Foster-to-Adopt Trial Log — Free Printable PDF (Behavior Diary · Fit Assessment)
Daily log for a foster-to-adopt trial period — meals, toilet routine, behavior with kids and resident pets, sleep / crate, fit-assessment notes. Honest record beats a guessed answer.
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A daily diary turns the trial decision into evidence, not vibes
Foster-to-adopt trials exist precisely because *vibes* are an unreliable basis for a 12-year commitment. The trial period (most rescues offer 1–3 weeks) is your chance to gather data — and your memory of "day 4 was rough" will be gone by day 14 unless you write it down.
Behavior with kids / pets / strangers is the column most likely to change your mind. A dog who's perfect with you alone may resource-guard with a resident dog, or fence-fight with the neighbor cat. Note the *specific* trigger and your response.
Concern? ☐ as a single check-box per day does the heavy lifting — at the end of the trial, the count of checked days is the conversation with the rescue. Three concerned days out of fourteen is *manageable with training*; ten is *not the right match*.
An honest "return to rescue" decision is not a failure — it's a successful trial. Pair with the Pet Sitter Instructions if you need to brief family helping with the trial, and the Dog Training Log to start cue work from day one.