DRNA Training Documents

Here’s some basic info which should help both new members and experienced members find their way around DRNA

Here is a basic guide to Fostering 101, how to pick up a dog, get it vetted, get your vet bills reimbursed and ask for board approval if needed for your foster dog.

• How to Pull a Dachshund from a shelter
• Standard Vetting
• The Importance of Separating New Fosters
• Sizing up your Foster
• Getting Vet Bills Reimbursed
• Getting Board Approval and also when do you need board approval?

Here are the steps to getting the application processed. To me, having email address references makes my life a ton easier as I don’t have to pay for long distance phone calls or play tag with references, plus I never know what to say to the people on the phone. In addition, you should read through the application, the questions on the application are their for a reason as they help determine what dog might be a good fit. Look at how specific an adopter is in what they are looking for. Some warning flags are dogs that have been given away, or hit by cars. Animals that aren’t altered also are a red flag. Sometimes you’ll see the adopter’s excitement jumping off the application, othertimes you see people were annoyed filling out the application.

• Homevisits
• Personal References Email Template
• Vet Reference Questions
• Communicating with the Adopter

The adoption application has been approved, you’ve talked to the adoptive family and they are all set to adopt. Here’s how you go about getting the paperwork finalized, figure out what to send with your fosters and get your adoption fees paid as well as coordinate any transport to get your foster to their forever home!

• New Adoptive Packet
• Adoption Fees
• Coordinating Transports

Finding a rescue friendly vet is one of the most important contributions you can make as a DRNA member. While it’s great to foster a lot, if your vet prices are astronomical, you’re not going to be helping DRNA’s bottom line. Prices vary across the country and you can’t really compare one area to another but you can do the best you can do to get good prices for your foster dogs.

• Raleigh/Durham Vets
• Finding a Rescue Friendly Vet in Your Area

• Frequent Shopping Websites
• Learning how to use the Wiki