Make a difference to somebody's life

[Strix 11]

There are so many places I could post this, but here seemed most appropriate...

 

If you could make a difference to a person with a disability, by giving your evenings and weekends to their dog, FOR JUST 4 WEEKS, would you?

 

I've looked into fostering for Support Dogs, who are based right here in Sheffield, and got a phone all this week asking if I'd be interested in short term fostering

 

For some conditions, Support Dogs take the person's pet dog for just 4 weeks, and train it to be a support dog. Whilst in Sheffield, these dogs need a home for the evenings and weekends as Support Dogs do not kennel dogs

 

If I had known this, I'd have volunteered sooner!

 

Is this something you could consider doing? Just think of the life you could change!

[cgksheff 44]

http://support.internetcreation.co/page/75

[Stranza 10]

What a fab idea!

 

I imagine those who have lost pets (due to age etc) and can't commit to a full time pet would really get loads out of this.

 

Great find Strix

[willman 10]

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1116846&highlight=support+dogs

[CeeCee 10]

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1116846&highlight=support+dogs

 

Good to see its already been discussed recently! Hope they have had some interested people

[Strix 11]

Yes, that thread prompted me to apply as a fosterer, but if you read it, they are asking for either holiday cover fosterers or a 12 month commitment - I have never come across the 4 week option either online or in the literature they sent out

 

4 weeks is probably a much more viable option for far more people, so I thought it warranted a thread in a more 'public' space