About Us
The Purpose of our Foster Families
Anything is Pawsable, inc, A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is in search of foster homes for our assistance dogs in training. These foster homes are critical for the success of our service dogs' training. Foster families will provide a loving home for these pups for 4-8 months during their training. Experience all the benefits of caring for a puppy, without the expense, and with the helpful guiding hand of our professional trainers and groomers to make the puppy process an absolute breeze! Not only do fosters get to soak in all the puppy love, they also get the satisfaction of doing a great deed by providing a comfortable home for an assistance dog in training that will be donated to a family in need.
Requirements
- The primary foster care provider must be 21 years or older.
- Must have no more than three other pets in the home. Other dogs in the home must be at least one year old and all other pets must be up to date on vaccines and on flea and tick prevention.
- Devote time daily to oversee the complete care of the dog, including but not limited to: feeding, grooming (regular brushing), socialization, and exercise as recommended by Anything is Pawsable, Inc Trainers.
- Attend scheduled training with one of our Anything is Pawsable, Inc trainers weekly and follow socialization guidelines. Please understand that training must continue on into the home, and you will be assigned "homework" after each training session.
- Have reliable transportation in order to get the foster dog to the K9to5 Doggy Daycare facility for grooming, training, or time with their selected family.
- Provide age appropriate toys to deter puppy chewing and boredom, as well as treats. Anything is Pawsable, Inc will provide food, vetting, collars, and leashes, as well as providing any grooming, daycare, or boarding services necessary for the foster dog.
What Fostering EnTAILS
- The opportunity to provide a loving home environment to work on socialization, potty training, crate training, and overall house manners for one of our assistance dogs for the duration of their training time. Our fully trained service dogs are then donated to a family in need.
- Our puppies for this program all work towards their Canine Good Citizen test, and must maintain good manners at home. Some of them may be specially task trained for things such as deep pressure therapy, medical alert, or retrieval, which your trainer will show you how to practice at home to get the puppy used to providing these services in a variety of environments
- Most of these dogs will be working public access, meaning they need exposure to a lot of different places, people, noises, and surfaces. Fosters are encouraged to bring these pups in public as often as possible. Details of these outings will be discussed in training.
- Food, vetting, collars, leashes, kennels, grooming, boarding, daycare, and training provided by Anything is Pawsable, Inc
- Foster families are required to attend pre-scheduled training sessions at K9to5 Doggy Daycare 1-2 times per week and continue discussed training protocols at home