The Rising Star foster program aims to quickly move dogs out of boarding and into homes, helping us learn more about them and better prepare them for a permanent foster or adopter.
A Rising Star foster acts as a launch pad for a dog by providing them a temporary place to crash while we work behind the scenes to find a more long-term solution. Your job is to learn as much about them as possible and gather great content for their profiles and social media during a two-week stint in your care.
What we expect of you:
- Hold a dog that is currently in boarding for two weeks.
- Learn about the dog's personality, preferences, and training needs.
- Provide regular updates, share photos/videos, and participate in requested marketing activities to promote your dog.
- Kickstart their training, particularly crate training and leash skills.
- Attend at least one adoption event in the two-week window.
What you can expect of us:
- A commitment to move your foster dog to a new home at the end of the two weeks.
- A strong line of communication from our foster, marketing, and leadership teams.
- Access to tons of resources to promote your pup and set them up for success.
Who is a great fit for this program?
- Fosters that can only commit to a dog for temporary periods of time.
- Fosters eager to help a dog new to DC settle into city life while learning to trust they are in a safe and loving environment.
- Fosters that love marketing their dogs! Whether it’s strutting them around the neighborhood, making friends at the dog park, or posting cute videos to social media, this is a fun opportunity to make a big impact.
How is this different from regular fostering?
This program is designed to gather a lot of information about a dog - that we don’t yet know much about - in a short period-of-time. And ensures a dog is not sitting in boarding which can be detrimental to their development. While technically all fosters should be getting to know their foster dogs and helping them get adopted, a foster should only agree to participate in the Rising Star Program if they feel prepared to make the most of the two weeks they have with a pup - this includes attending at least one adoption event and hosting an Instagram takeover on the RDR account.
If you simply want to provide a safe and loving home for a dog temporarily, that is great, too! Just make sure to let us know so expectations can be adjusted.
Interested in participating? Contact savanna@ruraldogrescue.com to learn more and find the right doggy fit.
