Paws to Consider This... Foster Home Parents Needed!

I can’t save the world today, but I can make a small difference and make it a better place by saving some helpless, homeless animals. You can help and become a foster home parent for a homeless animal or a tiny kitten or puppy who needs a helping hand to get started.

Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals needs your help, we need more foster homes for the animals we want to rescue and help. In order to get the animals off the streets, out of the frigid weather and bailed out of the pound, we need temporary foster homes for the homeless animals in our area. Foster homes are needed while we are trying to find permanent forever homes for the animals. Foster homes are “vital to our program.” Without good volunteer foster care we could not accomplish our goals of advocacy for stray or abandoned animals in need of care.

Fostering means bringing in a cat, kitten, dog, puppy, guinea pig, parrot or any other homeless pet — with the goal of nurturing them for a while until they can be placed in a permanent home with a family who’ll love them forever.

It is also amazing for you and for the animals. Foster pets learn they’re loved. Welcoming a dog or cat that has been hurt or abused into your home is rewarding for both of you. The homeless animal seems to know they are safe and loved. They are being fed and kept sheltered instead of out in the cold on their own. You can only imagine what it would be like to be outside with no shelter or food in the winter.

It is truly awesome watching a dog or cat transition from a skittish scared animal to a trusting, flourishing pet. As a foster home parent you would have the responsibility of training and socializing the new animal in your household.

Foster homes will be provided with everything the foster pet may need, including food, dishes, toys, and vet care.

Please visit our website www.svfanimals.org for all the details and a foster parent application. SVFA has taken reasonable care to screen animals for placement but they can not guarantee after the vet wellness check-up, animal behavior, temperament or actions.

You need to make yourself aware of some problems that you could have when bringing a new animal into your home.

I tend to hope everything will be lollipops and rainbows, but you should be more realistic than I am. I confess I am a failed foster parent, I kept a few, just a few, that’s okay too.

A big benefit of being a foster parent, you can test the animal to see if it fits with your other pets, lifestyle and home. If your children are all excited about wanting a pet, this is a good trial and time to see who will be responsible for the care, feeding, walking and cleaning up after the pet.

Please consider providing a foster home for SVFA and enjoy helping and saving a small part of our world.

RASCAL: Rascal is a 3 year old male Bully/Boxer mix. He is a VERY active dog and is HIGH energy! Rascal is house trained, knows some basic commands, walks on a leash decently, but has some room for improvement. He is good with another high energy dog/dogs because he gets very excited and can get carried away. He likes cats, but can be too much for them because he likes to be right in their faces. He is social and enjoys meeting new people. Rascal is a very vocal dog so apartment living would not be a good fit. Please call Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals at 701-840-5047 or email jenni.svfa@gmail.com for more information.

JUDY: This beauty has just finished raising her 7 kittens and is ready to enjoy a quiet life! Judy is independent and can be timid around new people. She tolerates her foster dog siblings, but would prefer if they stay on their side of the room. Judy doesn’t mind her foster cat siblings though. Her foster mom has been working with her to get used to being picked up and snuggled. She has come a long way since she first came to her foster mom! Judy would still prefer to sit next to you on the couch rather than on you. She is spayed, vaccinated and microchipped. Call Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals at 701-840-5047 or email jenni.svfa@gmail.com for more details.

CASH: Meet Cash! He’s named after the famous country singer Johnny Cash! He first came to his foster family's house timid and scared of his own reflection (literally!). After a couple weeks he now acts likes he's been part of the family his whole life. He doesn't mind dogs or a noisy vacuum cleaner. Cash likes to play, especially with his interactive cat toys (string, ball and tunnel)! He also loves to snuggle and lay on his foster Dad’s chest. Cash gets along well with kids, too. He is 6 months old, vaccinated, microchipped and neutered. Call Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals at 701-840-5047 or email jenni.svfa@gmail.com for more details.