THANK YOU for your interest in fostering for Southeast Texas Labrador Retriever Rescue!
We need you!
Ask anyone who has been involved in rescue for some time -- fostering, though challenging, is an experience that is rewarding like no other. It’s life-changing and it’s addictive too! We’re a fun, eclectic group of folks all with one thing in common: Deep and Passionate Love for this breed!
It’s the task of the STLRR Foster home to show love, patience and to teach skills useful for the dog’s journey to adoption. Aside from regular day-to-day care (feeding, grooming, exercise), the responsibilities of a foster home may include basic training (house-training, walking on leash, sit, stay); behavior modification (to correct problems such as jumping, mouthing, barking, destructive chewing, dashing through doors); socialization and temperament evaluation (to determine whether the dog is good with different types of people and other animals); medical care (dispensing medication, taking the dog to vet appointments); attending adoption events and meeting with adopters, and of course plenty of playtime and snuggling.
We ask that our foster homes supply food and treats for their foster dog. We do occasionally have food donated, and when we do, we pass it on to our foster homes. STLRR covers all vetting costs and other related items such as heartworm and flea preventatives It’s the task of the STLRR Foster home to show love, patience and to teach skills useful for the dog’s journey to adoption.
Aside from regular day-to-day care (feeding, grooming, exercise), the responsibilities of a foster home may include basic training (house-training, walking on leash, sit, stay); behavior modification (to correct problems such as jumping, mouthing, barking, destructive chewing, dashing through doors); socialization and temperament evaluation (to determine whether the dog is good with different types of people and other animals); medical care (dispensing medication, taking the dog to vet appointments); attending adoption events and meeting with adopters, and of course plenty of playtime and snuggling. We ask that our foster homes supply food and treats for their foster dog. We do occasionally have food donated, and when we do, we pass it on to our foster homes.
STLRR covers all vetting costs and other related items such as heartworm and flea preventatives (unless the foster parent wishes to make a tax-deductible donation!).
We ask that our foster homes supply food and treats for their foster dog. We do occasionally have food donated, and when we do, we pass it on to our foster homes. STLRR covers all vetting costs and other related items such as heartworm and flea preventatives It’s the task of the STLRR Foster home to show love, patience and to teach skills useful for the dog’s journey to adoption.
Aside from regular day-to-day care (feeding, grooming, exercise), the responsibilities of a foster home may include basic training (house-training, walking on leash, sit, stay); behavior modification (to correct problems such as jumping, mouthing, barking, destructive chewing, dashing through doors); socialization and temperament evaluation (to determine whether the dog is good with different types of people and other animals); medical care (dispensing medication, taking the dog to vet appointments); attending adoption events and meeting with adopters, and of course plenty of playtime and snuggling. We ask that our foster homes supply food and treats for their foster dog. We do occasionally have food donated, and when we do, we pass it on to our foster homes.
STLRR covers all vetting costs and other related items such as heartworm and flea preventatives (unless the foster parent wishes to make a tax-deductible donation!).
STLRR works diligently to find these Labs their forever homes by holding adoption events, posting your foster on our website with updates, and coordinating the adoption process. The time line for fostering varies from dog to dog and depends on whether or not your foster requires some recovery (spay/neuter, heartworm treatment recovery, etc). The average stay for your foster dog is anywhere from 1 to 6 months, though sometimes it’s only a couple of weeks. We do all we can to find their forever homes quickly.
Some of the most common questions we are asked regarding fostering are: “How do I let them go and what if I can’t?” And “How do I prevent myself from becoming too attached?” Fostering should not be looked at as a trial period to determine if you would like to adopt the dog permanently, but it does happen that in some instances the dog is truly a fit in his/her foster home. If that is the case, and you find yourself in love with your foster and unable to part with him/her, you are eligible to adopt, and some do. But, it’s important to keep in mind that more lives will be saved if we adopt out your foster so that you in turn can take in that next Lab that needs you just as badly. It sometimes helps to think of the foster dog not as “yours” from the start. Each dog already belongs to someone else -- it just so happens that he/she hasn’t met that person yet. The foster home is a loving place for the dog to stay (like with an Aunt or Uncle) until that dog’s special someone is able to come and take them home. And of course the easiest way to keep from getting too attached is to remember that there is another dog that desperately needs your help after this one goes home. The great reward comes when you see your foster, a dog that truly needed you and blossomed in your care, find his forever home -- a home that not only will treasure him, but often times truly needed him too.
Fostering a dog may seem like a formidable task, but it’s a very tangible way to make a difference. Everyone benefits: The foster volunteer gets to spend time with a special dog, and the kennel gains space for a new dog waiting for rescue from one of Houston’s local area shelters. The foster dog gets a break from kennel life and a second chance at becoming a cherished pet. The new owners get a dog that is better adapted to home life, and therefore has an easier transition into his/her forever home.
To become a STLRR Foster Home please click on the icon below to fill-up an online application
For additional information, please email us at info@txlabrescue.org. We look forward to working with you in the future on behalf of these very deserving and remarkable Labrador Retrievers!