Age: 12 Sex: Female Breed: Domestic Shorthair Weight: 7 lbs Restrictions: No Kids Under 5 Estimated Duration/Time: She’d love to be in foster until she finds her forever home. Personality & Preferences: Very shy but also very sweet! Specific Needs – medical or behavior: Needs a safe space to decompress in and lots of quiet time with someone she can learn to trust. She responds well to very gentle, slow, calm pets but does need a safe room that she can call her home base before being given access to an entire home and will need patience from her foster to open up. How to Foster Sunny: New
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Monthly Archives July 2026
Autumn Would Love A Foster
Age: 13 Sex: Female Breed: Domestic Shorthair Weight: 7 lbs Restrictions: No Dogs; No Cats; No Kids Under 5 Estimated Duration/Time: Until gaining weight. Potential until adopt from foster Personality & Preferences: super friendly! Specific Needs – medical or behavior: Needs to stay on a hydrolyzed diet/LID. On some medications. How to Foster Autumn: 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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Emri Would Like A Foster
Age: 1 Sex: Female Breed: Pitbull Mix Weight: 49 lbs Restrictions: No Dogs; No Kids Under 5, Strong Discretion Under 12 Emri is uncomfortable being surrounded by other dogs here at the shelter and needs a foster home without any other dogs. She does enjoy spending time in our play yards here and lounging in the dog pool. A fenced yard and a quiet neighborhood (without much dog traffic) would be helpful to get a better idea of her personality and see how she does in a home environment when she is not so stressed. She needs a home without young kids due
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Case Dogs Need a Foster
We currently have 5 case dogs waiting for foster placement. They are here because HSHV is the holding facility for animals going through court trials. They can not be adopted. We are not able to spay or neuter them. They would all be much more comfortable in a home since cases can take a long time to resolve. Only the first letter of their name will be provided for privacy. First is R: Age: 5 Sex: Male Breed: Pit Mix Weight: 57 Pounds Restrictions: Must Meet Dogs. R is a friendly and wiggly guy, but he is very frustrated in
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Titan Is Seeking Foster
Age: 3 Sex: Male Breed: Pitbull Mix Weight: 72 lbs Restrictions: Must Meet Dogs, No Kids Under 12 Titan is a nervous kid who struggles living in a kennel. He becomes frustrated by barriers (like the bars of his kennel, or barriers like windows or fences) and will bark at unknown people and dogs through them. This makes is stress levels at the shelter quite high. When he is in a situation where he is comfortable and able to show his true self, he is a wiggley, goofy guy who will lean into you for butt scratches and bring you his toys. In a
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Karma Would Like A Foster
Age: 1 Sex: Female Breed: Rottweiler Weight: 77 lbs Restrictions: Must Meet Dogs, No Kids Under 12, Must Meet All Members of Household Karma is a sensitive girl, who is very sweet once she gets to know you! She is an adolescent dog who would benefit from further positive reinforcement training for basic manners and loose leash walking (she can pull hard at times, so will need a foster able to manage her strength). She will need a home without kids under 12 as she is a sensitive girl and would do best in a quieter household. She does have a history of being less comfortable with
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Hoover Needs A Foster
Age: 3 Sex: Male Breed: Domestic Shorthair Weight: 8 lbs Restrictions: No Kids Under 5, No Cats (FeLV+) Estimated Duration/Time: 1 month Personality & Preferences: Nervous Specific Needs – medical or behavior: Has FeLV and a long term URI- hoping he will recover from the URI better in a home. How to Foster Hoover: 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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Tom Needs A Foster
Age: 5 Sex: Male Breed: Domestic Shorthair Weight: 15 lbs Restrictions: No Kids Under 5 Estimated Duration/Time: 1 month Restrictions: No kids under 5 Personality & Preferences: Fearful, would prefer a quieter home Specific Needs – Medical- prolonged URI How to Foster Tom: 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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Anna Would Like A Foster
Age: 4 Sex: Female Breed: Domestic Shorthair Weight: 10 lbs Restrictions: A Space Separate From Other Animals & Small Kids Estimated Duration/Time: Would prefer to be in foster until she’s adopted Personality & Preferences: She’s very social, playful, high energy and a bit “sassy” Specific Needs – medical or behavior: Anna has been working through some medical concerns since intake and she’d really be best in a foster home where she can relax and feel comfortable again! How to Foster Anna: 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
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Joe Would Love A Foster
Age: 14 Sex: Male Breed: Domestic Longhair Weight: 11 lbs Restrictions: A Space Separate From Small Kids Estimated Duration/Time: He’d love to be in foster until he’s adopted! Personality & Preferences: He’s a shy but very, very sweet cat. Specific Needs – medical or behavior: He’s an older cat who’s a bit wobbly on his feet and is a bit shy. He’d be a lot more comfortable in a foster home where he can gain some confidence and trust with the people around him. He’s a very, very sweet guy once he knows you! How to Foster Joe: New fosters can take the first step by learning
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