Search Search Search Topic Shelter Medicine Programs & Services Foster Animal Health Care Enrichment & Behavior Behavior Equine Welfare Equine Adoption Adoption & Placement Relocation & Transport Reaching & Supporting Adopters Community Cats (-) Foster Care Promotions & Events Cruelty & Disasters Disaster Preparedness & Response Animal Cruelty Investigations Spay/Neuter Surgery Patient Care Outreach & Promotion Programs & Operations Volunteers Active FiltersFoster Care Group 9 Clear All Adoption Counseling Resources for Foster Families Relying on foster families to help place foster animals is a helpful tactic for shelters and rescues. Follow these tips to start a program at your organization. Emergency Foster Resources Use these fostering resources to help you recruit and manage fosters during an emergency. Adoption Ambassadors Resources: How to Get Your Foster Pet Adopted in Two Weeks Use this resource as a guide to help your dog foster parents get their charges adopted in 14 days or less! 6 Tips for Retaining Foster Families Want to keep your foster families happy and thriving? These six tips can help you meet their needs and ensure your foster program's success. Dog Saved from Hoarding Case Goes Home for the Holidays Read about a happy ending for Harley, a dog seized in a 2019 hoarding case, thanks to a doting foster parent. They Did It: Tips For a Thriving On-Deck Foster System Find out how two shelters use an on-deck foster program to get animals into homes quickly and efficiently while reducing the burden on staff. How to Use Online Orientation for More Foster Parents, Less Staff Burden Read how online orientation can increase your pool of foster families and decrease the burden on your staff and resources. They Did It: Throwing a Slumber Party for Shelter Animals Learn how an Arizona agency gave shelter animals some R&R—and some potential new homes at the same time. 5 Tips for Effective Foster Communication Utilize these five tips when communicating with your foster families to help have positive, effective conversations. Tips to Set up Fosters for Success with Challenging Dogs Learn easy and proven tips to improve fosters’ experience with challenging dogs and save more lives, together. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page next ›