Become a Foster Carer

What does fostering entail?

Joey's Legacy Rescue & Rehoming do not have a rescue centre. We are a foster based rescue, meaning our dogs stay in the homes of volunteer foster carers until they are adopted. Fostering an animal can help them recover from neglect, abuse, illness or injury. These are the first steps towards finding a new, loving forever home.

Foster carers will need to be experienced with owning dogs
Foster carers will need to have an understanding of how our rescue works. Please have a read of our rehoming procedures HERE to familiarise yourself if you are not already.
Foster carers need to be over 21 years old
Foster carers will need own transport to be able to take their foster dog to the vets to be neutered, vaccinated and microchipped before adoption (and any medical issues addressed). If you are local to us (Liverpool or Warrington) you will need to use our vets. If you are not in Liverpool or Warrington, then you can use your own vets and we cover the bill.
Foster carers with children are accepted
Foster carers with other dogs are accepted, providing your dog is neutered
Sadly we are not accepting any more foster carers with cats, as we rarely get dogs in who can safely live with cats.
Foster carers need to be within an hour or two of Liverpool in case of emergencies.
You will need to be in the position to foster a dog for at least 2 weeks, but often longer, to ensure the dog is fully assessed and has received all necessary vet care before the dog is adopted.
When it comes to the dog being adopted, you will be required to meet with the adopters, either at your home or at a private hire dog field. We will discuss this with you.
There are no costs involved with fostering. We cover all vet bills and although many foster carers provide them themselves we can also give you everything you need, collars, leads, beds, food etc.

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Full Name *

Email address *

Address *

Postcode *

Telephone Number *

Your Age *

Please upload photo ID, eg a passport or driving license. We cannot carry out a homecheck without this *

Have you applied to foster for any other rescues? If yes, who? *

Have you ever fostered a dog before? *

If yes, which rescue did you foster for?

Have you ever had a homecheck? If yes, which rescue was it for? *

Are there any specific breeds you can or cannot foster? Or are you open to any? *

Are you able to foster a pair of bonded dogs? *

Do you have any children in the home or visiting? If yes, how old are they? *

How many people in total live in your home? *

Do you have any experience of caring for dogs with medical conditions? *

Would you foster a dog with a medical condition? *

Do you have any experience of hand rearing puppies? *

Would you foster puppies that need hand rearing? *

Are you able to foster a whole litter of pups until all are adopted? *

Do you have any dogs of your own? *

If yes, what age, sex and breed are they?

Are they neutered? (We cannot place any of our dogs in homes with unneutered dogs)

Do you have any cats or other animals? *

What are the working hours of everyone in the home? And how long will a dog be left alone per day? *

Are you able to travel to us to collect a foster dog? *

If you are not local to us, which vets will you use for the foster dog? *

Do you live in a house or flat? *

Do you have your own fully secure garden? *

Is your home owned or rented? *

If rented, please upload a copy of your landlords permission on having pets in the home. We cannot carry out a homecheck without this

Is there anything else you'd like to add to your application? *