Age: 11  Sex: Female   Breed: Pitbull Mix  Weight: 86 lbs   Restrictions: Must Meet Dogs Lucy is an older lady who is stressed by shelter life – she’d much rather spend her time in a home! She needs to meet dogs in the home prior to going to foster, as she can be anxious when meeting new dogs. She should also meet children in the home prior to going to foster, as she can reportedly be jumpy. She may do best in a home without cats, due to prey drive. Fosters would need the ability to separate and follow slow introductions to any
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Age: 9  Sex: Female   Breed: Terrier Mix    Weight: 63 lbs    Restrictions: No Dogs Quinn is an older lady who is stressed by being in the shelter. She is very friendly with people, but uncomfortable being surrounded by so many dogs. She has a history of living with and ignoring cats in the home. She has also lived with young kids and done well. She does not enjoy car rides, so enjoys staying close to home. How to Foster Quinn: 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
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Age: 1  Sex: Male   Breed: Pitbull Mix  Weight: 73 lbs   Restrictions: Must Meet Dogs; No Kids Under 12 Derby is one of our more nervous guys at the shelter. He prefers to spend his time in quiet areas and is quite overwhelmed by the goings on at the shelter. Over time he has shown social behaviors to our staff here, often quietly coming up to them for pets and leaning in. Derby has met dogs while in our care and can be initially very fearful, though with time and patience has warmed up to playing with another dog. He should meet any
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Age: 2  Sex: Male   Breed: Pitbull Mix  Weight: 57 lbs   Restrictions: May Benefit From Meeting Dogs Ernie needs foster just to give him time out of the shelter while we continue to fix his eyes. He is going to have entropion repair on his right eye, which will be done before he goes to foster. He’s a very sweet, friendly, and playful man. Walks well on leash and happily greets everyone! How to Foster Ernie: 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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Age: 7   Sex: Female   Breed: Mastiff Mix  Weight: 124 lbs   Restrictions: No Dogs; No Kids under 12 Ginny is a big older girl who is looking for a quiet foster home to spend some time in. She’s been at the shelter for a while and is still a little nervous of new people coming up to her kennel, but has been cuddly and sweet with known staff and volunteers. We want to see how she is once she gets to actually relax in a home environment. She would need to go to a foster with no other dogs and no younger kids, we don’t
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Age: 3   Sex: Male   Breed: Pitbull Mix  Weight: 77 lbs   Restrictions: Must Meet Dogs; No Kids under 12 Roquefort (aka Rocky) is a nervous guy who has started getting more comfortable with staff here. We discovered he already knows “sit” and “shake”! He also sometimes tries to climb into laps when he is comfortable with you but will listen if you ask him to get “off”. He enjoys interacting with and playing with other dogs and may benefit from going to a foster home with another dog. Due to his nervousness, he would do best in a home with older, dog-savvy kids. We do not have
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Age: 1  Sex: Female   Breed: Rottweiler Mix  Weight: 82 lbs   Restrictions: No Dogs; No Kids under 12 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 would do best in a quieter household. She does have a history of being less comfortable with men than women, so should meet
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