We are starting a foster program for our breeding stud dogs and bitches. I have always preferred to keep my breeding studs/bitches in the house with me as house pets and members of our family instead of kenneling them. Realistically I can’t keep that many dogs, who are all competing for my attention in the house at once. The foster program allows for studs/bitches to live in a family environment, getting plenty of individual attention and the opportunity to live as a house/family dog.
After we have accepted you for the program by application and personal interview, visited your home, and all paperwork is agreed to and signed you will when available receive an adult breeding bitch or puppy that we have kept back to see if they develop into a bitch that we want in the breeding program, the dog or puppy you get will be at no cost to you and all breeding related expenses will be paid for by us, you only pay for the general care of the dog including non-breeding related vet expenses, good quality food, toys, and overall maintenance of the dog. The dog is yours to keep she will leave you for breeding and go back to you until 5 days before whelping and will stay until the pups are 5-6 weeks of age then she will go back to you. A bitch will be bred about once a year sometimes less. If the bitch is considered not to fit into our breeding program the foster family will get her spayed and the foster program contract will be null & void and you will receive the dog and her registration. We will also want to meet with the dog from time to time for evaluation as he/she grows and also will want photos & stats of her via email each month.
Other than leaving you for breeding and whelping he/she is all yours. During her stay with us you are more than welcome to visit the dog.
This is not a program for those wanting to be breeders; this is for people who have no desire in breeding and want a top quality dog to make a part of their family and to love & spend quality time with.
Responsibilities of the foster family:
While the foster family does not pay anything for the dog we do require the following:
The dog is to be fed a high quality food such as Purina One, A Homemade Diet, or combination, etc..
The family must have a dog crate in the house for the dog for housebreaking. And that they keep up on rabies/licensing and vaccinate as needed.
In some cases there will be a $55 Micro-Chip Fee.
We want our dogs continuing their medical needs at our vet. We've been through way too many bad vets, we've found the best and want to stay with the best, because that's what our dogs deserve.
If a foster family is unable to continue with the program the bitch will be returned to us.
Reasons we will not place a dog in a foster home:
You have a male dog in the house that is not neutered
Not everyone in the family thinks this is a good idea
There is not a secure fence
You live more than 60 miles away (there are exceptions)
You have a problem with periodical visits to your household
You are interested in breeding dogs as we are not placing dogs for breeding, you are fostering the dog only.
The dog will be kept outside only.
Reasons the dog will be taken away:
The bitch has been accidentally bred
You have spayed the bitch without our written consent
The dog has gotten out of your fence or is allowed to run loose without supervision
The dog has had to be rescued from animal control
The dog has been neglected or abused in any way
The foster family has moved more than 60 miles away from the kennel
There is any conflict in bringing the bitch to be bred, whelped, assessed, or to compete in dog events.
A failure to let me know about a heat cycle regardless of whether or not I intend on breeding that bitch at that time.
There is any conflict in regards to the paperwork/agreement contract
If you move and do not notify us
If a bitch dies, either from a careless accident or neglect on the part of the Foster Family or the bitch is spayed without written consent from us, the foster family must pay us the current worth of the bitch, which is $1200.00.
Full ownership remains with JacksonAcres until we no longer wish to use her for the breeding program. At that time the foster family must have her spayed and then full ownership is signed over to the foster family.
Good foster homes are difficult to find and therefore we are very selective on who we accept in the Foster Program, more people are turned down than accepted.