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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like a lot of people now prefer getting a dog from a rescue/foster situation because they can provide some knowledge about the dog.
I know with my fosters i've had I can tell a prospective adopter if the dog is house trained, good with other animals, kids, age of kids, good on the leash, good off leash, food aggressive etc etc......its hard to get this accurate info from a dog in a shelter environment.[/quote]

This is one of many advantages rescue volunteers give abandoned pets. Not only does time in a home instead of a shelter benefit the dog, it provides MUCH more information about how the dog might be in a home environment than can possibly be guessed by evaluating the dog in its overwhelmed/anxious state in a loud, smelly, scary shelter.

Ideally, we'd have enough fosters for all the dogs who didn't need medical supervision or behavioral concerns addressed to stay out of the shelter entirely. That labor is worth the minor increase in adoption fees, for sure. [/quote]

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