Foster Home Application

Please do not apply to become a foster family if you have a child in the home under the age of 10 years.

We currently need Short Term (up to 3 months) and Any Duration fosters. If you are seeking to foster for less than a month, we may not be able to prioritize processing your application at this time.

The application is available online:

• Retriever Foster Home Application & Agreement (Online)

Here are some important Foster Home considerations:

• Home Ownership or Renter
  Home ownership is preferred, however, if you are a renter, we can process your application with a letter from your landlord along with her/his phone number. We will contact your landlord to confirm you are allowed to foster retrievers and to learn of any restrictions they have.
• A fenced yard is preferred. (Please read the page on Fence Guidelines for specifics.) However, if you don’t have a fence or are concerned it won’t meet our guidelines but are willing to comply with other important guidance on exercising the dog safely, we welcome your application. Without a fence, you will need to keep the dog on a leash or long line whenever outside and not rely on dog parks or other off leash environments to exercise the foster dog.
• Dog treated as member of the family
  Dog must be kept in the house and treated like one of the family. They are not to be isolated in a separate room, garage, or left out in the yard.
• Signed Foster Home Agreement
  Each foster caregiver will need to sign our foster home agreement/waiver.
• No children under the age of 10 years.
• Vet Records for Resident Dogs
  You will be required to provide vaccine dates (Rabies, DHPP, Bordetella) and recent checkup info for resident dogs. You can provide this information in the application or in communication with the foster team member processing your application.