes including:
Kennel
Collar and Leash
Behaviour Assistance
Veterinary Care
Toys (indestructible) if available
What Support is there?
A Pit Bulls for Life representative is always available for questions through email or by telephone. We also
have a behaviourist that is dedicated to helping our foster dogs and their foster families with any
behavioural concerns.
What is the Commitment?
We want your foster dog to be treated like part of the family. You can take them for car rides, visit family,
go hiking, whatever your life style, we would love to see your foster dog be a part of it. This will help with
socialization and enable your foster dog to be more adoptable. If your foster dog requires seeing the vet
for spaying, neutering, vaccinations or any other health concerns we would ask that you make the
appointment to ensure that it is convenient for you. All costs are covered by the foundation. It is hard to
determine how long any particular dog will be in your home, sometimes it is few weeks or a few months.
Although our dogs are temperament tested by the facilities we receive them from as well as by a Pit Bulls
for Life representative when they come into the program we do not always know if there are issues that
come with these dogs. As we tell our adoption homes these dogs tend to take time to become
comfortable in their surroundings before “coming out of their shell”. Behaviour issues may not arise
immediately, but if any do our behaviourists are available to help and our foster homes enjoy working
together to socialize the dogs to increase their adoptability.
We recommend before you consider fostering for us that you become familiar with the breed and the
reputation that they have. We pride ourselves on providing the public with advocates for the breed and
believe any dog is capable of doing so under the right leadership. If you would like to learn more about
the breed or canine leadership our behaviourists and local trainers can assist you before you consider
fostering.
Temporary or Emergency Foster Home
These are the foster homes that will provide a transfer place or dog sitting while their regular foster home
takes a break. We feel our foster homes should not have to dedicate their whole lives to these dogs and
cannot always take them on their holidays.
Transfer Homes: When dogs come into the program we often need a place for them to stay until they can
be transported to their foster home that may be in a different area of the province. In case there is a few
days delay we use a transfer home. If you are interested in providing a transfer home please state so on
your application.
Emergency/Relief Homes: These homes will provide temporary care for our foster dogs in case of an
emergency or planned holidays for our foster parents. In case of an emergency the homes must be
prepared to move quickly to provide the appropriate care for the dog in need. When there are planned
holidays we will have the relief home and foster home meet to discuss the dog and any other
arrangements. This may be in your own home or in the home of the foster parent in charge. If you are
interested in providing a temporary foster home or dog sitting service throughout the year for our foster
dogs please state so on your application.
Mom and Tots Foster Program
Although this seems like a lot of fun it is often a lot of hard work and heart break! Occasionally we will be
asked to take in a pregnant mom or a new mom with plenty of babies to care for and socialize properly.
The little ones go quick but the mom is often left behind.
In this case if you are interested we ask that you are familiar with whelping and puppy care as well as
socializing new babies. We also want to ensure you are available to these puppies and mom majority of
the time due to the equivalency of a full time job training these puppies appropriately to ensure a high
adoption rate and caring for mom’s needs at the same time. The puppies will be in the program until
they are at least 8 weeks of age and mom is often with us longer. Be prepared for lot of sleepless nights,
veterinary visits, play, poop but more importantly fun and satisfaction in knowing that you have saved
many lives!
Hospice Care Foster Program
Occasionally we do get some geriatric pit bulls in need of extra special care and attention. These dogs
rarely are adopted out due to their age and medical care so their foster homes are sometimes their final
home. This can be a very difficult program to become a part of as we often have to say good bye. We do
keep these dogs up for adoption in case an angel comes to their rescue, but we do understand that
most applicants want younger dogs. In this case you will be supplied with all the general foster home
supplies and medical care for the dog. We do ask that you provide a senior diet and spoil the dog with
lots of love and attention during their elderly years. If you are interested in becoming a guardian angel for
a geriatric pit bull please fill out a foster application and we can discuss the program further.
Foster to Adopt Program
In some cases you apply to adopt a dog through our regular program but none of the dogs we have in
the program would be a suitable match. If this happens we offer the foster to adopt program where we
match you up with a dog that is in need of placement directly from a shelter. This program allows you to
be the foster home for this dog prior to adoption. As a foster home everything will be supplied for you as
any other foster homes would be and as a
foster home you would be responsible for ensuring that you get your foster dog to the spay / neuter and
vaccination appointment. Take a couple of weeks to decide if this is the dog for you and then we will
either place your foster dog up for adoption or finalize the adoption with you and pick up the foster
supplies. The dog will stay with you until we find a suitable home for his/her adoption or another foster
home is available for transfer.
If you are interested in being a foster home, we require that you fill out a foster questionnaire as well as
allow us to do a home check. The home check is to ensure that we are placing our foster dogs in a safe
and secure environment. We also require all of your pets be licensed according to the animal bylaws in
your area and to become familiar with them. Please see the following links before filling out the foster
questionairre:
City of Edmonton City of Calgary
Our foster homes are the most important aspect of our rescue because they are the ones that spend
countless hours rehabilitating and loving their foster dog, making him or her more adoptable.
How can I become a Foster parent?
Pitbulls for Life utilizes foster homes throughout Alberta, mainly in the Edmonton, Red Deer and Calgary
areas as it makes for easier transport of the dogs when placing them in foster care as well as the potential
adopters travelling to visit their hopeful new family member!
