Fostering a Homeless Pet..help save their lives!

Do you live in Cobb, Cherokee, Paulding, Bartow Counties, Fulton or Dekalb? If so, you can help us save a life by becoming a foster home! Others areas can also foster but will have to assist in transporting thier foster dog to the Cobb County area for adoptions days.

Foster Homes Needed Desperately

Many of the dogs on this site need foster homes. They are in temporary housing until foster or permanent homes can be located. Everyday we received many new pleas for help and dogs in need. To the right are the dogs we have that are now in need of foster care until permanent homes can be found.

What is a Foster Home?

FOSTER HOMES are temporary homes for each rescued dog, until a permanent home is found. When you are a foster "parent", Forgotten Paws Pet Rescue Inc. takes care of all necessary vet care and monthly medications before you take the dog into your home. We just ask that you be willing to invest your time, love and a space in your home. We are unable to pay for food.

We are always in need of good foster homes. These dogs are in "rescue" and in need of foster homes because they did not draw good owners the first time around. It is not their fault. We often get asked, "why did this dog need to be rescued?". The answer is almost always about the owners. Because of the diverse background of these dogs, some are in need of a significant amount of time, training and patience. Most of them already have the basics and just need nurturing and a few alterations here and there. Foster homes help these dogs be the best they can be and to find a home who will love them forever.

Once you foster, you will one day look at that foster dog and think how sweet he/she is and how if you had never volunteered, this baby might be dead for no reason. Because of you, this baby has a chance at life!

Fostering Requirements:

1. FPPR foster homes must be located in the one of the following counties: Cobb, Cherokee, Bartow, Paulding, Fulton, Dekalb, lower Gwinnett. (exceptions can be made but it is difficult to get dogs to adoptions when the foster home is farther away.)

2. Rent/Own your home: If you do not own your home, you need your landlord's permission to have a foster dog in your home. You also need permission from any roommates.

3. Fenced area: Each dog has it's own requirements. Some dogs will be fine being leash walked. See the description of the dog for these details.

4. Your pets: Your own pets need to be tolerant of other dogs and accepting of other dogs coming into their home. We do a play date to determine this in advance.

5. Time-Frame: We need foster homes who can make the commitment for the long haul. We do not like to bounce dogs around from home to home because we feel it is very detrimental to their adoptability. We do look for short-term foster situations once in a while in emergency situation.

7. Your duties as a foster parent: You will be required to get the dog to at least 1 adoption a month. (We are currently only holding adoptions on the 1st and 2nd Sat of each month). A dog that does not attend the adoptions may take much longer to place in a loving home.We will need to be sure your foster dog is clean so we ask that you bathe the dog before adoptions and check him or her for overall cleanliness (ears, eyes, toes, teeth) before turning him or her over to the new family.

9. Foster Homes must first fill out the foster application. If you are interested in fostering a dog with the intent of possibly adopting it, you will have to fill out the adoption application. We offer a two week foster program in certain situations.

What FPPR will provide to a foster home:

We supply each foster home with necessary items to care for the foster pet as if it were thier own:

• Crate (if needed)
• Heartworm and Flea Prevention
• Dishes (if needed)
• Collar, tag and leash
• All veterinary care is taken care of by Forgotten Paws
• We DO NOT provide food. We ask that you take on this responsibility