Foster Care Provider

We always need more foster homes in counties Cache, Davis, Weber and Salt Lake! Fostering is a keystone for Four Paws Rescue. The more homes we have, the more dogs we can save. If you're interested in becoming a Four Paws foster family/foster parent, you'll provide short-term in-home care for dogs and puppies in need until they are placed into adoptive homes. Four Paws provides the vet care and health management while you provide the tender loving care. We carefully match up foster dogs with foster parents based on what works for your household. Some people choose to foster a puppy or two, or even a litter; others prefer a small adult dog or a large dog. Four Paws is responsible for finding the pet its forever home.

Please continue reading about the specific responsibilities of a foster family. Once you've made your decision to join our growing family of foster "parents," just complete the application online or call 435-752-3534. We'll contact you to talk about the program.

Thanks again for your interest in being a foster family!

Your Role as a Foster Family

When you foster a Four Paws Rescue dog, you're basically treating that dog or puppy like they're your own. As you can imagine, being kept in a pound and then rescued can be very stressful and traumatic for many dogs. In your home they have a chance to feel safe and secure, to be loved, nurtured and get exercised and socialized. Your positive influence on this dog or puppy will prepare them for a new permanent family, which is the biggest gift of all!

Specific foster family responsibilities:

• Provide temporary home and food for a Four Paws dog, puppy, cat or kitten (typically a few days to a few months).
• Transport the foster pet to vet appointments as scheduled by Four Paws (if/when necessary).
• Prepare a short "report card" or profile for your foster pet to help us match them up with the ideal permanent home.
• Some foster parents may bring their foster pet to adoption events or talk to potential adopters about their foster pet.
• Overall, we ask our foster "parents" to be responsible pet guardians.

Four Paws Rescues' responsibilities to the foster dogs and families:

• Number one is to find your foster puppy, dog, cat or kitten a qualified permanent home.
• We provide the pet with the necessary medical care. All pets are spayed and neutered.
• We provide the pet with a collar, and ID tag.
• We provide you with a crate, wire pens, and other medical supplies if needed.

Ready to foster? Click here for our application.

THE POSSIBILITY OF ADOPTION

It happens. You fall in love with this precious dog, puppy, cat or kitten that you've been caring for. Don't feel bad, it happens to the best of us! As the foster family, you usually will have the first option to permanently adopt. For many potential adopters, they also have the option of fostering their intended dog first, which is a great way for someone (or a family) to experience the dog in their home environment, before committing to 15 years! It's important to note however, that most of our foster families are primarily interested in helping us save more lives, not adopting. They love to care for many different dogs and cats and see them move on to wonderful new homes of their own, so that Four Paws Rescue can then go out and save another life!