If you are interested in being a foster home, we require that you fill out a foster questionnaire as well as
allow us to do a home check. The home check is to ensure that we are placing our foster dogs in a safe
and secure environment.
What is supplied?
All items are supplied to our foster homes including:
Kennel
Collar and Leash
Behaviour Assistance
Veterinary Care
Toys (indestructible) if available
What Support is there?
A Pit Bulls for Life representative is always available for questions through email or by telephone. We also
have a behaviourist that is dedicated to helping our foster dogs and their foster families with any
behavioural concerns.
What is the Commitment?
We want your foster dog to be treated like part of the family. You can take them for car rides, visit family,
go hiking, whatever your life style, we would love to see your foster dog be a part of it. This will help with
socialization and enable your foster dog to be more adoptable. If your foster dog requires seeing the vet
for spaying, neutering, vaccinations or any other health concerns we would ask that you make the
appointment to ensure that it is convenient for you. All costs are covered by the foundation. It is hard to
determine how long any particular dog will be in your home, sometimes it is few weeks or a few months.
Although our dogs are temperament tested by the facilities we receive them from as well as by a Pit Bulls
for Life representative when they come into the program we do not always know if there are issues that
come with these dogs. As we tell our adoption homes these dogs tend to take time to become
comfortable in their surroundings before “coming out of their shell”. Behaviour issues may not arise
immediately, but if any do our behaviourists are available to help and our foster homes enjoy working
together to socialize the dogs to increase their adoptability.
We recommend before you consider fostering for us that you become familiar with the breed and the
reputation that they have. We pride ourselves on providing the public with advocates for the breed and
believe any dog is capable of doing so under the right leadership. If you would like to learn more about
the breed or canine leadership our behaviourists and local trainers can assist you before you consider
fostering.
Temporary or Emergency Foster Home
These are the foster homes that will provide a transfer place or dog sitting while their regular foster home
takes a break. We feel our foster homes should not have to dedicate their whole lives to these dogs and
cannot always take them on their holidays.
Transfer Homes: When dogs come into the program we often need a place for them to stay until they can
be transported to their foster home that may be in a different area of the province. In case there is a few
days delay we use a transfer home. If you are interested in providing a transfer home please state so on
your application.
Emergency/Relief Homes: These homes will provide temporary care for our foster dogs in case of an
emergency or planned holidays for our foster parents. In case of an emergency the homes must be
prepared to move quickly to provide the appropriate care for the dog in need. When there are planned
holidays we will have the relief home and foster home meet to discuss the dog and any other
arrangements. This may be in your own home or in the home of the foster parent in charge. If you are
interested in providing a temporary foster home or dog sitting service throughout the year for our foster
dogs please state so on your application.
Mom and Tots Foster Program
Although this seems like a lot of fun it is often a lot of hard work and heart break! Occasionally we will be
asked to take in a pregnant mom or a new mom with plenty of babies to care for and socialize properly.
The little ones go quick but the mom is often left behind.
In this case if you are interested we ask that you are familiar with whelping and puppy care as well as
socializing new babies. We also want to ensure you are available to these puppies and mom majority of
the time due to the equivalency of a full time job training these puppies appropriately to ensure a high
adoption rate and caring for mom’s needs at the same time. The puppies will be in the program until
they are at least 8 weeks of age and mom is often with us longer. Be prepared for lot of sleepless nights,
veterinary visits, play, poop but more importantly fun and satisfaction in knowing that you have saved
many lives!
Hospice Care Foster Program
Occasionally we do get some geriatric pit bulls in need of extra special care and attention. These dogs
rarely are adopted out due to their age and medical care so their foster homes are sometimes their final
home. This can be a very difficult program to become a part of as we often have to say good bye. We do
keep these dogs up for adoption in case an angel comes to their rescue, but we do understand that
most applicants want younger dogs. In this case you will be supplied with all the general foster home
supplies and medical care for the dog. We do ask that you provide a senior diet and spoil the dog with
lots of love and attention during their elderly years. If you are interested in becoming a guardian angel for
a geriatric pit bull please fill out a foster application and we can discuss the program further.
Foster to Adopt Program
In some cases you apply to adopt a dog through our regular program but none of the dogs we have in
the program would be a suitable match. If this happens we offer the foster to adopt program where we
match you up with a dog that is in need of placement directly from a shelter. This program allows you to
be the foster home for this dog prior to adoption. As a foster home everything will be supplied for you as
any other foster homes would be and as a
foster home you would be responsible for ensuring that you get your foster dog to the spay / neuter and
vaccination appointment. Take a couple of weeks to decide if this is the dog for you and then we will
either place your foster dog up for adoption or finalize the adoption with you and pick up the foster
supplies. The dog will stay with you until we find a suitable home for his/her adoption or another foster
home is available for transfer.
If you are interested in being a foster home, we require that you fill out a foster questionnaire as well as
allow us to do a home check. The home check is to ensure that we are placing our foster dogs in a safe
and secure environment. We also require all of your pets be licensed according to the animal bylaws in
your area and to become familiar with them. Please see the following links before filling out the foster
questionairre:
City of Edmonton City of Calgary
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