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Foster Information

We are in need of good foster homes to foster a litter or even a single puppy while they wait to find their forever home.

P.U.P. provides all food and medications to our foster moms and dads. You just provide the love and medical attention (P.U.P. pays for all medical attention -- you just have to get them there!)

If you're interested in fostering one of our dogs, please fill out the application below. Or, if you prefer, you can download and print out the application form, fill it out, and fax it to us at 561-FAX NUMBER.

Foster Guidelines

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!

These guidelines are in place to protect the animals, the organization and you as foster parents. Please discuss any questions with us before committing to being a foster parent.

Your main job is to provide a SAFE, LOVING home to all P.U.P. animals in your care.

P.U.P. will provide all medications for P.U.P. animals (i.e. antibiotics, vaccinations, wormers, heartworm prevention and flea control).

Any injuries to a P.U.P. animal due to foster home carelessness will be the responsibility of the foster home to get proper medical treatment if needed and pay any bills incurred.

A P.U.P. officer must be informed prior to any animal being taken to a veterinarian. If such a situation occurs without prior notification, the foster home will be responsible for the vet bill. The only exception would be a life or death situation where time was critical.

All new animals brought into foster home should be quarantined for a minimum of 48 hours. If the animal shows any signs of illness (coughing, runny nose, diarrhea or contagious skin problems…) he/she should remain in quarantine until condition has improved.

You must understand that most of the animals brought into this program have not come from the best situation and we have no prior medical information on them. P.U.P. will not be responsible for illness or disease to foster homes personal animals. Please make sure your animals stay current on all vaccinations.

P.U.P. will help to provide safe enclosures and shelters whenever possible.

All P.U.P. animals adopted will have an adoption form filled out in full and an $95 adoption donation collected. There may be exceptions to the fee but only with the prior consent of a P.U.P. officer.

Adoption forms are three part. The white and yellow copies will be filed in the main office. The white will be in the alphabetical file and the yellow will be filed by date. The pink copy is for the adopters. For now, if you would like to keep one for your records, please make a copy.

Medical History records will be kept up to date on each and every animal that you care for. Info will be kept on forms provided by P.U.P. All animals will have a P.U.P. identification number. Such number will consist of – year, foster home number, and number of individual dog. ( i.e. 04-01-27 ) 04 is the year, 1 is my number, and 27 would be the number of dogs I have taken in this year. All foster homes will be given a number upon joining the organization.

Foster parents are expected to participate in adoption days and fund raising events. We understand that times arise that will interfere with functions but it will be your responsibility to get the animal out to be shown for adoption.

Whenever you are representing P.U.P. you must always present a positive attitude and neat appearance. You will encounter people that will infuriate you, but please be diplomatic. Try to educate them instead of getting into an argument or yelling match. Always be the professional. Your actions directly affect the organization, positively or negatively.

Remember we are all trying to help the animals. Others may do things differently than you, but that doesn’t mean they are wrong. An organization can easily be destroyed by dissension among the members. If you have a problem with an officer or foster home, please speak to that person first. If problem is not resolved than you need to speak to an officer immediately. Don’t wait, what started as a small problem could become a large one. Let us try to fix the problem early on.

P.U.P. has the right to remove any or all animals from any foster home if the guidelines are not followed or the animals are not being cared for according to P.U.P. standards.

All animals are given the same chance at life, moms and babies alike. If you take a mom with pups, expect to have mom until she can be place in a proper home. She will not be thrown away. Problem animals will be evaluated and dealt with to the best of our ability. Officers and foster parent will make final decision on dog.

Foster parents will not badmouth or be negative about any other foster home or parent in public. What you do in your own home is your business, what you do in public is ours.

Always try to be as helpful and accommodating to other foster moms remember we are doing this for the animals, we are not in a personality contest.

Do not take an adoption away from another foster, even if joking. All our animals need homes. Help each other match animals with the best home.

Always give information about the animal as accurately as possible. If you haven’t seen a puppies’ mom or dad, let the prospective adopter know the size of the animal at adult hood will be purely a guess. DON’T lie. If they want a 20-30 lb. dog a lab mix probably won’t work. If you talk them into the wrong dog chances are good we will be getting the dog back in a few months.

DO NOT jump into another foster mom’s conversation with a prospective adopter unless asked for your opinion. If you have information about that adopter that she needs to know, be discreet and take her aside to discuss it before the adoption is final.

DO NOT badmouth any other organization in public. This is bad public relations and will come back to hurt us.

Not everyone will meet our standards to adopt one of our animals. If you question an adoption, ask another foster mom to go over the application with you. We do not adopt to anyone under 21 years old without a parents consent. Any exception would need 2 references and a field check. Don’t judge anyone on appearance or the part of town they live in. You never know who you are speaking to. They could become our largest donators. You just never know!

We recommend all our animals be on Heartgard and Frontline or a comparable product. We will sell them both at a much reduced rate. If they choose not to purchase the products we can’t force them, but we can educate. Use this opportunity to inform them of the dangers of heartworms and the flea infestation problems not only for the dog but also their home.

You have the best opportunity to educate people when you are in public, whether it be at adoptions or standing in line at the grocery store. Our goal is to go out of business. Educate on the importance of spaying and neutering all pets to help eliminate the unwanted animals in shelters thus reducing the number of deaths.

All foster homes may purchase Heartgard and Frontline from the organization at a much reduced rate for their personal pets. We will sell Frontline to the general public but Heartgard only with a recent negative heartworm test (not more than 30 days old).

If you plan to take in any animals from the public you must let an officer know in advance. As usual there are exceptions. If the animal is in a dangerous situation or is being passed out to just anyone by all means take them out of the situation. But remember most animals in a private home are probably safe for the moment but time is running out for the animals at Animal Care and Control or Animal Rescue League, so they need to be our priority.

NO animal will be shown for adoption or placed in a permanent home prior to being spayed or neutered.

No children under 10 are to be at adoptions, we know you are volunteers but you are also doing a job and children are very distracting. Always keep your area clean and neat. Don’t expect anyone else to pick-up after you.

If you have any suggestions on how to make this program better and stronger please feel free to present them to an officer. We will be happy to discuss all ideas.

Hopefully you have read all the guidelines and understand each one. If we haven't scared you off, you are a true animal lover and probably someone this organization needs. Some of these guidelines may appear unnecessary or obvious, but they are written to try to avoid any problems that might arise, as well as any that already have in the past. We all learn by mistakes, but our mistakes can cost a puppy or mom their life.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us.