Service Dogs Fostering – Weekend & Vacation Relief

Our Vacation Relief Homes care for our pups when our raisers need relief.

Our Weekend Fosters foster a pup from our Center for a weekend at their homes. Your schedule must allow  you to pick the pup and supplies up Friday afternoon by 4pm at our Center in Brewster, NY, and drop everything back to us Monday after 9am.

If you’re interested in being a Weekend Fosterer only, please complete the below form.  It’s the same form as our Vacation Relief Volunteers complete. You’ll be responsible for picking the pup up at our Center and returning the pup, your choice –  any time Friday or Sat morning before 9am pick-up,  return the pup any time Monday after 9am. We’ll provide everything you need to care for the pup over the weekend. We hold 1.5 hour orientation classes for new weekend fosters before they’ll be matched with a pup for the weekend. We send the pups out once a month (3rd weekend), and our orientation class is held the Saturday morning the weekend before (2nd weekend) at our Center, 10-11:30am. 

Why our Vacation Relief Volunteers are so important 

It can be very difficult to plan a vacation when dedicating your time to fostering puppies, especially those that are going to be service dogs, as they need more attention than pet dogs do. However, if you are a compassionate animal lover, Putnam Service Dogs provides relief coverage to our dedicated fosters. Our vacation relief programs provide temporary care for their foster puppies while our dedicated raisers take some time for themselves.

Our vacation relief programs ensure that the pups are in carefully vetted hands and will continue to receive the love and attention that they need during these early stages of development. Thanks to our team of dedicated volunteers, our dedicated puppy raisers can now take vacations without worrying about their pups. At Putnam Service Dogs, we ensure that when puppies are placed into temporary homes for vacation relief, they are happy and healthy and contribute to their overall well-being. 

Why Become a Vacation Relief Puppy Raiser?

There are quite a few perks of becoming a vacation relief puppy raiser, especially if you are an animal lover. First, it provides you with the unique opportunity to experience the joy and fulfillment of bonding with puppies without the long-term commitment. 

By becoming a vacation relief puppy raiser, you have the opportunity to contribute to the well-being of these pups under the guidance of our trainers. This is your opportunity to bring happiness and joy into your life, creating lasting memories and connections and safe guarding these lives of these adorable pups.

Want To Become a Vacation Relief Home?

Most Vacation Relief volunteers care for a pup for us occasionally – once every month, every other month, for 3-10 days, depending on the need of our raisers.

 The raiser will bring all supplies the pup will need, including a crate if needed, and will drop the pup off and pick the pup up.

We expect you to keep the pup safe and happy while in your care and respect our policies – the dog is not allowed on the furniture, the dog will not be off leash except in a fenced area, the dog will not be fed from the table, and the dog will not be taken to a busy, stressful setting. Our trainers will guide you as needed while you’re caring for one of our pups.