Why Foster?

Shiba Scout Rescue is always in need of people who are willing to take in dogs and foster them in their homes until the dogs are adopted into their new loving homes.  Our organization currently has around a dozen foster homes, but space fills up quickly!  Foster homes not only help to relieve our load, but it opens up space that allows us to get more dogs out of shelters. 

Each Foster Parent is provided with food and necessary veterinary care for the dog they are fostering.  A home visit is done prior to a dog coming into the home, to see what kind of dogs would do best in that environment. 

Foster Care also provides more individualized attention and training for each dog, especially those that may have special needs or behavioral problems. 

Shiba Scout Rescue is currently looking for Foster Homes for the following dogs.

We have on our waiting list a 5 year old female Shiba Inu.  She is spayed and UTD on vaccinations.   She has successfully lived with a young infant but has not lived with cats.  She is currently living with another dog but has gotten into fights with the other dog if it pesters her too much as this dog is younger, or if there is food involved.  We would like to see her in a foster home with either an older, calmer dog, or as the only dog in the household.  She is crate trained and potty trained.

We have on our waiting list an 8 year old male and female Shiba Inu.  Both dogs are fixed and UTD on vaccinations.  They have grown up with children in the family as young as 8 years old and their friends, as well as cats.  They have successfully lived with another dog but did not receive a lot of socialization besides their house mates.  They are crate trained.

 We have a 5 year old female Shiba Inu that is awaiting placement into our rescue that is currently living in Sterling Colorado.  She is spayed and good with other animals and people but tends to be shy of men.And there is also Sunshine, a 2 year old pure bred female Shiba Inu that has a grade 4-5 heart murmur.  Sunshine is good with other animals and people.  She is not spayed and is only 15 pounds.

We also need Foster Homes for dogs that come from shelters that we have no background information on.  The shelters do their best to give us accurate descriptions of the dogs, but there is really no way of telling how the dog will do in a certain situation until it is transferred to us and evaluated in a home situation for a few weeks. 

WE CURRENTLY HAVE NO OPEN SPACES!  IF A SHELTER CONTACTS US TOMORROW FOR A DOG THAT THEY WISH TO EUTHANIZE, WE HAVE NO ROOM TO TAKE IN ADDITIONAL DOGS!  PLEASE CONSIDER BECOMING A FOSTER PARENT!

All dogs that are also currently up for adoption are also available for foster care.  This will help open up space so that we are able to take in more dogs to keep them from being surrendered to shelters or euthanized.