Foster

Fostering a dog

Thank you for your interest in becoming a foster parent for Foothills Canine Rescue. We have an ongoing, often urgent, need for fosters!

Foothills Canine Rescue is dedicated to the welfare of innocent dogs. Our foster dog program has been organized to temporarily care for dogs that need a permanent home. Your decision to open your home & heart as a foster haven for a dog in need is deeply appreciated. We need the assistance of committed & caring community members like you to continue to save Caldwell County’s homeless, unwanted, & abandoned canines.

Fosters needed for:

Dogs in immediate danger of being euthanized at local & surrounding shelters.
Bunch Anderson Shelter dogs who return from spay/neuter clinic & need 5-7 days to recover before returning to the shelter.
Dogs/puppies turned over to us from the general public for a variety of reasons who would otherwise be taken to Animal Control.
Our current fosters who need temporary relief from fostering to go on vacation or just need a short respite.

Foothills Canine Rescue endeavors to adopt our foster dogs out within 3 months. Fostering one dog a year would be a huge relief to us and save lives.

Unfortunately, we say no more often than we’d like. The more fosters we have, the more we can say YES. You truly can make a difference and save a life!

To request a Foster Care Application, please fill out and submit the form below. Thank you for your interest in becoming a Foster Care Provider for Foothills Canine Rescue.

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Waggin' Tail Resale & Marketplace

220 Joyceton Church Road
Lenoir, NC 28645
+18285724822

Foothills Canine Rescue

P.O. Box 2746
Lenoir, NC 28645
+18283947490

Fosters should work with a foster dog as they would any new pet in the home. Basic commands, such as: sit, down, stay; house, leash and crate training; socialization with people and other pets. Crate-training is highly encouraged and FCR will provide one, if needed.

Fosters are encouraged to network with each other to cover vacations and emergency care for their foster dogs and to give the Foster Coordinator ample notice of such needs.

Fosters should be enthusiastic about getting their foster dog adopted as soon as possible.

Fosters are asked to provide food for their foster dogs as part of their volunteer commitment. FCR can provide this if the foster is unable to.

Updated pictures every two weeks following intake. Two or three good pics is sufficient.

Biographical information upon getting to know your foster, and then as you notice additional changes in behaviors/habits, send us that information.

Fosters will bring their foster dog to events as scheduled by the Adoption Events Coordinator.

Fosters are encouraged to “SHARE” posts about their adoptable foster dogs on Facebook and other social media to spread the word. They may personalize a note with their “SHARE” and send updated pictures directly to FCR to make original posts.

Fosters are also encouraged to like, comment, and share posts about all of our adoptable dogs from FB and other social media sites.

FCR will provide veterinary services for all foster dogs, including the monthly maintenance of heartworm, & tick & flea prevention as needed.

If the dog isn’t altered upon foster intake, the foster agrees to keep the dog away from intact members of the opposite sex and will bring the dog to the requested facility when the time has come to have their foster dog spayed/neutered.

At Foothills Canine Rescue, we work to save the lives of as many dogs as possible. Each year, because of supporters like you, we are able to positively impact hundreds of dogs. We never euthanize a dog due to space or length of stay. We use euthanasia as a compassionate, end-of-life decision when a dog is suffering from a severe medical or behavioral condition and with the recommendation of our attending veterinarian. At FCR, we make decisions based on what is best for the dogs in our care, and for the safety of our community. To us, No-Kill means that we do our absolute best to ensure a live outcome.