Our Doggies Looking for a Foster Home
Lilly
Available
Girl
1/1/2025
Adorable Lilly is looking for either a forever home or a foster home as she transition to life in a house and with humans. Like her sister Bella, Lilly is already comfortable around people, is learning to wear a harness, and loves toys. Both puppies are very playful and love tummy rubs.
Santa
Available
Boy
1/1/2020
Santa is a outgoing and is unfazed by other dogs or by new people. He is enthusiastic about wearing a harness because that means it is time for a walk! Santa walks quickly on lead, ignoring the sounds and chaos of traffic. Santa is a good boy at the dog park and enjoys playing with other dogs. He loves being cuddled and responds positively to pets and treats.
Would you like to bring the joy and magic of the holidays to your family every day of the year? If so, consider fostering or adopting Santa!!
Fostering a Doggie
Santa Barbara Animal Help does not have its own kennels, but that doesn't stop us from providing the best care possible for our furry friends. Prior to adoption, we rely on the help of kind-hearted fosters to care for the dogs or keep them in a Pet Hotel with really nice facilities.
Fostering is undoubtedly the better option, as the doggies get to live in a temporary home with people who care for them and prepare them for their forever homes, which gives them a better chance of adoption and success. Some doggies in our care are vulnerable, scared of people, or simply not used to living in a home. Living in a foster home with a person or family benefits them immensely. Even those that are not vulnerable will benefit greatly from such a stay, because regardless of the volunteers' involvement, shelters are shelters, and the dogs need constant love and care, as everyone else.
You may be wondering, "What's in it for me?" Well, if you cannot commit to adopting a dog for various reasons, fostering is a way to live with a dog temporarily while helping a beautiful being live a nice life before being re-homed.
At Santa Barbara Animal Help, we believe that every dog deserves a loving home. By fostering, you can make a difference in a dog's life and help them find their forever home. Join us in our mission to provide the best care possible for our furry friends.
Please, get in touch if you believe that you could foster one or more our doggies!
How Does Fostering Work?
Fosterer Gets in Touch
If you are interested in fostering any of the doggies below, please, contact us.
The First Meet-up
Similar to the adoption process, we do everything to match the dog with the right fosterer, Once we are contacted by a person interested in fostering, we organise a meet-up in order for both the potential fosterer and the doggie to see if they are a good fit.
Visit to the Potential New Home
We arrange a visit to the potential foster home to ensure that the circumstances are right.
Fostering the Doggie
Once the fosterer and SBAH agree that everything is fine, the fosterer will sign a fostering agreement and take the dog home. Some fosterers provide everything for the dog, while others cannot. In such cases, SBAH helps with the dog's living costs. And no, the fosterer is not left on their own! We are always in touch and available at any time to help if needed.