- What kind of facility is required? If you share your life with a basset
now, chances are that your home is fine. A fenced yard, fresh water,
and a shelter are the basics.
- How much notice will I have? Often we don't have more than one day's
notice on an incoming hound; sometimes, just a few hours. When relocating
existing fosters, we are able to give several days' notice.
- What do you
do when you can't find a foster home? If we have sufficient funds,
we may be able to board the dog at a kennel until a home becomes
available. If funds are low, we sometimes are unable to provide assistance.
This
is why foster homes are critical.
- What will I be responsible for? Providing a safe, loving environment,
regular feeding and freshwater. We also rely on foster homes to provide
a written
evaluation of the dog's behavior and attitude, to keep an eye
out for problems, especially aggression.
- What will BROOD be responsible for? BROOD will take care of all medical bills for the dog. BROOD
will handle
placement, although we welcome suggestions and help in this
area.
- What if the foster dog doesn't work out in
our family? We will take
back the
basset at your request. We won't make you feel guilty (promise).
- What if I foster a dog
and love it so much I can't part with it? BROOD does
not encourage our fosters to adopt their foster dogs but
we do understand that it happens. We even have a name for it: "Foster
Failure." If you feel you are going to be a Foster Failure, you must
contact the Foster
Team Leader and Adoption
Team Leader IMMEDIATELY and declare your desire
to adopt your foster dog. Provided you have had the dog for at least
two weeks AND there is no other approved adopter interested in your dog,
you will be first in line to adopt once the two-week period is up. If
there is an approved adopter interested, you must wait until they decide
to pass on the dog first. Even if you do adopt, we hope that you'll also
be able to continue to foster - foster
homes are one of our greatest needs.
- How long will I keep
a foster basset? This greatly
depends on the "marketability" of
the hound. Young dogs are usually adopted quickly, within a couple
of weeks. Older dogs and those with medical or behavior problems take
longer.
We like to keep a hound for at least a week in order to evaluate
its behavior. In the case of a dog whose history is known, the turnover
time
may be shorter.
- I can't foster right
now, but I'd like to help. What can I do? Monetary
contributions are welcome! You can also volunteer to pick dogs up
or transport
them, work at a foster table, and help with
other
rescue activities.
Go ahead! Apply to become
a foster home or contact
us now!
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