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Foster Home Application

Why We Need Your Help:  Collie Rescue Network has no kennel facilities.  We rely solely on the foster care system and therefore rely on the people who are willing to open their homes and their hearts to Collies in need.  Each month we receive calls and emails about Collies needing help all over Canada.  In order for CRN to continue helping each and every Collie in need we are constantly searching for foster home to meet the growing need.

What Does a Foster Home Do?  Foster homes are the safe and loving place that rescue Collies live until their furever families are found.  Every Collie you see in rescue with CRN is living with a foster family where they receive proper food, vetting, exercise and, most importantly, lots of love.  Most Collies need basic vetting (spay/neuter, vaccinations, etc.) and have no real “issues”.  However, sometimes a Collie will come into rescue that needs extra special care - more serious medical issues, surgery, obedience training or even sometimes just a place to learn about being part of a family if they’ve never been allowed indoors (as in puppy mill dogs for example).  

What is expected of you?  We ask all our foster homes understand that there is never a time limit on the amount of time a dog may be in foster care.  Some Collies find their furever homes quickly and you may have him/her for only a few weeks while others may be in foster care for months (and even a year or more, although that is rare!).  Our goal in rescue is to find the home that best matches each dog’s individual needs - so until that home comes along, the dog will stay in foster care.  We also ask that you submit the update form (found online) every week or so.  

What Does CRN Pay For:  CRN covers all costs associated with the dog while he is in foster care.  We either set up an account with your vet and pay them directly or we reimburse any costs you have incurred directly to yourself.  

How to Become a CRN Foster Home:

The process to become a CRN Foster Home is much like our adoption process really.  You much fill in the application form, found above.  Once that is done, you will be contacted by our Foster Home Coordinator who will go over in more detail what fostering is all about and you can also ask any additional questions you might have.  

We will then have a volunteer come to your home and chat with you in person.  We want to meet your family and any pets you currently have.  The volunteer will have great tips and ideas that will help you settle in with your first foster when it arrives so make sure to ask questions!  

Once that is completed you need to sign the Foster Home Agreement.  The agreement outlines what is expected of you and what is expected by you of CRN.  

The entire process may take a few weeks, depending on how close a volunteer lives to you to complete the home visit part of the process.  

Please think about fostering a Collie!  They need your help!