Please consider opening your heart and home to a Doberman in need! Fostering a Doberman Pinscher is a wonderful experience and it will make the difference between life and death for the dog(s) you foster. If you are interested in fostering you can fill out the Foster Questionnaire or if you have questions feel free to email us.
A foster family takes an unwanted Doberman into their home and supplies it with love, food and shelter until a suitable forever family is found. Most foster families have dogs and even cats of their own. Your home becomes their home. Some find this the opportunity to live with a dog without the long term commitments usually associated with pet ownership. Please consider opening your heart and home to a Doberman in need! Become a foster today!
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Fostering FAQs
What costs will I incur when fostering?
We pay veterinary bills, provide heartworm preventative and flea preventative and we order dog food every month, which foster families can choose to utilize.
What other responsibilities will I have?
The dog will need exercise, so you will need to have a fenced yard or a way to exercise the dog, and time to do so. Some will need crate training our housebreaking, but many of them come to us already housebroken. It is not difficult to housebreak an adult Doberman. You will also need to keep us informed of the dog’s temperament, issues, etc. You will need to be available to show the dog to potential adopters, although all potential adopters are screened first and we normally only send one or two people to meet any given dog. You will also need to take the dog to the veterinarian if need be.
How long will I have the foster dog?
We keep each of our rescues for at least two weeks before placing them into permanent home, but expect at least 1 month. We want to get to know the dogs before placing them, and sometimes it just takes a while to find the right home.
What if the dog does not get along with my dog, or chases my cat?
We do not force you to continue fostering a dog that isn’t working out in your home. If there are real problems with the dog living in your home we will try to find a different foster home for it, or at last resort we will board it until another foster home is found or it is adopted.
What if I want to adopt the dog I am fostering?
We normally say that someone cannot adopt the first dog they foster. We don’t want fostering to be used as a try-before-you buy for a rescue dog.
Do I need to live in Atlanta to foster a dog for you?
You need to live in the Atlanta metro area. We use two different veterinary clinics for our rescue dogs – one in Marietta and one in Snellville. If you did need to take the dog to the veterinarian we would ask that you take it to one of the clinics with which we have an established relationship. Also, if you live too far from Atlanta, many potential adopters would not want to drive to meet a dog.
Can families with children foster dogs?
Since we do not place dogs into homes with young children, we also do not place dogs into foster homes with young children. We often do not know the dog’s history or their experiences with children.