Fostering pugs is a very important part of our organization. Foster parents are caring people who give our needy Pugs a home, get them medical treatment and most of all LOVE until a permanent home can be found. We are always searching for people willing to be a foster parent.

Being a foster parent is a big job. This is where the pug goes through their transition period. Some pugs will need to be nursed back to health or more commonly, trained. The #1 reason that pugs are given up is training/behavior issues. A foster parent is the one who will get the pug ready for their new homes. Potential foster homes will go through the same screening and approval process as an adoptive home, which includes: an application, interview, home visit, and both personal and veterinary reference checks. If you are willing to foster a pug in your home, please email us at foster@northernillinoispugrescue.org and one of our volunteers will respond as soon as possible.

NIPRA can not survive without it's foster parents and volunteers. Not everyone is cut out to be a foster parent, but there are other positions that are filled with people that care and give what time they can to help these adorable dogs.

We can use your help with the following jobs:

• Home visits to prospective adoptees before the Pug is placed

• Home visits to prospective foster parents

• Picking up Pugs from the shelter or private individuals and delivering them to foster homes or vet clinics

• Organizing & helping at fundraisers

• Educating the public regarding Pugs and Northern Illinois Pug Rescue & Adoption, Inc.

• Follow-up calls on placed Pugs

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You can be as active or inactive as you wish to be, picking a job to suit the time you have to spare. Please contact us at foster@northernillinoispugrescue.org if you are willing to volunteer your time.