Foster Home Information

“Help Save a pug’s life, Open your heart and home and become a foster”

“What is Fostering?” – Foster Homes are the foundation of any Pug Rescue and we could not exist if it were not for the generosity of volunteers to open up their homes to a Pug in need of safety, care and love. Unfortunately, some Pugs have a limited amount of time before a Shelter will have to put them down. Clearly, foster homes play one of the most significant roles in CCPR’s rescue efforts.
When we are called to rescue a dog from the Shelter or take in an unwanted pug, we provide a temporary home until we can find that dog a forever home. Many Pugs that are brought in for fostering are traumatized, abused and sick. Some of these dogs will need time to heal from medical treatment and will require more love and attention than Pugs that have been loved and cared for all their lives. Nevertheless, Pugs are a very resilient breed and know when they are being saved. Once the initial stress of abandonment is over they are so grateful of their new life and their foster parents tender care. This is one of the most noble acts a person can do to help a rescue organization and can be the most rewarding.

Please consider becoming a foster home to a Pug that needs saving. Central Coast Pug Rescue will never turn a pug away but we can do that by having Foster Homes available at a moments notice. Remember, it is no fault of their own they end up in Shelters or abandoned on the roadside. Whatever the case, they still need homes and if you’ve got a home, and the desire to open it up to a Pug, we urge you to please Foster a Pug… so we can help, not turn our back and give them a second chance.

After You’re Approved

Once you become an-approved foster home, our Foster Home Coordinator will contact you when we have a pug. We tell tell you everything we know about each Pug, although sometimes we have limited information, especially if the Pug is coming from a Shelter. CCPR will bring the Pug to you, or meet you somewhere in between your location and where the Pug is coming from. While fostering a Pug, advise and support is always available from other CCPRvolunteers… you just need to ask.

We ask that while the foster Pug is in your care you treat him or her as a part of your family. You will be responsible for providing food, shelter, basic care (i.e. cleaning wrinkles and teeth, trimming nails, brushing fur, and most importantly love to the rescued Pug. Fostering a Pug generally lasts a few days to a few weeks. In many cases you may need to take the Pug to a veterinarian for routine medical care, such as vaccinations, spaying or neutering or any other necessary medical treatment. CCPR will pay for the medical care and we ask that foster homes go to a veterinarian with which we have a relationship that also offers discounted pricing for our rescue efforts.

Fostering may sometimes involve Pugs that are not housebroken or that have not had much training. Some may need extra TLC or training. We rely on our Foster homes to keep us posted as they learn more about their foster Pug. During the fostering period, the foster family learns a good deal about the Pug’s personality and level of training. This information is very important in helping us match the foster Pug with an adoptive family.

We will screen applicants who want to adopt your fostered Pug , but your observations of the prospective adopters will be valuable in helping us place the Pug in the best home possible. Please keep in mind the Pug(s) you are fostering is/are the property of Central Coast Pug Rescue at all times, and CCPR will make all the final decisions. We also ask that your foster Pug should have a collar and rescue tags on at all times.

This is a brief overview of fostering. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or for more information. Fostering can be an incredibly rewarding experience. Seeing a pug you saved go to the perfect adoptive family that will be loved and cared for the rest of his life. Without foster homes, this organization could not save Pugs for that second chance.