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"Folk will know how large your soul is, by the way you treat a dog." - Charles F. Doran
Fostering (n): encouragement; aiding the development of something; to foster (v): To bring up; nurture; cherish
Fostering is a way to help a dog in need. A foster home is more than just a shelter for a homeless lab. Foster homes provide socialization as well as daily interaction with people and possibly other pets. In many cases, foster parents help their foster adjust to the good life indoors with housetraining as well as teaching basic good manners to prepare their foster for their new home.
We have experienced volunteers who can help fostering families if there is any question or concern regarding their foster, and veterinary care for the foster dog is provide by LFS.
Fostering should not be used as a trial period to determine if you want to adopt a dog permanently, and fostering is not a means of getting a dog for free. Please keep in mind that the ultimate goal of a foster parent is to prepare their foster dog for their new life with a loving family who needs them just as much as the dog needs the family. Fostering is a way to help a dog in need, not to help yourself go for a test drive.
Top 5 Reasons to Foster
1. Fostering is rewarding for everyone involved.
LFS
strives to make the best match between our
labs and the adopting families, and when you see how your foster and
the
adopting family connect, you'll cry tears of joy, not of sorrow.
Seeing
your foster adopted to another caring family who will love your
foster is
always a heartwarming experience.
2. Fostering allows a lab that is in boarding to live in a
real home environment instead of living in a boarding facility. More importantly, a
dog's home
should not be defined by the materials used in its construction, but
rather the social interaction of their daily lives, which allows
them to
show their love and enthusiasm for people and the simple things in
life
like belly rubs and labby kisses.
3. Fostering saves lives. A new foster home means
additional room in the
rescue program to save another lab from certain death in the
numerous kill
shelters in Georgia and the surrounding states.
4. Fostering helps LFS continue their effort to
rescue
labs in need and help people find the right pet. Boarding
costs alone
make it difficult to keep up with the ever increasing costs of
running a
non-profit organization. Foster homes are essential to any
rescue group's
success in
saving the lives of these beautiful and loving creatures and
bringing
happiness to both the labs and their adopting families.
5. Fostering for LFS means you have the option of adopting your foster lab. Bonding with and loving your foster lab is likely to happen, and if you decide that you cannot part with your foster, LFS will fully support your decision to adopt your foster.
Please consider the best interest of these wonderful labs. Yes, we miss our fosters when they leave, but the joy and excitement of finding a forever home with that perfect family, above and beyond outweighs the Goodbye.
If you are still not convince, please read this article by Deb Carr: You Too Can Foster!
For additional information on fostering please check out this website:
If you are ready to foster, please open the foster application below and submit your application by attaching the form to an email and send the completed foster application to labfriendfoster@gmail.com.
Foster Application - Word .doc Format ~ Foster Application - .txt Format
If you are interested in becoming a foster home or would like to learn more about fostering for Labrador Friends of the South, please email our foster coordinator at labfriendfoster@gmail.com.