Thank you for your interest in fostering a rescued Italian Greyhound!  Working with a foster dog can be exciting, fun and rewarding. It's wonderful to make a difference in a dog's life!

However, it can be time consuming, emotionally draining and even expensive. Please make sure you're ready to take on this task.

Fostering is much more than simply boarding a dog.  Plenty of time and energy must be expended to help the foster dog become a great pet and companion to a new adoptive home.

THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS

• It is preferred that foster families are familiar with Italian Greyhounds, but experience with any small breed or sighthound breed dog is a good start. We can schedule foster care training, too.
   

• It is preferred that foster families have a fenced yard. Foster families with non-fenced homes must be willing to leash walk the dog several times a day, for both bathroom breaks and exercise.
   

• All animals in the home must be heartworm tested and on heartworm preventative during HW season, and any animals not used for show purposes must be spayed/neutered.
   

• A commitment to care for a foster dog until the best home is found for that dog is necessary.  While some dogs are adopted within a few weeks, it's not unusual for our foster dogs to stay with their foster families for several months.

WHAT'S PROVIDED

*Spays, neuters, heartworm testing, heartworm preventative, vaccinations and necessary dentals are generally covered and your rescue contact will discuss any other medical needs with you.

*We provide a martingale collar/leash set for walking, an ID tag and tag collar, a winter coat (in cold weather), a crate blanket, a Kong toy, a dog training DVD, potty pads, belly bands (for boys), HW preventative (during HW season) and a crate for your foster dog.

GETTING STARTED

If you are interested in fostering, please fill out our volunteer application and email it to jenny@italiangreyhoundrescue.org.

Once your volunteer application has been approved, we'll arrange for a home visit, and have a volunteer go over our fostering guidelines, our foster care safety document and our foster care agreement.

Thank you so very much for reaching out to help an Italian Greyhound in need by volunteering to foster a rescued Italian Greyhound!