Foster a Dog

We are looking for families willing to house a service dog-in-training in their homes! Don’t worry if you don’t have extensive dog training experience, because PGI will be there every step of the way to answer your questions. 

Foster Home Application

Foster Home Options:

1. Puppy Raiser- Level 1:  Open to all first time volunteers. They will have a puppy anywhere from 4-6 months and focus on the basic foundations needed for a service dog. The puppy raiser can complete training for public access.
2. Puppy Raiser- Level 2: Must have successfully trained a PGI dog and be approved by a PGI staff vote. This puppy raiser is not required to attend training classes so may live out of state. They may have the puppy anywhere from 4-12 months.
3.  Transitional Trainer: Open to first time volunteers. They will take a dog after it has completed the Helping Paws program (cell dog) and focus on transition training in the community.
4. Foster Home: Will train a service dog puppy start to finish. Must have successfully trained a service dog in the past and be appointed by PGI staff vote. They will have the dog 12-24 months. Weekly class required.