NorCal Boxer Rescue of Texas

Fostering a boxer is very much like raising a child in that its at times exhausting, heartbreaking, frustrating and yet joyful, fun, and extremely rewarding. Knowing that you have saved a life is quite a wonderful feeling.

Our foster homes are our most important resource,
without them we could not continue!

Things to know
Fostering a dog means taking a dog into your home with unknown training history, background, socialization, house manners, temperament etc. While we do our best to only take in dogs we ultimately feel are safe for placement, it is nearly impossible to determine a dogs temperament in a shelter environment with the time we are allowed.

Understand that all dogs are rescue dogs and their behavior can be unpredictable. Be prepared for some adjustment problems in the beginning. It can be stressful for both you and the dog to be in a new situation. Be patient. If the going gets tough we will help out with advice and encouragement.

Many potential foster families worry about having to let the dogs go to a new home. Adoption day is very difficult, but the simple fact of knowing if this dog does not go to his/her new home another boxer can not be saved. Fostering may not be the easiest job in the world, but it can be one of the most rewarding. Make sure that your entire family and your current pets are committed to doing this job because without their support it can be difficult.

*Foster homes are provided all food and a crate if required.

*Foster homes need to have the ability to keep foster dogs apart from any pets living in the home (if foster dog can not get along with current pets)

*Be willing to foster your dog from rescue to adoption. The amount of time needed to find a permanent home for a dog can vary from weeks to months. You must be committed to the foster process in order for the dog to be adopted. This includes making your home and dog available to a prospective adopter.

Fill out our Online Foster Home Application Form.

* Please note: If you have submitted an application and want to find out the status, please e-mail apply_ca@ncbr.org.

Reasons to become a foster home
Fostering a dog in need is extremely rewarding. Knowing that you have saved a life is quite a wonderful feeling.

Every boxer you foster IS a life saved!

All vet expense are paid for by NCBR

All food, bowls, crates are provided by NCBR if requested.

All mileage on your vehicle used while transporting to vet, events, etc is tax deductible.

The feeling of watching your foster dog be adopted by a loving family!

Seeing your time, love and dedication pay off in the face of a happy family and boxer!

Requirements
Committment, Commitment, Commitment!! The reason we are able to pull and save dogs from area shelters is because of an open foster home, if that means YOU, you are the only available space for that dog. Because of this reason you are asked to manage the dogs needs through and until adoption day. This is something you must understand fully and completely!

Foster homes must meet the same requirements as our adoptive homes.

A foster Home application needs to be complete followed by a home visit.

All current pets in the household must be spayed/neutered and up to date on vaccinations.

Foster homes need to have the ability to keep any resident cats safe during a foster dogs first few days in the home.

There are so many reasons to foster a loving boxer in need!
My name is Rhiannon and I am a volunteer and a foster home for NCBR,
I have 3 young children ranging from 9yrs-2yrs, a pomeranian, boxer and husband Mark. My husband and I decided to foster because we just enjoyed our boxer Stella so much that we wanted to help this wonderful breed.

My first foster was animal aggressive so we made arrangements to seperate her from everything other than human contact, but there was that special someone out there just waiting to meet her.

Fostering can be hard at times but it is so rewarding in so many ways, it is not easy meeting a needy dog, loving them, sometimes nursing them back to health and then letting go - but knowing that I can make a difference and help give someone the chance to experience the most unconditional love in the world by sharing their life with such an amazing companion makes it worth any amount of work my family and I put into a foster.
Today Stella is so happy to have constant playmate(s) and boxer step siblings to snuggle with. We have enjoyed our experience so much that we have recently added a new adopted addition to our permanent family. I wouldn't trade the opportunity to foster for anything.

Mark, Rhiannon Dalton, Keelan, Cooper (skin kids)
Teddy, Stella & Charlie (fur kids)

I wanted to foster homeless boxers, but I wasn't sure that it wasn't too idealistic. What if the dogs were too damaged and too hard to handle? Then we adopted Meg, a lovely older boxer lady. She was found wandering in the Bay Area foothills near San Martin and the vets guessed she was over 10 years old. There was something about her soulful eyes!

Meg turned out to be a "perfect" pet! She was funny, affectionate, intelligent, housebroken, well trained, a perfect mother and companion for our young male boxer. She was my friend. She was grateful for everything we gave her. Meg didn't live too many months longer, but she taught me a valuable lesson. Boxers make wonderful companions even when adopted as adults. Almost all the boxers we have fostered have been delightful! Each one is an individual and very much worth the effort to love, train, and sometimes nurse back to health. We have been amazed at how open, forgiving, and undamaged they are!

The boxers have taught me more than I taught them; they have given us more love than we could ever repay. For the most part, they are dogs that did not fit into the expectations and lifestyles of their owners. Most have not been well trained and have been neglected. All of them learn quickly. It is so satisfying to find them awesome homes where we are pretty sure that they will be loved and cherished for the rest of their lives. We love them all, puppy, adult, middle-aged and senior, but perhaps my favorite boxer will always be the Senior Boxer whose wisdom and experience add so much to the friendship.

We are limited to the number of boxers we can save by the number of foster homes we have. If this is a time in your life where you have some extra space and time, please consider fostering. No experience necessary. We will help!