Foster Care:
Among the most vital and selfless volunteer tasks within any rescue group is that of fostering one or more dogs in one’s own home. Adoption fees typically cover the vetting expenses of a rescue dog, but the ACDRA simply does not have the financial resources to cover all of the potential expenses incurred by a foster dog. Foster care providers understand that this is a labor of love and willingly add a dog to their family until a permanent home can be found. This could take a few weeks — or even months. That said, our foster families find the experience at least as rewarding as it is essential. Click here to learn more.
Transportation:
The ACDRA often has a need for those who can help transport a dog from a shelter within our coverage area to a foster home. This permits foster families to remain at home with their dogs while rescuing a dog from what could be a dire shelter situation. There are also those situations where an adopting family cannot travel to the foster home, in which case transport would be required from the foster family to the dog’s new home.
Shelter Visits:
A shelter might classify a dog as an ACD or an ACD mix without any first-hand knowledge of the breed. This is when it is advantageous to have an ACDRA volunteer visit the shelter to positively identify the dog as an ACD. In addition, a volunteer might be asked to perform a temperment test on an ACD while at the shelter. Contact the Shelter Rep from your state for more information.
Shelter Representative:
The State Shelter Representative is responsible for monitoring ACDs in shelters in their assigned state or states. Each state must be carefully monitored so cattle dogs don’t slip through the cracks. Click here to learn more.
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