Personal Reference to Foster

Hello!

Someone in your life has applied to foster dogs for DIBS Rescue, and they have listed you as a reference for them. Please don’t delay, and respond to the following questions.

Thanks for helping save more dog lives!
Once you complete the form, you will get confirmation in 2 ways. After the form is submitted, you will get an image of a green dog giving you the thumbs up.
You will also be bcc’d on your response.
Please know – all your responses are confidential and are for internal use only.

Personal Reference for Fostering Role

Online form to be completed by personal references of foster applicants

"*" indicates required fields

Applicant Info

Who are you providing the reference for?*

DIBS volunteer email address (read description below—important!)*

Note: This is NOT NOT NOT the email address for your friend/family, but for the DIBS volunteer who is screening the applicant. We just want to be sure this gets sent to DIBS vs. the applicant! Also, this is not your email address and not the email address for [email protected]. Using your email address or [email protected] will cause the form to not submit.

Tell us about you!

Full name of personal reference*

What is your relationship to the applicant?*

Email address of personal reference*

Contact phone number?*

Reference Questions

Did you know they were planning to foster a rescue dog? Does that surprise you?

How do you know them? For how long?*

Do you know all members of the household?

Do you think all members of the household are equally enthusiastic about fostering a dog?

Tell me about their current pets (confirm type and quantity). Are they well socialized and well behaved? Well cared for?*

Do you think they are hoping to foster a dog who is already trained and well behaved, or are they expecting to have to work a lot with the foster dog?*

Do you yourself have a dog? If so, has the applicant ever dog-sat for you?

Would you have any concerns about them fostering a rescue dog?*

Can you think of any circumstances that might make them feel that they needed to give a dog up?*

Is there anything else you feel would be important for us to know about them fostering a rescue dog?*

Would you recommend them as a foster parent DIBS dog?*

Yes

Other

Overall Rating?*

5-Ideal home - they are experienced and unconditional

4-Good - great people, will be good foster parents

3-Pretty good - never thought about them fostering a dog

2-Meh

1-Don't recommend

Other