B.E.S.T. Domestic Pet Boarding and Fostering Staff

B.E.S.T animal boarders and foster parents have overlapping responsibilities, but fostering typically involves a longer-term commitment and focus on an animal's rehabilitation or socialization for adoption. Key duties include providing daily care like feeding, watering, and cleaning, along with ensuring the animal receives proper exercise, medication, and any required veterinary appointments. Foster parents must also monitor and report on the animal's behavior and assist in the adoption process by providing information and transporting the animal to events, while boarders focus more on providing a temporary, safe living space for the animal fostering
Common responsibilities for both
• Daily care: Providing food, fresh water, shelter, and cleaning up after the animal.B.E.S.T animal boarders and foster parents have overlapping responsibilities, but fostering typically involves a longer-term commitment and focus on an animal's rehabilitation or socialization for adoption. Key duties include providing daily care like feeding, watering, and cleaning, along with ensuring the animal receives proper exercise, medication, and any required veterinary appointments. Foster parents must also monitor and report on the animal's behavior and assist in the adoption process by providing information and transporting the animal to events, while boarders focus more on providing a temporary, safe living space for the animal fostering
Common responsibilities for both
• Daily care: Providing food, fresh water, shelter, and cleaning up after the animal.B.E.S.T animal boarders and foster parents have overlapping responsibilities, but fostering typically involves a longer-term commitment and focus on an animal's rehabilitation or socialization for adoption. Key duties include providing daily care like feeding, watering, and cleaning, along with ensuring the animal receives proper exercise, medication, and any required veterinary appointments. Foster parents must also monitor and report on the animal's behavior and assist in the adoption process by providing information and transporting the animal to events, while boarders focus more on providing a temporary, safe living space for the animal fostering
Common responsibilities for both
• Daily care: Providing food, fresh water, shelter, and cleaning up after the animal.B.E.S.T animal boarders and foster parents have overlapping responsibilities, but fostering typically involves a longer-term commitment and focus on an animal's rehabilitation or socialization for adoption. Key duties include providing daily care like feeding, watering, and cleaning, along with ensuring the animal receives proper exercise, medication, and any required veterinary appointments. Foster parents must also monitor and report on the animal's behavior and assist in the adoption process by providing information and transporting the animal to events, while boarders focus more on providing a temporary, safe living space for the animal fostering
Common responsibilities for both
• Daily care: Providing food, fresh water, shelter, and cleaning up after the animal.
• Health: Administering medication and coordinating vet appointments, often for routine procedures like spaying/neutering or check-ups.
• Grooming and exercise: Bathing, grooming, and exercising the animal to maintain its well-being.
• Safety: Keeping the animal safe in a clean environment, which may include separating it from other pets. 

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• Rehabilitation: Providing care and socialization for animals with medical or behavioral needs, helping them overcome trauma or illness.
• Behavioral training: Helping the animal adjust to a home environment and learn basic skills or good behavior to improve its chances of adoption.
• Communication and coordination: Regularly updating the rescue organization on the animal's progress and coordinating all necessary appointments with the staff.
• Adoption support: Transporting the animal to adoption events and providing detailed information about its personality to the organization and potential adopters to facilitate a good match. 
Specific to boarding
• Short-term care: Providing a safe place for the animal for a temporary, defined period.
• Boarding facility management: Maintaining a clean and safe boarding facility that meets the animal's specific needs.
• Day-to-day care: Providing all necessary daily care, such as feeding, watering, and exercise, as requested by the owner.