One of your goals as a foster parent is to help prepare your foster animal for living successfully in a home. So, we ask that you help your foster animal to develop good habits and skills through the use of positive reinforcement training, which builds a bond of trust between you and your foster pet. The basic idea is to reward desirable behaviors and ignore unwanted behaviors.
You must not punish an animal for a behavior that you find undesirable because punishment is ineffective at eliminating the behavior. If the animal is doing something undesirable, distract him or her before the behavior occurs. It is also important for every human in the foster home to stick to the rules established for your foster animals, which will help them to learn faster.
When interacting with your foster animal, refrain from wrestling or engaging in play that encourages the animal to be mouthy and “play bite” on your body. Also, while we don’t require this, try to refrain from inviting animals up on the couch or bed. Not all adopters find this habit acceptable.
Some foster animals will have behavioral issues, which we are aware of at the time of their rescue. Some of these behavior challenges are separation anxiety, destruction of property, fear issues or aggression toward other animals. We will only place animals with behavioral
issues with a person who feels comfortable working with the animal on his/her particular issues. We will do our best to provide that person with all the necessary information so that proper care and training can be given to the foster animal.
If you feel unable to manage any behavior that your foster animal is exhibiting, please contact your Crew Member Coordinator to discuss the issue. We will guide you and help in every way that we can. If the behavior is extreme enough to warrant use of a trainer,we will provide one for you. Please understand that we have limited resources, so for basic training and minor behavior problems, we will personally work with the animal.
You must not punish an animal for a behavior that you find undesirable because punishment is ineffective at eliminating the behavior. If the animal is doing something undesirable, distract him or her before the behavior occurs. It is also important for every human in the foster home to stick to the rules established for your foster animals, which will help them to learn faster.
When interacting with your foster animal, refrain from wrestling or engaging in play that encourages the animal to be mouthy and “play bite” on your body. Also, while we don’t require this, try to refrain from inviting animals up on the couch or bed. Not all adopters find this habit acceptable.
Some foster animals will have behavioral issues, which we are aware of at the time of their rescue. Some of these behavior challenges are separation anxiety, destruction of property, fear issues or aggression toward other animals. We will only place animals with behavioral
issues with a person who feels comfortable working with the animal on his/her particular issues. We will do our best to provide that person with all the necessary information so that proper care and training can be given to the foster animal.
If you feel unable to manage any behavior that your foster animal is exhibiting, please contact your Crew Member Coordinator to discuss the issue. We will guide you and help in every way that we can. If the behavior is extreme enough to warrant use of a trainer,we will provide one for you. Please understand that we have limited resources, so for basic training and minor behavior problems, we will personally work with the animal.
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