The main reason to foster is to help save lives of very deserving dogs! There are always more than we can help, but the number of foster homes that we have in our group limits the number of lives we save. At this time, we only have 5 permanent foster homes, many of our dogs are in temporary foster situations where someone has stepped forward to foster a stray they found or their own dog that they need to re-home. These homes are great and very much appreciated, however, we cannot place another dog in that spot once the current dog is adopted like we do with permanent foster homes.

Fostering provides an opportunity to learn more about mixed breeds, different pure breeds and types of dogs. It is very exciting to learn more about dogs in general, but also to see the difference in breeds. You may even find a breed you like that you never would've considered as a pet for yourself!

Another benefit is that now you will have friends, who gladly and openly discuss dog poop in all its variations and other dog / pet issues that you may never had the opportunity to discuss! Plus, if your house currently has carpeting and you want to talk your partner into Pergo flooring, just foster a couple litters of puppies and they'll come around!

The numbers do speak for themselves, for every foster home that fosters 10 months a year, we can save approximately another 6 dogs and even more puppies (they tend not to stay in the foster home as long).

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