Sheltie Rescue Questions

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BethH

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Something I have been curious about for awhile now... It's something I would like to get into when my own human kids are a little older.

For learning purpose, I came up with a few questions... if you think of any that need to be added, please do. I may not be the only one, now or in the future, who may be wondering about this very thing.

1) How does one go about getting into rescue?

2) When you sponsor a sheltie in your home until he/she is adopted, do you pay all the medical cost out of your own pocket? Or is the rescue organization you are affliated with take care of all the cost associated with the sheltie involved? What happen if the sheltie is not adopted out for over a year?

3) Do you get a worksheet to help determine what kind of home the sheltie would be better suited for? (with kids, without kids, only dog, okay with other dogs, okay with cats, etc)

4) Are you the same person who "inspect" someone home to see if they are a likely fit for rehoming a sheltie or is someone else in the rescue organization take this job duty?

5) Is it your primary job to determine which family will be able to adopt? Or as in #4 above, is there someone else who take this job duty?


I am sure I am missing many, many valuable questions. If you are in the rescue yourself, please filled in the blanks where I have left out.

Beth~
Annie & Charlie's mom
 
1) How does one go about getting into rescue?
Usually just contact the rescue, they will normally be happy to have you help some way.

2) When you sponsor a sheltie in your home until he/she is adopted, do you pay all the medical cost out of your own pocket? Or is the rescue organization you are affliated with take care of all the cost associated with the sheltie involved? What happen if the sheltie is not adopted out for over a year?
The organization will pay medical cost, if you do pay medical cost, it's tax deductable. I've never heard of a dog of any kind not being adopted after only a few months. I work with GRROWLS and I had the longest foster in GRROWLS history and that was 4 months.

3) Do you get a worksheet to help determine what kind of home the sheltie would be better suited for? (with kids, without kids, only dog, okay with other dogs, okay with cats, etc)
In most cases you DO NOT look for a home for the dog you foster, the rescue has people that do that for you. You will be asked how the dog does with kids, cats, other dogs, what obedience they have, house manners and so on and so forth.

4) Are you the same person who "inspect" someone home to see if they are a likely fit for rehoming a sheltie or is someone else in the rescue organization take this job duty?
Again, usually some one else in the organization. Though with GRROWLS I do get the final say on if I allow them to adopt the dog as I interview the people in my home. This is unusual though, With GRROWLS we find people that fit the dogs, not the other way around.

5) Is it your primary job to determine which family will be able to adopt? Or as in #4 above, is there someone else who take this job duty?
Most of the time, you do not get a say, but the reason I work with GRROWLS is that I do get a say. While not a sheltie rescue It still helps find unloved dogs good loving homes(Goldens are my second favorite breed and there are no sheltie rescues in my area)


Be VERY careful, quite often people who get involved in fostering dogs end up keeping them because they get attached. If you think you will get attached then do something other than foster. For example when I can't foster dogs, I offer free dog training classes and buy food for the group and donate money toward vet expenses when I can
 
Awesome wonderful advice Herd4fun..My hat goes off to people who rescue and foster, what a hard job it is, but well worth it. :wink2:
 
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