Foster Application

Foster a Border Collie

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Thank you for your interest in volunteering and providing a foster home with our rescue organization. Please complete the questions below to help us understand which activities and foster dogs would be best suited for you. If an item is not applicable do not leave blank, please enter N/A. Please feel free to elaborate or clarify any item. You can use the comments section at the end for anything else you would like to add.

The information you provide on this form will be used solely by NCBCRA for internal use and will not be shared with anyone outside of our organization. By completing this form you authorize us to use and share this information in this manner.

Contact Information

Applicant's Full Name

Mailing Address

Street Address (if different than mailing address)

City

State

Zipcode

Home Telephone

Mobile

Work Telephone

E-mail Address

Confirm E-mail Address

Household Information

Names and ages of all family members roommates and anyone routinely at home

Do all family adults work?

Work schedule (please list days and hours)

How much time per day can you spend with a foster dog?

How much time per day will the foster dog be unattended?

What provisions will be made for your foster dog if no one is at home during the day?

Have you discussed fostering with all household members and do you have everyone’s support?

Any other regular visitors who will be in contact with foster dogs?

Please identify your housing type (house, condo, apartment, mobile home, other)

Do you own or rent?

If you rent do you have your landlord’s permission to keep a dog?

Do we have your permission to contact your landlord to verify you can have a dog? If “Yes” please provide your landlord's name address and phone number

Do you have a secure fenced yard? If “yes” please specify fencing type and height

Do you have a secure kennel run? If so please specify size and type

Do you crate your dogs when you leave the house or at night for sleeping?

List all pets in household (animal type or breed, age and sex)

Are all current household dogs spayed or neutered?

Are all current household dogs up to date on vaccinations (rabies, DHPP, bordetella)?

Are all current household dogs accepting of new dogs into the home?

Any livestock a foster dog could be in contact with?

Dog Handing & Fostering Experience

Please describe your experience with dogs in general (training, showing, herding, breeding, family pet etc.)

Have you ever owned or had previous experience with border collies? If “yes” please list any training/activities you’ve been involved with not already mentioned above (herding, agility, flyball etc.)

Have you fostered dogs or volunteered for another rescue group? If so which one(s)?

Do you have special skills or training (trainer, vet, groomer, behaviorist etc.)

Do you have confinement available to isolate a dog for health reasons (if yes please specify)

Will you foster a dog with kennel cough?

Will you foster a dog that is injured?

Will you foster puppies?

Will you foster a dog that has behavior issues?

Will you foster a dog that is dog-aggressive?

Will you foster a dog that is not housebroken?

Have you lost a pet (not through death)? If “yes” Please elaborate on situation

Have you had a dog killed by a vehicle? If “yes” Please elaborate on situation

Would you allow a dog to ride in the bed of a truck?

Have you ever had a dog die due to disease? If “yes” Please elaborate on situation

Please describe any experience you have working with behavioral problems in dogs

Please describe any experience you've had in working with abused or neglected animals

Do you have any restrictions on the size, age, or sex of the type of dog you will foster?

Please describe how the dog will routinely be kept when inside

Please describe how the dog will routinely be kept when outside

Where will your foster dogs sleep

Conclusion

Please provide the names and contact information for two people that have knowledgeable of your experience with dogs

Please provide your primary veterinarian clinic’s name address & phone

May we enquire of your vet clinic to verify information requested in this application?

Fostering requires a large commitment and often a bond will develop that makes it difficult to give up the dog to its new home. Are you prepared for this commitment and for letting go of the foster dog?

When bringing a new dog into your home there is risk of items being damaged, however we will not be financially responsible for personal property damage caused by your foster dog. Do you accept the possibility of damage to personal property from your foster dog and not being compensated for it?

We pay for your foster's dog food and for veterinary care we have authorized. Except for emergency care, please do not obtain non-authorized veterinary care. Do you accept being financially responsible for non-emergency vet care you obtain for your foster dog that NCBCRA had not authorized?

How often you anticipate fostering at this time?

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