Join Our Team by Becoming a Foster or Volunteer
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What is a foster?
BRI is a foster based rescue organization. This means that all of our dogs live in the homes of our foster families. Foster homes are the foundation of our entire rescue, and as such, they are also our greatest need. Every dog who comes into BRI must have a place to go before we can help save them. Foster families provide a temporary home for the dog until he or she is placed into their forever homes.
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What does a foster do?
Foster families provide their dogs with a loving home and a chance to heal and thrive in a safe, comfortable environment.
They also help us find the best possible home for the dog by observing the dog and learning the foster dog's temperament, preferences, strengths, and areas that need improvement. This information is invaluable when it is time to place the dog for adoption. Foster dogs learn how to live in a house with family, learn basic manners, and have the opportunity to work on any areas that could use improvement through the care and guidance of their foster families. Most importantly, fostering saves lives!! ~ "Fostering an animal isn't a lifetime commitment. It is a commitment to saving a life" ~ |
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What does BRI provide for fosters?
BRI pays for all veterinary costs including any necessary medications, supplements, and preventatives.
We will also provide a crate if needed, as well as any necessary supplies that the foster home is unable to supply. Our foster coordinators provide timely support, information, advice, training materials, tips for behavioral modification when needed, help problem solve and find solutions to any questions the foster family might have, and insure that foster homes have everything that they need in order to provide the best quality care to the dog. Each foster home receives a care package of preventatives, toys, and other items that the dog may need. |
Other Ways To Help
While foster homes are our greatest need, there are other areas that you can help with.
Transporter
See our Volunteer Transporter page for more information on what transporting consists of and how to sign up to become a transporter.
Home Visits
We have a very rigorous screening process for all potential adopters. This includes a home visit by a BRI volunteer to evaluate if the home is a good fit for dog. We will guide you through the process until you are comfortable doing them.
Dog Evaluations
Each of our dogs are evaluated before being placed into a foster home to make sure that the dog is a candidate for our program.
Pulling a Dog From a Shelter
BRI volunteers go to the shelters near them to collect the dog and help get them to a safe place.
Overnight Stay
Sometimes a dog just needs a place to stay for one night before it leaves the next morning to continue its journey to the foster or adoptive home. This is often true of dogs who are pulled from a shelter.
Temporary Foster
We need temporary fosters for a variety of reasons. Sometimes we have a foster home lined up for an incoming dog, but that foster family needs a short time period before they can take the dog (such as getting back from vacations, work obligations, etc.) This is when we need a place for the dog to rest its head for a short period until their foster can get them.
We also need temporary fosters to step in for foster families who are going to be gone for vacation, family obligations, etc. This is also just for a short period until their actual foster can get them.
While foster homes are our greatest need, there are other areas that you can help with.
Transporter
See our Volunteer Transporter page for more information on what transporting consists of and how to sign up to become a transporter.
Home Visits
We have a very rigorous screening process for all potential adopters. This includes a home visit by a BRI volunteer to evaluate if the home is a good fit for dog. We will guide you through the process until you are comfortable doing them.
Dog Evaluations
Each of our dogs are evaluated before being placed into a foster home to make sure that the dog is a candidate for our program.
Pulling a Dog From a Shelter
BRI volunteers go to the shelters near them to collect the dog and help get them to a safe place.
Overnight Stay
Sometimes a dog just needs a place to stay for one night before it leaves the next morning to continue its journey to the foster or adoptive home. This is often true of dogs who are pulled from a shelter.
Temporary Foster
We need temporary fosters for a variety of reasons. Sometimes we have a foster home lined up for an incoming dog, but that foster family needs a short time period before they can take the dog (such as getting back from vacations, work obligations, etc.) This is when we need a place for the dog to rest its head for a short period until their foster can get them.
We also need temporary fosters to step in for foster families who are going to be gone for vacation, family obligations, etc. This is also just for a short period until their actual foster can get them.
