Foster Care Interest Form
Are You Ready For Foster Care?
**Applicants must live within a 50-mile radius of either our San Rafael, CA or Boring, OR campuses**
Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) has guidelines for caring for our foster dogs so they may continue to practice good behavior and prepare for life as a guide dog, or as a partner in another program. With that mission in mind, GDB may ask you to follow guidelines with a foster care dog that are different from what you may be familiar with for your own pet dog or other pets you’ve known.
Please review and complete the following checklist for Foster Care Providers, including some of the basic guidelines for the program. Following expectations is crucial to the future success of any dog that spends time in a foster care home.
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First Name (Required)
Middle Name
Last Name (Required)
Street Address (Required)
Street Address 2
City (Required)
State (Required)
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CA
OR
WA
Zip Code (Required)
Contact Information
Email (Required)
Preferred Phone
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Home
Work
Mobile
Home Phone (area code first)
Cell Phone (area Code first)
Work Phone (area code first)
Foster Care Provider Expectations
Foster care dogs are not allowed in public places (e.g. stores or workplaces), so we need volunteers who are home most of the day. GDB provides crates for all Foster Care Providers to use when the dog is unsupervised at home. Is a household member mostly home during the day and able to ensure that dogs are not left alone for more than 4 hours?
Yes
No
Households with busy travel schedules or those unavailable for long periods of time each year may not be appropriate for this program. Please acknowledge you are available most of the year, and willing to enroll as a Foster Care Provider for at least a year or more:
Yes
No
If your household has children and/or other pets, please acknowledge you will closely supervise interactions between any dogs and/or children in the home. In addition, please confirm your pets are friendly and well-behaved with other dogs and people:
Yes
No
Not Applicable
GDB’s Foster Care dogs can weigh 70 pounds or more, and many are young and energetic, requiring at least 30 minutes of exercise each day, or more. Please assess and acknowledge you are comfortable walking a large, potentially energetic dog for at least 30 minutes per day:
Yes
No
Foster dogs are only allowed off leash while supervised in a securely fenced yard and some may be required to relieve on leash only. Please acknowledge you will follow leashing policies:
Yes
No
Routine care is provided at the GDB Veterinary Clinic. Are you able to bring a dog to the GDB vet clinic for monthly check ups and care, as requested?
Yes
No
The GDB team responsible for each dog may ask for information about the dog’s behavior or habits in your home. Please acknowledge that you will complete any questionnaires as requested and relay behavior concerns to GDB staff right away:
Yes
No
Thank you for your interest.
Thank you so much for your interest in the Foster Care program at Guide Dogs for the Blind! We will be in touch with you in the next couple of weeks with further information and details. This is an incredibly important and rewarding program, and we couldn’t do it without the commitment of our incredible volunteers!
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