Hmmmm, this is a little tougher for someone who so enjoys the foster dogs, but there are some very solid reasons not to foster. The main reason would be not having enough time’ you can work a full-time job and foster, but you have to be willing to get up a little earlier than normal to exercise the foster dog and expect to come home and spend time once again exercising and working with the foster dog’ expect a minimum of 2-3 hours per day that need to be spent with the foster dog, it can slip rather easily into a daily schedule.

If you are not ready to devote at least this much time to a new dog, fostering is probably not for you. (There are many other volunteer opportunities that you could help us with’ see our volunteer opportunites).

Attachment to personal and household items’ even an adult foster dog may chew on an inappropriate item or have an accident in the house. This is just part of adjusting a new dog to home-life, some come in very easy, others can be very nervous the first couple days and do inappropriate things.

Puppies, well, they are guaranteed to chew up something you don't want them to and have accidents.

If you want to foster, and you leave things in a room with an unattended-to dog/puppy, you have to be able to accept the fact that something you cherish (expensive shoes/craft item, etc) can get destroyed. It is truly amazing, especially with puppies, what they can get into when you go into another room, for just a minute.

Article By A New Leash On Life