Foster parents are our most treasured volunteers. Aug 3, 2008: We need your help! We have Malamutes in Urgent Need of foster homes! Please help us by filling out the I Can Foster a Malamute form now. Together, we can make a difference! The Alaskan Malamute Help League (AMHL) is in need of foster homes. The AMHL does not have a shelter, so the number of Malamutes we can save from euthanasia is limited by the number of foster homes we have across Canada. The AMHL has lost many of our Foster Homes in the last year due to the adoption of Malamutes by their foster parents. While we are thrilled each time a Malamute finds their forever home, we are now in urgent need of new foster homes for Malamutes that have run out of time! Whether or not you are presently a malamute owner, love the breed but cannot afford a dog, not sure about making such a commitment, or are a healthy senior looking for the company of another senior for a short-term, our experienced Provincial Rescue Coordinators will carefully match you with a needy Malamute based on your environment, life-style, preferences, experience, and other animals in your home. Foster parents are the life line for many Malamutes who have run out of time in shelters across Canada. If you have room in your heart and home, please consider a foster for any length of time!

Updated Aug 1, 2008 Foster Facts ... Not everyone may get a Malamute to foster immediately -- Our Rescue Coordinators carefully match Malamutes needing foster care with your home, life-style and preferences. View the matching preferences we consider before we call you! Malamutes needing foster care are all unique -- Older Malamutes just need a corner in an otherwise busy home; may follow you and want to watch TV with you, be let outside a few times a day or go for a slow leisurely walk to the corner and back. Some neglected Malamutes of any age are timid and fearful and need a calm quiet home without kids running and yelling, while they learn to trust again. Some Malamutes can live with other dogs, kids, and even cats! Some can only live with other dogs of the opposite gender, while others must be the only dog. Younger Malamutes require an active foster home. They will go jogging with you, get you in shape with brisk walks, and bike with you. They need to work and to burn off their high energy! A few Malamutes require an experienced foster parent -- A few troubled Malamutes require an experienced home able to provide structure, rules, and consistency in a very positive and non-challenging environment. If you are not a current AMHL foster parent, please consider applying today!

Our Commitment To our Foster Parents... The AMHL will pay for all approved Vet expenses. The AMHL will pay for approved dog food for your foster Malamute. The AMHL will pay 1st yr. AMHL membership for first time foster parents. The AMHL will provide support for any training. A rescue coordinator will be available to you to answer questions and provide assistance. The AMHL will transport a foster dog to your home - and from your home upon adoption, or if you can no longer foster. Your privacy is respected. Only screened and approved adopters who are a good fit with your foster dog are allowed to meet your foster dog -- by appointment! Not able to foster a malamute but want to help? Consider sponsoring a dog in our permanent foster care program below! Permanent Foster Care Program Meet Jazz Occasionally we have in rescue dogs that for various reasons have very limited adoptive prospects. You can "Sponsor" these dogs by contributing financially toward their care and we will provide the physical care in loving foster homes. (Read more about the Permanent Foster Care Program...) Click on the PayPal link above or use our Sponsor Form to help a dog in permanent foster care! Any amount will make a difference in their lives.

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