Arizona Greyhound Rescue is in constant need of foster homes for Tucson greyhounds while they await adoption.  Learn More or fill out our online foster application.

Imagine an adult dog that has never seen stairs or television or walked on tile. Imagine a dog that has never seen another dog breed or a cat or a teenager. Greyhounds are that dog. Their racing lives are confined to cages. Unlike other breeds don’t have the early one-to-one contact dogs need.

Greyhounds have lived their entire lives in a kennel situation and have no concept of what it’s like to live with a family in a house. Foster care givers can help ease the transition from the kennel to their forever home.
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Foster care can be as short as an overnight stay after surgery to a longer term commitment that lasts until the dogs gets adopted. AGR will be happy to work with you to meet your needs and match the best hound to your situation. Typically a hound is in foster care for 1 to 3 months.

The requirements for a foster home are the same as for an adoptive home. These conditions include a home visit, a fenced yard, the promise to keep the greyhound indoors and that all other animals in the home are altered.

AGR will provide all pre-approved medical care and support for you while the dog is in your home. We ask that the foster home provide a high quality dry kibble or we can subsidize, appropriate home training, a soft bed, and lots of love.

Foster families are also responsible for transporting the foster dog to various meet-and-greet events in your area and allow prospective adopters to visit the dog at your home. The foster family’s input is very valuable in deciding whether the foster hound is the right choice for prospective adopters.

If your situation doesn’t allow for adoption of a greyhound at this time in your life, please consider fostering instead. By getting a greyhound out of the kennel, you could be saving the life of a hound coming off the track with nowhere else to go. When your foster hound goes to a forever home, breathe a big sigh for doing a job well done, and then foster another one.

Fostering is one of the greatest gifts you can give to a greyhound.

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