Age: 2 Sex: Female Breed: Pitbull Mix Weight: 47 lbs Restrictions: No Dogs, No Kids Under 5 Nyx recently returned to the shelter and would benefit from living in foster. She is young, energetic dog who will benefit from continued positive reinforcement training to work on basic manners. She is quite food motivated and loves learning, and already has some basic cues from her time working with staff and volunteers at the shelter. She can be nervous around new people and dogs, but warms up quickly with a slow, gentle approach. She has enjoyed playing with other dogs, but does resource
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Monthly Archives September 2026
Royal Is Seeking Foster
Age: 2 Sex: Female Breed: Pitbull Mix Weight: 55lbs Restrictions: Must Meet Dogs; No Kids Under 5 Royal has been working on gaining her confidence here, but can be nervous with new people. She can take a minute to warm up, but has been able to make lots of new friends with the staff and volunteers at the shelter. She will do well with a foster who wants to continue working on building her confidence when meeting new people. In her previous home she was able to go to the dog park and would go to the dog sitter’s house with other dogs, but she
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Incredible Jonah
Jonah is a very kind kid! Jonah organized a lemonade and cookie stand and brought the proceeds to HSHV! He also donated cute bandanas for the dogs at HSHV. Thank you so much, Jonah! We are so grateful for your kindness and generosity, and we know the dogs will love the bandanas!
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Students Give Back
Sophia and Mia are very kind! They wanted to help the animal residents at HSHV, so they helped collect donations from their school! Monetary donations were collected from each grade at Hickory Woods Elementary School, then brought to HSHV. Thank you so much for the monetary donation, Sophia and Mia! We greatly appreciate your thoughtful donation.
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Kermit Is Seeking Foster
Age: 8 Months Sex: Male Breed: Mastiff Mix Weight: 36 lbs Restrictions: Must Meet Dogs, No Kids Under 12 Kermit is an adolescent dog who is still working on his manners. He would benefit from a foster experienced with high-arousal dogs who can give him plenty of enrichment and calming activities after any play sessions. He is very treat-motivated and does well with pattern games and learning new tricks while out on walks. Kermit does enjoy playing with other dogs, but has a high-arousal play style (lots of bitey-face and wrestling) so will need a foster dog sibling that will
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Toad Would Like A Foster
Age: 2 Sex: Male Breed: Pitbull Mix Weight: 59 lbs Restrictions: No Dogs, No Kids Under 5 Toad is a friendly guy who is stressed living in a kennel! We would like to get him out to foster until he is adopted, or at least to get a break from the shelter for a while. He can be a little nervous of sudden noises but recovers quickly. Toad is a high energy guy who would benefit from regular exercise and enrichment. He is seeking a home without other dogs. He has no known history with cats, so fosters would need
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Raisin Would Like A Foster
Age: 2 Sex: Male Breed: Pitbull Mix Weight: 66 lbs Restrictions: No Dogs; No Kids Under 5 Raisin is a sweet but shy guy looking to find a foster to get him some time out of the shelter and into a quiet home. Raisin can be nervous of new people at first, but once he’s your friend he’s your best buddy. He can be a strong puller on leash, but also seems happy to just go out in a yard. He’s looking for a foster with no other dogs (or ability to keep separate), and no young kids (under 5).
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Aberdeen Needs A Foster
Age: 7 Sex: Female Breed: Mastiff Mix Weight: 87 lbs Restrictions: No Dogs; No Kids Under 12 Aberdeen has been in our care for a little while and she’s only been on one walk so far. She’s a cautious dog that doesn’t want to leave the comfort of her room at the shelter. She’s been social with people and loves showing off her favorite stuffed toys. She would do best in a foster that can set up a room for her to decompress in. Due to her sensitivities around leashing (she will lay down when leashed and refuse to move
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