Pacific Pug Rescue is a foster-based rescue, which means each dog is placed in a home environment, rather than a kennel or a shelter.  Essential to our continued success is our foster program and foster families, who open their homes and their hearts to dogs in need. Their patience and dedication with the support of our Foster Coordinator and foster network helps make sure our dogs have the best possible start to their new chapter of life.  Pacific Pug Rescue pays for all  medical expenses, while foster families provide the vital love, compassion, and healing each dog needs.

Interested in fostering? Here's a brief overview:

Pacific Pug Rescue will cover all food, medical, and grooming expenses for the dog while in our care. 

To Foster, we have some basic requirements:

• You should live within the Portland/Vancouver metro area and be able to travel within the area, as needed.
• Allow Pacific Pug Rescue to conduct a home-check to be approved to foster, and have a living situation that allows for a dog in the home. All household members must be in agreement to allowing fostering in the home.
  

Foster families are expected to:

• Provide a safe environment and lots of love for a rescue dog in transition.
• Help evaluate the dog and keep our adoption coordinator informed regarding their progress, personality, and any medical concerns.
• Share photos and videos of their foster dogs with the adoption coordinator to share on social media and adoption pages, or let us know when a volunteer can stop by for a little photoshoot.
• Transport their foster dogs to vet appointments, outreach events and meetings with prospective adopters, as needed.

If you would like to find out more about becoming a foster parent, please email us.