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• Fostering: What's It All About?
• What Fostering Is Not
• Fostering: Getting Involved
• Digging Deeper
• Common Behavior Problems and Solutions
• Training Concepts
• Methods and Tools
• Placing Your Foster Dog
• Tips From The Trenches
• My Foster Dogs
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• Laws That Affect Fostering
• Helping Owners Keep Their Dogs
• I Need A Temporary Home For My Dog
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• Questions/Comments

Elderly, Disabled or Ill Pet Owners

• Blessed Bonds (Chicago, IL)
  Offers temporary assistance to persons who want to keep their animal companions but are having difficulties that interfere with their ability to meet their pets' daily needs. One of the top ten reasons people give up their pets to animal shelters is because of personal problems/medical crisis. Help will include any or all of the following: Problem-solving counseling and education; In-home assistance including help with walking dogs, basic animal care, love and attention, transportation to vet appointments, and other pet-related errands; Temporary foster homes.
• Humane Society at Lollypop Farm - Senior Citizen Pet Assistance Program (Fairport, NY)
  Provides financial assistance to seniors on fixed incomes who wish to continue living at home with a pet who is often their sole companion. A Pet Food Bank is maintained and can provide food on an emergency basis. For more information about this program, contact Craig Walker at 223-1330 x251.
• Pet Guardians (Lancaster County, PA)
  A small group of volunteers devoted to assisting older adults who can no longer care for their pets due to illness or decline in physical health. In some cases, volunteers may take the pets to visit with their owners while they are in the hospital. Foster families provide temporary shelter until permanent placement.
• PetPALS of Southern New Jersey, Inc. (Bellmawr, NJ)
  PetPALS recognizes the importance of pets in the lives of many individuals, especially those faced with a serious illness. We strive to ensure animal companionship for as long as practically possible. Services offered to clients include home petcare and exercise, provision of pet supplies and food, free or subsidized veterinary care, short-term foster care, and permanent adoption. We further seek to educate the public about the benefits of animal companionship and responsible pet guardianship.
• Pet Support Services (Lansing, MI)
  Helps senior citizens and people with special needs to keep and care for their companion and service animals.
• Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS)
  Provides invaluable services and peace of mind to ailing pet owners by caring for their pets. Helpful for elderly, disabled, or ill pet owners.