How to be a foster
 

Well I was looking on craigs list and came across this lil baby! Ugh she is so cute!! I emailed the person and they emailed me back, being that it was on craigslist I am not sure if its real or not.. This is the add:

Foster/furever home needed for a rescued yorkie!!

And this is what she said back to me:

Hello Deanna,

Thank you so much for your interest in fostering Hope. I independently rescued this little girl about 1.5 months ago and I need to find someone to foster her asap. I'm a student and a new quarter has started and I have two of my own dogs. I really appreciate your willingness to help. I will need someone to foster her until she finds her forever home. When will you be able to start fostering?

Below is the "application" to foster her. Once you have complete it, simply email it back to me. After I receive it, I will contact you regarding the next step.

Thanks!,
Jen



Hope's Fostering Application
Thank you for volunteering to foster! You do not need to provide anything else but a loving home for the dog. Food, bowls, crate, medical care, and all other necessary supplies will be provided by the rescue.

Names:


Phone #s (home, cell, work):


Full address (including city & zip):


Occupation:

Home - Condo - Apt:

Own or Rent:

How many people live in your household?


Please list the adults (names, ages, & relationship):

Please list the children (names, ages & relationship):

Current pets (breed, sex, name, age, weight):


Are all your other dogs/cats spayed or neutered?


Is your yard securely fenced?


How tall is the fence at the lowest point?


What material(s) is the fence & gate made of?


Are there locks on the gates?


If not, will you agree to get locks for the gates?


Do you have a pool?


If yes, is it fenced in?


If you have a gardener, pool man, etc., will you agree to keep the dog in a safe place until you can secure the gates after they are finished/gone?


Where will the dog stay when you are home?


Where will the dog stay when you are not at home?


How many hours will the dog be alone each day?


Where will the dog sleep?


What foods do you feed your dog(s)?


How will the dog take care of going to the bathroom (walk, doggie door, take outside, piddle pads)?

Please provide the name, address & phone # of your veterinarian:

Please provide the names & phone #s for 3 references:


Do you have any fostering experience?


Do you have any reservations about fostering?


What is your favorite thing about having a dog?


What do you like least about having a dog?

Please list any dog you have owned & explain what happened to it (name, breed, age, how long owned, & what happened to the dog):


Have you previously owned a pet who didn't live with you for 10 years or more?


If so, what happened to it?


Does anyone in the household have allergies?


Are you comfortable with giving your foster dog a bath & trimming their nails if needed?



All of the information I have provided here is true & complete to the best of my knowledge. Should I become a foster parent for Yorkies & Friends Rescue, I agree that the foster dog(s) will reside in my home as a pet. I agree to always provide the dog with adequate food, water, shelter, affection, & exercise, & I will treat the dog humanely at all times.


Please be aware that Yorkies & Friends Rescue has the right to reclaim the pet at any time. If we find that you have given false information, we will immediately reclaim the dog.


Signature & Date:

Additional Information/Comments:


It sounds like it isnt scam, but I dont really know the questions that are usually asked..

I've seen that pup before! The rescue is legit. It's Jennxling. Here is her other thread:

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...ever-home.html

Oh ok, cool. That makes me feel better.

I was going to say I think there is another thread here on this.

I'm not familiar with this particular group, but those are legitimate questions that rescues ask those who apply to foster/adopt.

The big thing I see missing is her asking for your veterinary references. Most rescues insist on confirming that info on anyone who applies.

Please provide the name, address & phone # of your veterinarian:

Please provide the names & phone #s for 3 references:



Are you talking about those questions?

Yes. I see them now.

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Does she know you are a fellow YT er? I hope it works out.

She does now, i just emailed her :)

What rescue? To my knowledge, this person is taking pups in and winging it on her own. I would not call that a legit rescue...not saying she is not doing the right thing. I just have many questions.
She was recently complaining about another rescue and said she would rescue on her own. That is not a simple task. And, to top it off, she listed the pup in the sale forum???
Personally, I would never foster for an individual. Too many questions here imho.

Absolutely! I would never allow a person to foster a pup if they did not have a good vet reference.

My problem in all of this is that this is an individual...not an established rescue. I would never give my information out to someone that I met on the internet like that.

OMG this is the pup she is trying to sell on the Yorkies For Sale Forum. If she rescued this one, cannot help but wonder why put it in another foster home??? The next home for that poor darling I would hope would be her furever home.
OMG...and seriously, listing it on Craig's List? :( This makes me so sad.

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Also, if you were fostering her and she needed medical care, how is that going to be handled???
I have never heard of Yorkies & Friends Rescue. I guess she just made the name up.
While she is trying to help this girl, like LadyJane say's there are still too many unanswered questions since it's not a legit rescue group.

