Table A1.
Foster application questions.
| Can you make a commitment to foster your rescue dog for two months? |
| Will you (the veteran) care for the dog (e.g., feeding, take outside for bathroom breaks, grooming if necessary)? Will someone else be available to help you with these tasks? |
| How many ADULTS reside in your household? Please indicate the gender and age for all of them. |
| How many CHILDREN reside in the household? Please indicate their gender and age |
| If your household does not include children, please indicate whether children are regular or frequent visitors to your home. |
| In what type of home do you live (e.g., apartment, town home, single-family home)? |
| Do you own or rent your home? If you rent, do you have approval from your landlord to foster a dog? Please provide landlord’s phone number so we may contact him/her. |
| Please describe your yard (area, fenced, pool, etc.) |
| Please indicate whether any members of your household have special needs. |
| Does anyone living in the home smoke, and if so, do they smoke indoors? |
| Indicate whether you have lived with a dog in the past. If so, please comment on your experience (good, bad, etc.). |
| Do you have a preference for the age, gender, and/or size of the foster dog? |
| Will you (the veteran) agree to take daily walks with the dog? We recommend two–three walks per day between 10–20 min in length. |
| Please describe the areas where you will walk with your dog (busy street, quiet street, path, etc.) |
| How much time will your foster dog spend alone during the week and on the weekend? |
| Do you agree to an initial visit to your home? |
| Please provide the names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of two references (not family members). |
| I understand that if I am approved to foster a dog through the Vets Foster Pets program I must fully read and sign the “Foster Contract”, which is a separate document from this application, and that this “Foster Contract” is a legal contract between Vets Foster Pets rescues and a foster dog caregiver, and that this agreement must be signed before I am able to accept a foster dog for care into my home. |
| I certify that the information entered on this application is true. |