Foster Form for Troublemakers

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Thank you for being willing to help our our dogs who have more specific needs! You are one of our most valued resources as many dogs suffer in the shelter environment while they can make much more progress in a home environment. We will give you all information we have about a dog before you take the pet into the home. We will also provide resources to help you understand how to help these dogs. Many times, we will include training and management plans. Fill out this form to let us know what you are willing to work with!

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Resource guarding refers to a dog displaying behavior (growling, snapping, etc.) intended to convince other dogs or humans to stay away from a particular item that the dog values. The resource can be food, treats, toys, bones, a place (a bed or favorite chair), or occasionally a person. How comfortable are you working with a dog who has resource guarding? *

I would not feel comfortable with any resource guarding history

I would feel comfortable working with a dog who has bitten in the past when things were taken from them

Please describe any experience you have with resource guarding and what you did. *

Some dogs do not care for other dogs or get frustrated when on leash and other dogs are around. This can be shown by barking, growling, or sometimes lunging toward other dogs. How comfortable do you feel leash walking a dog who may have these reactions when seeing other dogs? *

I either have dogs that the dog would be around or do not live in an area where avoiding dogs is impossible

I don't mind keeping my distance from other dogs and feel capable of controlling a dog who might react

Please describe any experience that you have had with leash reactivity and how you handled it. *

Some dogs do not do well with small children or strangers. Sometimes while walking a dog, a child or stranger could come up and try to pet the dog. If you were fostering a dog who should not be around strangers, how comfortable are you telling people to please back up and not touch the dog? *

My home would be better for a dog who is okay with strange people

I am comfortable letting the dog have whatever amount of social distance they require

Please describe any experience you have had with dogs who are not comfortable with strangers/children and how you handled it. *

Some dog are afraid of people because they haven't had a lot of experience with them or have learned that humans usually mean bad things are coming. They may hide and cower when people are around. When people approach or reach for them, they may growl, snap, bare, teeth, cower, or hide. How comfortable would you be giving them time and space to feel safe? *

I can only work with dogs who are already friendly towards people

I am comfortable with dogs who have bitten in these circumstances before

Please describe any experience you have had with dogs who are afraid of people and how you helped them. *

Touch or handling sensitivity refers to a dog who is uncomfortable being touched in certain places (ex. head), certain ways (ex. hugged), or at certain times (ex. when they are resting). They may communicate their uncomfortableness by growling, baring teeth, snapping, or biting. How comfortable are you with dogs who have specific ways they like to be touched? *

It is important to me that my foster dog is cuddly and enjoys affection

I am okay with working with a dog who has boundaries and has bitten before when someone did not respect them

Please describe any experience you have with dogs that have touch sensitivities and how you accommodated them. *

Over-arousal behaviors are common in many dogs and happen when a dog is not sure how to calm down when over excited or how to release pent up energy. The most common for of this is jumping and mouthing during play or to start play. How comfortable are you working with a dog that is jumpy/mouthy? *

This is not something I am very comfortable working with

I can provide a lot of exercise and am comfortable with a dog who has accidentally broken skin by biting too hard when excited

Please explain any experience you have had with dogs that need a high amount of exercise and enrichment or with dogs who are jumpy/mouthy when excited. *

Please explain your views on how to train dogs and what works best. *

How open are you to learning new training techniques and theories? (Be honest, we understand either way!) *

I am confident my views on training are correct and would feel uncomfortable using other methods

I am excited to learn more about the science behind training and behavior

Are there any dogs you have already been looking at or would like to foster?

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