Fostering a Sprocker Spaniel is a hugely rewarding experience and plays a vital role in helping dogs find their forever homes.
At Sprocker Assist & Rescue, our foster carers provide temporary, loving homes for Sprockers who are unable to remain with their current owners. Fostering allows us to assess each dog’s needs and ensure they are matched with the right adopter.
Fostering helps us support more dogs and gives each Sprocker the best possible chance of a successful rehoming.
By fostering, you help:
Provide a safe, calm environment for a dog in transition
Give us valuable insight into a dog’s behaviour in a home setting
Support owners who can no longer keep their dog
Prepare a Sprocker for adoption into their forever home
Our foster carers are a vital part of the SAR family, and we support you throughout the process.
Apply online – complete our fostering enquiry form
Initial discussion – one of our team will talk through your circumstances and experience
Home check – a visit or video call to ensure your home is suitable
Matching – we’ll match you with a Sprocker suited to your home and lifestyle
We will set up an account with your vet and a foster agreement is sent to you
Fostering begins – the dog comes to stay with you while we work towards rehoming
To foster with us, you’ll need:
A safe and secure home environment
Time and patience to help a dog settle
Willingness to work with our team and share updates
Ability to transport the dog when needed (for vet visits or meet & greets)
Fostering can sometimes be challenging, but it is incredibly rewarding — and you’re never on your own.
We have listed below some FAQs.
Of course this list isn’t extensive and if you have any concerns or queries, our team will be happy to help answer any other questions you have.
If you have any other questions, just get in touch and we’ll be happy to help.
This all depends on if the dog coming to us is in urgent need of rehoming. If we don’t have a suitable home, we will put the dog into foster until a suitable home can be found. It might also be that the dog needs further assessment before going into its forever home. We would ask you to complete regular foster updates to allow our behaviourist to step in if there are any issues that need addressing.
No. We welcome foster carers with varying levels of experience and provide guidance and support throughout.
In general, we would say no as we don’t always know the specific circumstances of the dog’s previous life.
We never say no but this will be discussed prior to fostering and dependent on the dog’s needs.
This would depend on the dog and the background it has come from but sometimes we can allow this.
Once the dog has settled into your home, we would be comfortable with you leaving the foster dog alone for up to 4 hours. However, this will depend on the individual dog’s behavior and any specific issues they may have.
Foster periods vary depending on the dog and how quickly a suitable home is found.
SAR covers agreed costs such as food and veterinary care related to fostering.
Yes. If you feel your foster dog is the right fit, you can apply to adopt and we’ll discuss this with you.
If you’re interested in becoming a foster carer and helping rescue Sprockers on their journey to a forever home, please complete our online fostering enquiry form.