Open up your home
Could you foster a dog?
Fostering a dog while they wait for their forever home can be an incredibly rewarding experience. By opening your home to a dog in need, you’re giving them the love, safety and stability they deserve while Helping Dog Paws works to find them the perfect permanent home. Our team will be there to support you every step of the way.
Our foster carers provide a safe and caring temporary home for dogs for anything from just a few days to several weeks or months, depending on the dog’s needs.
You can foster as many or as few dogs each year as suits you – whether you’re able to help occasionally or more regularly, every foster home makes a huge difference.
Helping Dog Paws will support you with veterinary and medical care costs for the dog while they are in your care, and our team will always be on hand to offer guidance and support throughout your fostering journey.
Interested in becoming a foster carer?
If you think you could offer a temporary home to a dog in need, we would love to hear from you. Get in touch with Helping Dog Paws today to find out more about fostering and how you can make a life-changing difference to a dog waiting for their forever home.
Easy peasy
3 simple steps to fostering
The journey to fostering is a simple one and we’re here to help every step of the way!
Apply
Thinking about fostering? Great! The first step is to get in touch and register your interest with us.
Meet with us
Meet with a member of our team so we can find out more about you and do a home check.
Waiting list
As soon as a suitable dog is matched with you, we'll be in touch!
Frequently asked questions
We’ve collected our answers to the most common questions about the fostering process. Can’t find the answer here? Get in touch and we’ll be happy to help.
You would undertake to feed, exercise and care for the dog while Helping Dog Paws find that forever home.
Helping Dog Paws would support you with veterinary/medical care for the dog whilst in your care and support you throughout your fostership.
We will keep you up-to-date with all the latest on your foster dogs progress.
If you cannot let go of that bond and contact with your foster dog, we will work with you and support every step of the way in re-homing your dog.
Helping Dog Paws is 100% volunteer operated, so you know your donation will go directly to looking after and finding loving homes for dogs in our care.
