I say this not to be discouraging, but to set realistic expectations. Housetraining is a ''long'' process. There are occasional dogs (especially mature adults and seniors) who are already potty-trained upon arrival. And there are some whose innate cleanliness makes them very easy to housebreak; I've had two fosters who each had a single accident in the house, were corrected for it once, and never did it again. But for most dogs it's not quite that easy, and since most trainers agree that you can't truly call a dog "housebroken" until he's gone a month or more with no accidents, it is very likely that your foster dog will move on to his adoptive home before meeting that standard.

I say this not to be discouraging, but to set realistic expectations. Housetraining is a ''long'' process. There are occasional dogs (especially mature adults and seniors) who are already potty-trained upon arrival. And there are some whose innate cleanliness makes them very easy to housebreak; I've had two fosters who each had a single accident in the house, were corrected for it once, and never did it again. But for most dogs it's not quite that easy, and since most trainers agree that you can't truly call a dog "housebroken" until he's gone a month or more with no accidents, it is very likely that your foster dog will move on to his adoptive home before meeting that standard.