Foster Agreement

•Foster will provide compassionate and loving care for whatever dog is taken into the home as long as necessary until the dog has been successfully placed in a permanent home. This care includes -- but is not limited to -- adequate food, water, shelter, and medication when required.

•Foster will carefully review the Foster Guidelines provided by CSAC and will ask necessary clarifying questions before taking any dogs into his/her care. Foster will promptly address matters of concern to a member of the Board.

•Foster will be patient and tolerant during the transition period (which can last from a few days to a few months). Foster is prepared to work with the dog on basic training such as housebreaking. Foster will keep the dog primarily inside the home; the dog will not be outside without proper adult supervision.

•Foster will notify the Medical Coordinator if any medical treatment becomes necessary during the time caring for the dog and will see that the dog get necessary medical treatment as soon as he/she needs it. Foster will not hesitate to provide necessary emergency care.

•Foster will advise the Medical Coordinator of any medical expenses over and above the standard care CSAC provides (routine vaccinations, spaying or neutering, heartworm test, worming). Foster will not authorize veterinary treatments, procedures or medications without the authorization of the Medical Coordinator. Foster will send copies of all medical records to the Medical Coordinator and keep copies on file at home.

•Foster will administer monthly heartworm preventative to the dog. If Foster cannot donate the medication, CSAC will provide it.

•Foster will make certain that the dog is wearing a collar that securely fits with a proper identification tag securely fastened to the collar with a readable name and phone number on the tag.

•Foster will immediately notify the Board of any problems or difficulties resulting from caring for the dog.

•Foster agrees to keep the dog leashed outside whenever he/she is not in a securely fenced area. Foster will not tie or chain the dog in the yard for long periods of time and will never do so unless a competent adult is outside with the dog, and the dog has more than adequate moving space.

•Foster will not use prong collars or employ harsh training methods. Foster will never strike or choke the dog in an attempt to discipline.

•Foster will never leave the dog outside in a yard or elsewhere without adequate adult supervision. Foster will not allow strange people or animals -- people or animals unknown to the dog -- to approach the dog without being in full control of the dog and the situation.

•If Foster contributes money toward the care of the dog for which Foster requires reimbursement, Foster will submit any and all receipts directly to the Treasurer at P.O. Box 1704, Westminster, MD 21158-5704 within 30 days of payment. If receipts are not provided within 30 of payment, the money spent will be considered a donation to CSAC and no reimbursement will be provided.

•Foster will work cooperatively with CSAC to find the dog a permanent, loving home as quickly as possible. If Foster decides he/she would like to adopt the foster dog, Foster understands and accepts that the procedure for adoption will be the same for him/her as it would be for any other applicant, and Foster will be asked to sign the same contract and pay the same fee to CSAC that any adopter would. Foster understands and accepts that Foster may not keep the dog without the approval and consent of the Board.

•Foster understands and accepts that prospective adopters may wish to visit the dog before adopting him/her. Foster is willing to allow people to meet the dog either at his/her home or at a mutually convenient place.

•Foster understands and accepts that the dog is and shall remain the sole property of CSAC. Foster further understands and acknowledges that Foster does not have any right or authority to keep or place the foster dog in other homes or with other individuals. Moving the dog or placing him/her in permanent homes can only be done with the full knowledge and approval of the Board.

•Foster understands and accepts that CSAC makes no representations or warranties concerning the health, temperament, behavior, and/or previous ownership of the dog.

•Foster agrees to indemnify and hold harmless CSAC from any direct or consequential damages arising from this Foster Care Agreement. This includes any and all manner of actions and causes of actions, suits, debts, dues, accounts, bonds, covenants, agreements, judgments, claims, and demands whatsoever arising from or relating to the adoption, placement, and /or possession of the dog.