Bringing Your New Foster Pet Home
The first few days in a foster home can have a major impact on how a pet adjusts and decompresses outside of the shelter environment. This section includes resources designed to help fosters prepare for bringing a new pet home, including introductions, decompression guidance, feeding guides, creating routines, setting expectations, and helping pets transition successfully into a new environment. Whether you are fostering for the first time or welcoming a new foster pet into your home, these tools are meant to help create a smoother and less stressful transition for both you and your foster pet.
A Guide to Feeding Your Foster Pet
Providing proper nutrition is one of the most important ways you can help your foster pet grow, stay healthy, and thrive. Every pet’s needs vary depen...
The 3-3-3 Rule: Helping Your Foster Adjust to a New Home
Bringing a foster pet home is an exciting and rewarding experience, but it is also a big change for the animal. Even the most confident dogs and cats ...
Introducing Your Foster Dog to Cats: A Guide to Safe and Positive First Impressions
Bringing a foster dog into a home with cats can feel like a big question mark. Will they get along? Will your dog chase? Will your cat accept the newc...
Handling Sensitivity: Respecting Boundaries and Building Trust in Foster Dogs
Many shelter dogs arrive with unknown histories. Some may have experienced fear, neglect, or trauma. Others simply haven’t been handled often — or gen...
Introducing Your Foster Dog to Resident Pets: A Step-by-Step Guide
One of the most common questions we hear from foster homes is: “How do I safely introduce my foster dog to my own pets?” It’s a great question — and...
The Decompression Period: Giving Your Foster Dog the Time They Need to Settle In
Bringing a foster dog home is an exciting and meaningful experience. But before the training starts and before the cuddles on the couch begin, there’s...