Age: 8 Months Sex: Female Breed: Retriever Mix Weight: 41lbs Restrictions: Must Meet Dogs; No Kids under 5, Discretion Under 12 Frankie is a fearful young dog who is seeking foster. She was able to get out to foster temporarily but had to return to the shelter due to reasons unrelated to her. She does seem to be more confident in the presence of another dog from what we have seen at the shelter. She was reported to have separation anxiety in her previous adoptive home and was reported to be partially house-trained – she had been working on this in her previous foster
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Monthly Archives July 2026
Mr. Big
After adopting Esidisi (formerly Crispin) from HSHV at the beginning of 2025, I knew where to look first when I needed a “replacement” to fill Esidisi’s role in my barn after he was promoted to an inside cat. I spent several weeks waiting for the right cat to pop up. I love working with rough-looking, angry feral cats. One day, Mr. Big (formerly Unitas) appeared on the HSHV site. He was an older guy with a very unique look, and I immediately fell in love. When we went to meet him, the lady who took us to see him told
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Kittens Need Medical Fosters
Age: Kittens Restrictions: Space that can be sanitized Several kittens are seeking foster while they go through ringworm treatment, so they do not have to sit in the shelter! Estimated Duration/Time: 1 month Personality & Preferences: Kittens! Specific Needs – medical: Ringworm- lime dips and bring in cultures How to Foster A Kitten: New fosters can take the first step by learning about fostering and signing up to become a new foster. Veteran foster parents can email fosters@hshv.org to schedule a pickup appointment.
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Jade Would Love A Foster
Age: 3 Sex: Female Breed: Pitbull Mix Weight: 39 lbs Restrictions: No Dogs; No Cats: Discretion with Kids Under 5 Jade is a wiggley, excitable, high energy young dog. She loves nylon chews and wiggles her entire body right up to you for pets and attention while holding one in her mouth. She was surrendered for conflict with other dogs in her previous home and would be most comfortable as the only dog. She also has shown high prey drive around cats and other small prey. She lived with a 7 year old in her previous home and could be successful in a home with younger children.
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Lulu is Seeking Foster
Age: 7 Sex: Female Breed: Pitbull Mix Weight: 57 lbs Restrictions: No Dogs; No Cats; No Kids Under 5 Lulu came to the shelter at the beginning of February and would love to get out into a home environment again. She was in foster for a month, but her foster could not continue fostering her due to moving. She does need to be the only pet in the home due to prey drive and previous conflict with another dog in her first home. She would benefit from continuing positive reinforcement reactivity training. Even though she is 7 years old, she still has plenty of
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Oats Is Seeking Foster
Age: 1 Sex: Male Breed: Pitbull Mix Weight: 66 lbs Restrictions: Must Meet Dogs; No Kids Under 12 Oats is a nervous young guy who is not comfortable in a busy kennel. He could do well with another dog with a successful meeting. We have no history with cats, so plan to be able to separate them. He is too nervous to be with young kids but could meet older kids to see how he would do with them. How to Foster Oats: New fosters can take the first step by learning about fostering and signing up to become a new foster. Veteran foster parents can
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Support kitty for my dog
In 2022, we adopted Howard Anthony ( then called Wonka). He was from Envigo labs and was rescued. We adopted him at 11 months old. He never had pets or snuggles and never walked on grass or had toys to play with. He was adjusting and loved us and his home, but he was still having problems learning to dog. He seemed interested in dogs but was intimidated by them. We still thought he needed a companion. Last year in July we decided to adopt a kitten for him. It was love at first sight. The female orange kitten we
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Chili Would Love a Foster
Age: 3 Sex: Female Breed: Pit Mix Weight: 48lbs Restrictions: May Benefit From Meeting Dogs; No Kids under 5 Chili is a nervous girl who gains a lot of confidence around other dogs. She is overwhelmed in the shelter environment and would love to get out and away from all the strangers. She can be avoidant with new people at first, but is more comfortable when another confident dog is around to show her the ropes. Due to her nervousness she would probably do best with older kids. She does not have history with cats. How to Foster Chili: New fosters can take the
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Diesel Truck Would Love A Foster
Age: 1 Sex: Male Breed: Pitbull Mix Weight: 61 lbs Restrictions: No Dogs; No Kids Under 5 Diesel is a shy but sweet boy who is easily overwhelmed in the shelter environment. He can take time to warm up to new people, but is typically avoidant and appeasing and warms up with some treats. He is a typically food motivated guy who likes engaging with training. He is only a year old and is likely to have a bit of adolescent energy, and will need regular exercise, enrichment and training to help him be successful, as any young dog does.
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Cyclops and Reese happy together in their forever home
Two peas in a pod already!
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