What is Fostering?

The purpose of a foster home is to place a rescued Basset immediately into a stable family situation - rather than a kennel - as soon as practical. Our Bassets come from a variety of backgrounds and circumstances - a temporary foster home is the best place for the Basset to adjust to its changed environment, to be evaluated, and hopefully, to be readied for adoption.

Ideally, a rescued Basset spends no longer than thirty days in a foster home. Fostering longer than that is very hard on the Basset because by then it may think of the foster home as its home! 

The Perfect Home  

Foster homes allow NTBHR to better evaluate a rescue. Because some of our rescued Bassets come from shelters, sometimes we do not know if the Basset is house-broken, likes children, cats and other dogs. The rescued Basset may be frightened and insecure. A foster parent helps us to get to know the rescued Basset a little better and, consequently, the chances of placing it in the Perfect Home increase dramatically! Fostering is not always an easy task. In fact, it can be quite trying at times. The foster parent's patience and understanding is one of the keys to Basset Rescue's success.
 

Foster Commitment and Responsibility  

We ask that foster parents keep using the Basset's original name while they are fostering.

A foster parent is responsible for the rescued Basset's basic needs such as food and shelter. A fenced area large enough to allow the hound plenty of room to run and play safely is a must. Basic health requirements such as shots, spay/neuter (and, if necessary, heartworm treatment) are paid for by North Texas Basset Hound Rescue. If the Basset needs veterinary care follow-up, the Foster Care Director will discuss all treatments.

We recommend using a harness if available for walking your Basset. However be sure any harness or collar is secure and the Basset is unable to slip out. Please NEVER leave a choke chain on a basset. These are very dangerous and can cause severe injury, including death, if the choke chain is caught on a fence picket, nail, etc.

Foster parents are responsible for providing regular updates to the team at NTBHR. This includes medical updates(when applicable), temperament, pictures, stories, and updates on progress (when applicable). All updates may be used to help promote the adoption of the Basset Hound, including web updates and promotion on all social media channels. 

We also require that the Basset Hounds are bathed with nails maintained, especially before any meet & greet events. We encourage our fosters to bring current foster Bassets to our meet and greet events as this is a great opportunity to showcase the dog's personality and meet potential adopters. 

Are you ready to open you home and heart to a foster? 
 

Click here fill out a foster application.