THIS IS SOMETHING NEW FOR MY RESCUE. WE ARE GOING TO TRY A "FOSTER TO ADOPT PROGRAM" FOR CERTAIN RESCUES. NOT ALL RESCUES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROGRAM, ONLY THE ONES LISTED BELOW. THIS PROGRAM IS FOR THE HARD TO ADOPT DOGS THAT HAVE SOCIALIZATION ISSUES, HEALTH ISSUES, AGE ISSUES ETC. WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO FIND THESE DOGS A GOOD HOME BUT THEY GET PASSED OVER TIME AND TIME AGAIN BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT YOUR AVERAGE, FRIENDLY LITTLE DOGS. SOME ARE FROM PUPPY MILLS AND DON'T KNOW THAT THERE ARE GOOD PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. SOME HAVE BEEN ABUSED OR MISTREATED. SOME ARE JUST OLD, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY DON'T COUNT TOO, THEY STILL NEED A HOME TO LIVE OUT THEIR LIFE. THEY ARE GREAT DOGS AND THEY MAY NOT LIVE LONG BUT I STILL FEEL COMPELLED TO SAVE THEM WHEN I SEE THEM IN THE SHELTERS. BUT, THEY DO TAKE UP SPACE THAT COULD BE USED FOR OTHER DOGS IN NEED, SO I AM LIMITED ON THE ONES I CAN TAKE THAT HAVE ISSUES OR ARE OLDER. THAT IS WHERE THIS PROGRAM COMES IN.
ANYONE INTERESTED IN "FOSTERING TO ADOPT" MUST STILL FILL OUT MY ADOPTION APPLICATION FIRST. THEN, WE WILL PLACE ONE OF THE DOGS BELOW WITH YOU FOR 1 MONTH. YOU PAY NO ADOPTION FEES UP FRONT. IF, AFTER 1 MONTH, YOU ARE HAPPY WITH THE DOG, AT THAT TIME THE ADOPTION FEE IS DUE AND THE DOG BECOMES YOURS. IF YOU ARE UNHAPPY WITH THE DOG ANYTIME DURING THE 1 MONTH TRIAL PERIOD, YOU MAY BRING THEM BACK, NO PROBLEM.