New England Puppy Rescue provides all supplies needed for your foster puppy. You provide a safe, loving environment!
Fostering a dog is the most critical volunteer job in our rescue. Thank you for applying!
Reasons to become a foster:- Love of animals
- Want to help save lives.
- Able to always get your "puppy fix."
- No permanent, lifetime commitment to one puppy/dog while still saving countless lives.
- The instant gratification of love and affection – they know you saved them!
- Get to wake up feeling good every day knowing you made a difference.
Things we ask of our fosters:
- 1-2 week commitment, but as little as overnight & weekend too!
- Keep the puppies safe & loved.
- Watch and report IMMEDIATELY any signs of illness.
- Agree to pick up or arrange to meet to pick up your puppies when they arrive in from the transport.
- Bath the pups once they arrive or before their adoption meeting.
- If needed, administer any medications as prescribed.
- Agree to drop off your puppies at their adoption meeting.
Our Foster-to-Adopt Program:
- Apply to be a foster, as usual
- All of the above applies (Things we ask of our fosters)
- You get to have a trial run with a puppy to see if its a match
- Either way, you help save a life!
- Not all puppies are eligible with the program, but a majority are