I did not see that name.....but maybe she IS now with a rescue? She had said she was rescuing on her own. I would be very surprised that any rescue would allow their pups to be listed for sale on a forum...and for a placement through CL. But...anything is possible.

OK...I just went back and re read her post....she said that she independently "rescued" this pup...and now does not want to keep her until she is adopted. :( Sadly, I have seen other independents do this. One unwritten rule in the rescue world is that you take a pup and keep them until their forever home is found.
Looks to me as if she took the foster application from the website of Yorkies and Friends...not that this is THEIR pup.
Be careful....unless you are willing to keep this pup indefinitely, I would be concerned. Also, is she going to allow you to play a part in choosing the home for this pup....I know I would want that if I fostered. AND...if the pup has a vet emergency, is she going to pay for it? You need to know such things.

Yes it was at the bottom of the application info.

I looked and there is a rescue group called
Home - Yorkies and Friends Rescue

BUT when you go to that web site, it takes you to their Petfinder list. I don't see this Yorkie listed at all.

I hope she isn't using this reputable rescue's name???

I dont think she has bad intentions. I know that she rescued her, and she is paying for her out of pocket. I think of it as she is trying to help, just bc you are not in a rescue group that is known doesnt mean you cant help dogs that are in need...

To each his own. I am simply saying that this person is not an established rescue and advising you of the pitfalls. I did NOT say she has bad intentions.
What I will say is that the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

This same person bad mouthed a very well known, established rescue and somehow held herself above them as an "independent" and now she cannot fulfill her obligations for this pup. This is all very concerning to me. I just hope that if this pup has a veterinary emergency, you or her are ready to handle it.

Established rescue is difficult enough...cannot imagine winging it on my own.

Oh, and do ask her if she collected donations for this pup. I believe someone said that she told them she did. I might be a bit confused....might be someone else...but would be good to know....AND would be good to know if she will pay for any emergencies.
Just letting you know of possible problems. You do as you please. I just hope the pup is ok and finds a wonderful home.

I don't think she has bad intentions either BUT she is using the name of a reputable rescue group with the info she is sending out, and that is a No, No.

I know she is trying to help, and we all told her way at the beginning to let a Rescue Group help her and she wouldn't have it, she wanted to do it herself. It's not easy at all to do it on your own as there is no help available.

I still wish she would turn her over to Reputable Rescue Group, and just learn from this experience.

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I know I agree with of all you, all the point questions that I haven't asked I will make sure I do, I am so confused now, I don't know what I am going to do. I do agree if she "saved" this little girl then she should take all responsibility and keep her until she finds her the forever home, I agree that this doll baby should not be bounced back and forth. :confused: Thank you guys for the head up, I know that you all have good intentions.

If it were me, I would finish the commitment that I started or I would surrender this dog to a reputable rescue group ASAP along with the donations that Jennxling has already collected towards Hope's spay & dental.

Which is something that puzzled me about why she was asking for an adoption fee for Hope of $350 on another YT thread...especially after telling me that she had already collected donations:confused:

I guess Jen needs to post and explain herself.

Jen are you a foster mom for Yorkies & Friends Rescue?
If you are, why is Hope not listed on Yorkies & Friends Rescue site?
If you are not a foster mom for Yorkies & Friends Rescue, why are you using their application form or similar?
If you collected funds towards her spay & dental, are you shouldering the cost of these with those monies?

Most of all, I would wonder...if you can't finish fostering Hope, why would you be wanting another Yorkie, Bella?

Please Jen, do what's right for your dogs...do not add to your population till you are in a more stable situation.

I didn't mean to cause all this..I was just curious to see if it was a scam, I found out from posting that she was a YT member. I hope nobody gets hurt or mad. :(

You have nothing to worry about. Nobodies mad at anyone and the only one who might get hurt (emotionally) is this poor dog being shuffled around again.:(

Fostering (and especially Rescue) is something not to be entered into lightly. It takes a tremendous amount of commitment!

And, although I commend Jen for taking Hope in in the first place, I fault her for not assessing the reality of whether she could feasibly foster from beginning to end as a busy student with two Yorkies already.;)

If Jen is reading this...I hope "if" Hope is not already surrendered to a reputable rescue group, that you will do so now and let them secure a foster home for her to find that furever home that she deserves!:)

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I CAN be a foster, I don't know why I wouldn't be able to. Seems like that is what some of you are saying.

No one is saying that you cannot be a foster. That is not the question here. :)

You can be a Foster Mom, BUT I would work with a rescue group that is able to provide support to you and the dog.

Trying to Foster for an individual that has just taken in dog and now doesn't have the time is not the way to go. I know Jen is finding this out, she really needed help with this and should have turnd to rescue group, instead of doing it herself.