Fostering
With the increase in unwanted/abandoned animals, shelters and kennels are usually filled to capacity and then some!
A foster home is a place where a rescue is welcomed and cared for until a forever home is found.
If you think you have room in your home and your heart to foster and help make a difference in the life of a rescued animal please email us.
Fill out the online application below
or click to
download the Foster Application Form to print and fill out
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| Name of Employer: |
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| Name of Spouse: |
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| Complete Mailing Address: |
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| E-Mail Address: |
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| Home Phone (including area code): |
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| Work Phone: |
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Please provide a personal reference that we may contact: (Name, Relationship, Phone) |
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Please provide a veterinary reference we may contact: (Please phone vet and give permission for them to speak to us in regards to your pet's health records) |
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| Preferred age of dog you would like to foster: |
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| Preferred Gender: |
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| Other Preferences: |
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Tell Us About Your Household and Why You Want to Foster a Dog
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| 1. Why do you want to foster? |
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| 2. What do you think are the most important responsibilities in fostering? |
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3. Do you understand and accept that changing an animal's environment may cause the animal to have accidents, especially in the first few days of fostering? |
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4. Are you aware that the dog you are fostering may, at some point destroy or break something of yours? |
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| 5. How many people currently reside in your household? |
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6. Do you have children? If so, what are their ages and tell us a little about them. |
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| 7. Do they have experience handling animals? |
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| 8. How would you describe the activity level in your house? |
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| 9. Who will be responsible for feeding and taking the dog outside? |
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| 10. How long will the dog be left alone during the day? |
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| 11. Where and how will the dog be kept while home alone? |
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| 12. Where will the dog sleep? |
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13. Do you currently have pets? If so, what type, names, ages and gender? |
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| 14. Are they neutered/spayed? |
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| 15. Are they up to date on vaccinations and heartworm tests? |
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16. Have you had previous pets? If so, what happened to them? Were they spayed/neutered and up to date on vaccinations? |
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| 17. Do you own or rent your residence? |
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| 18. Do you live in a - Single Family Home, Duplex, Townhouse, Mobile Home, Condominium or Apartment? |
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| 19. If you rent, what is the name of your landlord and phone number? |
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| 20. Do you have a fenced yard? |
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| 21. Describe the fencing (height, materials, any holes or gaps)? |
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| 22. How will you be letting your dog out if there is no fence? |
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| 23. Please list any concerns or final questions here: |
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Please note: Lab Rescue will provide all supplies necessary ( food, dishes, leash, etc.) and pay for all vet costs.
Lab Rescue is not responsible for damages that a dog may cause to your home.
Criteria for Adoption:
Current pets must be spayed/neutered unless of age or medical reasons prohibit.