Thank you for wanting to foster for Little Paws Dachshund Rescue (LPDR).
This application can take 15 - 30 minutes to complete.
Once we receive your application, we will contact your vet and personal references. After you have passed those criteria's, we will ask a volunteer to set up a time for a home visit. A home visit volunteer will come to your home and look at the places that a foster dog will eat, play and sleep. We require that everyone in your home be present at the time of the home visit.
LPDR is responsible for all vetting for foster dogs. We will also provide you with a handbook to answer many of your questions about our foster policies and procedures.
Fostering is a rewarding experience but is a commitment for any person. You will be asked to bring home a dog that may have just been pulled out of the shelter into your home or one that was surrendered by their owner. Some fosters do not get along with your dogs while others will warm up very quickly. There will be some that are sick and will need your attention. But the reward when they go to their forever home is something you will never forget.
We look forward to having you on the LPDR Foster Team!
Little Paws Dachshund Rescue Board of Directors
First Name*
Last Name*
Address*
City*
State/Province*
Zip/Postal Code* -
Email*
Home Phone
Work Phone x
Cell Phone*
Your Employer:*
Partner's Name
Partner's Employer
Why do you want to foster for LPDR?*
Please list the residents living in your home including relationship and age. Please include yourself and your age.*
If you have children, please describe their previous experience with dogs and their involvement with a new dog?
Please list all current pets living in your household including name, type, breed, gender, age and weight for all dogs.*
Please list previous dogs you have owned since adulthood including name, breed, age, date and reason for passing. *
Are all of the animals in your home spayed and neutered?
Do you use heart worm prevention for your current or previous dogs?*
What brand of food do you feed your current dog?
If your animals are not spayed or neutered, please explain why not.
Please provide the name of your vet practice with full address and phone number (including area code) for your current and previous pets (if more than one vet practice has been used, please list all).*
Please provide your vet's phone number. Please advise them we will call to verify vetting information.
Personal (non-family) Reference #1: Name and Email Address*
Personal (non-family) Reference #2: Name and Email Address*
Personal (non-family) Reference #3: Name and Email Address*
Share with us how long the dog will be left alone in your home daily.
What are your plans for the dog when you are out of the house/at work?*
Do you use a doggy day care or pet sitter?
Have you fostered before?
If you have fostered before, please give us the name of the rescue
Is your yard fenced?
If you have a fence, what type of fence is it (i.e. chain, wooden, privacy, invisible)?
How high is your fence and is it low enough to the ground so a dachshund can't crawl or dig under?
Do you have a doggy door?
Do you allow your dog(s) off leash when they are not within a fenced area?
If yes, under what conditions?
Are there stairs in your home?
If you have stairs, how many, and are they gated for safety?
Do you plan to stay committed to your foster pet(s) until s/he is adopted? (this may be for several weeks or several months)
Are you prepared for an extended adjustment period for you and a foster pet? The adjustment period is the time it takes for a dog to adjust to a new environment (your home), new people (you and your family) and new rules. It can last anywhere from 2 hours to 2 months or more.
Some of our rescue dogs require behavioral training and we ask that you be willing to take part in virtual behavioral training sessions with our trainer. Are you prepared to do this?
If for some reason you are no longer able to foster a pet, do you agree to contact LPDR immediately and return the pet ONLY to us?
Are you familiar with dachshund temperament/habits? Please elaborate.*
What type of home do you live in?* Choose one: Single family Condo Townhome Duplex Mobil Apartment
Do you own or rent? * Choose one: Own Rent
If you rent, please provide the name and contact information for your landlord. (Name, phone number, and email)
I am willing to foster these age dachshund/dachshund mixes: (check all that apply)
I am willing to foster a maximum number of foster dogs
I am willing to potty train foster pets in my care
I am willing to foster sick or special needs pets
I am able to say when I have taken on too much and allow LPDR time to fix the situation
Maximum weight of dog: (check all that apply)
I agree to a home visit by LPDR. A homevisit is when a volunteer sets up a time to meet with you and your family to see where the dachshund will sleep, eat and play
I agree to follow-up home visit by LPDR after I begin fostering
I attest that I understand the risks present in volunteer duties, particularly in working with animals, and freely assume those risks and agree to release and indemnify Little Paws Dachshund Rescue, its officers, agents, employees and volunteers from and against all claims for injury, accident, loss or danger to the undersigned as a result of such volunteer duties.
Have you ever surrendered a dog?
If yes, how long ago?
