Dogs currently in need of foster homes

City Dogs Rescue needs foster homes in the Washington, DC metro area, including parts of Maryland and Northern Virginia. By fostering a dog or cat, you are enabling City Dogs Rescue to pull an animal from a high-kill shelter. We request you to commit a minimum of two weeks but prefer if you can have the pet up to the point of adoption. Many of our dogs and cats are adopted within a couple of months; however, we cannot guarantee this timeline. Sometimes they are adopted more quickly and sometimes they take longer to find their forever homes. If you have travel plans, let us know and we can make appropriate arrangements. City Dogs Rescue pays for all pre-approved vetting and provides you with a crate, "Adopt Me" vest, collar, leash, harness and other supplies, if needed, when you foster a dog. You provide a home, loving care and food.  To learn more about our cat foster program and cats in need of a foster, please visit our City Kitties page.

All of the dogs listed on this page need foster homes.  They are eligible for adoption at any time. 

If you are looking for a resource to rehome your pet and you did not adopt them from City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties, visit   rehome.adoptapet.com to learn more and create their profile. ​

*If you need to return your CDR&CK cat or dog, please contact info@citydogsrescuedc.org.

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NEW FOSTERS
If you haven't applied yet to foster for City Dogs Rescue, please apply. Questions may be directed to our foster team.

APPROVED FOSTERS
If you are an approved foster 
and can help, please email your 
Foster Assistant.

WANT TO ADOPT ONE? 

ADOPTION APPLICATION

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Temporary foster needed

NEEDS FOSTER 8/24 - 8/26 and 8/31 - 9/4 DARLA: Dalmatian mix, female, 1 yr old, 60 lbs. No accidents, not crated. Good with dogs. Walk well on leash.

NEEDS FOSTER 8/28 - 9/6, 9/19 - 9/23, 10/4 - 10/8 and 10/16 - 10/21 NUTMEG: Chocolate lab, female, 5 yrs old, 76 lbs. No accidents. Perfect indoor manners. Great with kids. Should be in a quiet area as she is reactive to small dogs.

NEEDS FOSTER 9/1 - 9/8 and 9/20 - 9/23 NELLIE: German shepherd mix, female, 10 years, 65 lbs. No accidents, fine crated, walks well on leash.

NEEDS FOSTER 9/14 - 9/19 RICHARD: Beagle mix, 7 years old, 35 lbs. No information on house or crate training.

NEEDS FOSTER 9/24 - 9/28 PAPPY: Pug mix, male, 4 years, 16.5 lbs. No accidents, fine crated. Timid.

Foster needed to start now

ASHER: Boxer mix, male, 7 years, 74 pounds, no cats. No accidents, working on crate training. Great with dogs. Needs a new foster because foster broke her finger! Would do best in a home with another dog.

FREDDY: Labrador mix, male, 9 months old, 38 lbs. No recent accidents, doing well with crate training. Puppy energy and still learning his manners.

MISAKI: Akita mix, female, 8 years old, 70 lbs. Fine with cats (lived with them); Needs a foster w/o stairs as he has bad hips.

Foster needed to start August 18

MORGAN: Redbone hound mix, female, 1 year old, 50 lbs. Good with dogs. No info on cats, house training or crate training (though she did ok in a crate test).

RHONDA: Lurcher mix, female, 8 months old, 50 lbs. Good with dogs, no information on cats, house training or crate training.

Foster needed to start August 21

GYPSY: Bully mix, female, 3 years old, 58 lbs. No cats. Generally fine with dogs, but would do best with a dog her size or as an only dog. No accidents. Not currently crated, but likes her crate. Well mannered and easy going. Spends time napping and playing with toys. No dog parks.

JUJU: Pug/lab mix, female, 10 mos old, 38 lbs. Fine crated, doing well with house training (occasional accidents).

Foster needed to start August 25

AMY: Treeing Walker Hound mix, female, 4 years old, 55 lbs. Good with dogs and cats. No information on house or crate training.

BRIDGET: Mixed breed, 3 years, 41 lbs. Good with other dogs. No information on house or crate training.

LUCAS: Hound mix, male, 10 months old, 46 lbs. Good with dogs. No cats. In boarding so no information on house or crate training.

TOBY: Lab/pit mix, male, 1.5 years old, 55 lbs. Good with dogs. No information on house or crate training.

Foster needed to start August 28

BOO: Labrador mix, Male, ~2 years old, 55 lbs. Friendly, affectionate, funny. Good with other dogs. No cats. In shelter boarding, no information on crate or house training, but he's great in his kennel.

Foster needed to start September 8

CLINT: Hound mix, male, 7 years old, 50 lbs. In shelter boarding so no information on house or crate training.

MARINA: Pointer mix, Female, 6 months old, 30 lbs. Healing fracture, but is very good about her splint. Gets around just fine. Good with dogs. Good with shelter cats. In shelter boarding, no information on crate or house training, but she's great in her kennel.