Foster to Save a Life

The Street Dog Project is a foster-based rescue, meaning we do not have a physical facility. Fosters enable us to take in more dogs from the streets and from over-crowded shelters.

While we do often keep dogs in boarding when we do not have enough fosters, a foster home is the best place for a dog to be until he or she is adopted. Some dogs need foster care because they are recovering from illness or injury.

Many of our street dogs benefit from the love of a foster while they acclimate to the good life as an indoor family pet. We even occasionally have puppies who are too young to be adopted. No matter the situation, a dog's time in foster care is incredibly beneficial because it allows us to learn so much about the dog's personality and needs. As a result, we can find them the perfect forever family.

Most importantly, foster families provide a caring, loving environment. Many of our street dogs have not experienced a life of kindness, and fosters teach them to be loved like they deserve.

Foster families are responsible for: 

• Providing a safe and clean environment

• Providing food, water, toys/enrichment, and shelter 

• Exercising and socializing their foster dog(s) as appropriate 

• Monitoring physical and mental wellbeing 

• Transportation to/from any necessary vet appointments

• Transportation to/from offsite adoption events 

• Providing photos and videos for marketing 

Fosters must be at least 21 years of age and live in the DFW area. They must be able to provide a safe, loving, and stable environment for the foster dog. And any resident dogs must be spayed/neutered and up to date on vaccines and heartworm prevention

You provide the love, and we’ll provide everything else, including: 

• Supplies such as food, crates, collars, and leashes 

• Resources: behavioral, medical, and general help with caring for your foster dog 

• Dog sitters when you need to go out of town 

• All medical care for the dog as deemed appropriate by our Medical Team 

• Help with marketing the dog for adoption 

• Support, encouragement, and answers to any questions you have

Many of our fosters have children and/or other pets. Since most of our foster dogs come directly from the streets and from shelters, we cannot always guarantee a dog's temperament. We do our best to provide our fosters with as much information as possible before they bring a foster dog into their home, and we also provide guidance on how to properly introduce your foster dog to any resident animals in your home.

If a dog turns out to be a poor fit for your home, we can move him or her to another foster family. We just ask that you give the dog time to settle in and adjust, as coming into a new house after being on the streets is a big adjustment.

Fostering is free to you! The Street Dog Project covers the cost of food, basic supplies, and veterinary care. We can also provide training support, if needed.