Boxer Dog Rescue Northern England

FOSTER HOMES URGENTLY NEEDED
We have many boxers waiting to come in and are in need of more foster homes untill a permanent home can be found, can you help?

Please read the information sheet HERE
Then fill in our form HERE
And email it back to boxerdogrescue@lycos.com 

Can you put a poster up in your area?
Please click this link for some posters that you can save and print off

http://www.boxerdogrescue.co.uk/posterpage.htm

Please Scroll down to the bottom of the page to fill our volunteer form in. The more help we have, the more we can help boxers in need.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Foster Homes

We are always in need of more foster homes. All of the boxers in our care are with foster parents, so foster homes are a vital part of our team and enormously important in the quest to find the right homes for our dogs. Fostering requires you to look after the dog as if it were your own, for as long as it takes to find a permanent home for it. This can be a few days, weeks or even a month or more. Foster parents are expected to assess each dog to see what their temperament is like and what kind of home will suit the dog, plus also help with any training the dog may need to help them find that new forever home. We work as a team with our foster carers, this means being good communicators, foster parents get lots of support and we are always there if you have any problems, no matter how big or small.  Before any dog leaves for their new home, were possible they must be: Neutered, Vaccinated, Micro Chipped, Wormed, De-flead and In good health. ALL veterinary bills will be covered by us. 

Taking in a rescue dog is not an easy job, but if you are a boxer lover you will find it very rewarding to know that you have helped by offering a safe, comfortable haven after a very traumatic time. If you adopt you can only actually help one or two dogs but if you foster you can help hundreds. Each dog requires patience and calm, gentle handling for as long as it takes to gain his trust. He will not come with a "perfect behaviour" certificate or a "I will not pee in the house" promise, so the first few days you will need to be around the dog all the time to reassure him. You must be paitent, never shout nor smack, gentle and loving if you really are to help. There are three basic rules to settling a dog in swiftly: regular exercise, regular routine, regular meals all accompanied by loving human companionship. 

If you wish to help us by fostering please scroll down to the bottom of the page to fill our volunteer form out. One of our volunteers will then come and visit you at home to discuss fostering.

Homechecking

All adopters of our boxers have a home check before the dogs are adopted/rehomed. We are always in need of voluntary homecheckers for all areas of England and some parts of wales.

You need to have:

• A confident approachable manner
• A full understanding of our rescues rehoming policies 
• Preferably have an idea of what to look out for when homechecking

You need to be:

• A good judge of character
• A non-judgemental honest and open individual
• Mobile and able to fit duties around adoptees
• Able to keep accurate records of visits

We can offer:

• Full training and support given
• One to one short term mentoring available initially

If you feel you could help with this important role or would like to find out more about home checks, please contact us!

Transporting

Many dogs will need transporting from either the Pound to us, or from the rescue to their foster home.
We are always in need of transporters, please contact us if you can transport in your area and we will put you on the volunteer database.

Donating

We are always in need of good quality items for our car boot sales to help us fundraise, from pet items to household items, if you have anything you want to donate please contact us on 0151 521 2133.

If you would like to help us with any of the above, please fill in the form below