Foster Carer Survey

Thank you so much for taking part in our survey. It should take you less than 10 minutes to complete and your feedback really is hugely helpful and appreciated.

1. How did you hear about the foster carer role?

2. How long have you been a foster carer for Support Dogs?

3. How many dogs have you fostered for Support Dogs?

4. How many times (roughly) have you been offered a dog to foster?

5. Do you feel you are valued by the charity?

Highly valuedValuedNeither valued or unvaluedNot valuedHighly unvalued

6. If you foster a dog, do you know it’s current trainer is?

YesNo

7. How would you rate Support Dogs’ overall time keeping?

GoodAveragePoor

8. If SupportDogs’ staff are running late do you have adequate warning beforehand?

AlwaysSometimesNever

9. Do you know who you would contact if you had an emergency/problems with the dog?

YesNo

10. Do you feel supported by the charity in your role as a foster carer?

AlwaysSometimesNever

11.Do any problems or concerns you have get dealt with in a timely manner?

AlwaysSometimesNever

12. How would you rate the overall communication at Support Dogs

ExcellentGoodAveragePoorVery poor

13. Do you have any suggestions on how this can be improved?

14. What is the main way you are contacted by Support Dogs?

EmailWhatsAppTextPhoneIn person

15. How would you prefer to be contacted by Support Dogs?

EmailWhatsAppTextPhoneIn person

16. Do you have any comments or suggestions of ways of improving any of the following areas, if you think they need improving?

Recruitment/induction process

Handing over of the dog in training

Any training given by the trainer

17. How would you rate our body language session?

Very goodGoodAveragePoorNot attended one

Any other comments

18. How would you rate any one-to-one sessions with the dog trainer?

Very goodGoodAveragePoorNot had a one-to-one session

Any other comments

19. How easy is it to get hold of a dog trainer if you need to?

EasyMixedDifficult

Any other comments

20. Do you feel you are able to speak to your dog trainer about any problems or issues and that these with be addressed?

YesNoDon’t know

Any other comments

21. How useful do you find the training manual?

Very goodGoodAveragePoorDon’t remember receiving one

Any other comments

22. When the dog was placed with you, do you feel you were equipped with the necessary resources?

YesNo

Any other comments

The impact on you

This next section is to help us understand what impact being a foster carer has had on you

Are you:

Working full time Working Part timeRetiredStudentCarer/Parent

What age group are you in?

18-3536-5556-75Over 75

Do you have any long term health conditions or disability?

YesNo

How would you describe your ethnicity?

Do you agree with the following statements?

Since becoming a foster carer I am more physically active?