CDR&CK COVID-19 Operational Resource Center

Dogs currently in need of foster homes

Our City Dogs Foster Program works with 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 & City Kitties Rescue to pull an animal from a high-kill shelter. 

​We request a minimum of a two week foster commitment but prefer our fosters  to 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 forever homes. If you have travel plans, let us know and we can make appropriate arrangements. 

City Dogs & City Kitties 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, please visit our City Kitties foster 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 & City Kitties Rescue, visit   rehome.adoptapet.com to learn more and create their profile. ​

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

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NEW FOSTERS
Once you fill out an application, you will hear from a CDCK volunteer within two weeks. 
Questions may be directed to our Foster Team.

FOSTER APPLICATION

APPROVED FOSTERS
If you are already an approved foster 
and want to foster a dog, please email your Foster Assistant. If you no longer know who that is, please email our Foster Team.

WANT TO ADOPT ONE? 

ADOPTION APPLICATION

Foster needed to start now

ANYX: Catahoula mix, male, 3 yrs old, 57 lbs. Sweet and playful. Housetrained. Fine in crate. Loves to play with other dogs. He is extremely affectionate and people-oriented. He will snuggle and cuddle and is a great companion. He is smart and trainable.

GOOSE: Lab mix, male, 18 months, 74 lbs. A "gigantic puppy," according to his trainer. He can be mouthy, particularly in new situations, but he loves to learn and play games that involve yummy treats and that let him use his nose. Walks well on leash. Goose needs an adult foster with no children in the home, with or without another dog. The foster will have a trainer available.

MILES: Labrador mix, male, 3 years old, 49 lbs. No recent accidents, dislikes the crate. Miles loves everyone and just wants to give and get attention and love. He is super cuddly and soft and a lot of fun to be around.

Temporary foster needed

NEEDS FOSTER 12/22 - 12/27 CHAYA Hound, FEMALE, 5 years, 37 lbs. Would do best as an only dog. Doing great with house training/no recent accidents. Chaya is a lovable, docile dog, with a big heart.She loves people and will greet everyone with a thorough tail wag.

NEEDS FOSTER 12/19 - 12/29 SOCRATES: Pointer/hound mix, male, 8 mos old, 28 lbs. Doing well with house training, settles in crate. Great with his 9 year old human foster sibling, but can be enthusiastic! He's a super adorable and goofy guy who loves to sleep at your side in between walks or romps in the dog park.

NEEDS FOSTER 12/17 - 12/27 CELESTE: Hound mix, female, 18 months, 36 lbs. Needs calm, quiet home with easy access to at least small fenced grass yard. Loves her crate. Super sweet and affectionate, but struggles with generalized fear/anxiety (not SA - fine left home alone). Good with chill dogs and dog-savvy children. Super easy for a kind, patient person who won't push too much.

NEEDS FOSTER 12/22 - 12/26 KENNY: Lab mix, male, 18 months, 60 lbs. No accidents, walks well on leash. Kenny is an absolute sweetheart! He would love nothing more than to cuddle next to you on the couch all day. He is playful with his foster's other dogs and is enthusiastic about going on walks, where he wants to greet every human and dog he sees with a smile and wagging tail.

Foster needed to start December 4

BELLE: Black and tan hound mix, female, 10 mos old, 47 lbs. Good with dogs.

MATHIAS: Pointer mix, male, 1 yr old, ~40 lbs. Good with dogs. No other information.

QUILLAN: Hound mix, male, 1-2 yrs old, 55 lbs. Good with dogs. Said to be good with kids.

TRISCUIT: Feist mix, female, 8 mos old, 25 lbs. Good with dogs.

Foster needed to start December 5

SAVANT: Boxer mix, male, 1.5 years old, 47lbs. Savant is a sweet and loving dog who is friendly with dogs and humans alike. He is housetrained and well behaved around the house. He is energetic and loves to go on walks but also settles down and is calm at home. Savant would do well in a home with a yard but is very adaptable. He is gentle, trainable (responds to basic commands like Sit right now), affectionate and good on leash.

Foster needed to start December 11

DASH: Hound/shepherd mix, male, 3 years, 55 lbs. Total lovey boy. Good with dogs. No information on house or crate training.

JUDSON: Hound Mix, male, ~6 years, 40 lbs. Friendly and gentle. Good with dogs. No information on house or crate training.

SCOOBY: Boxer Mix, male, 1 year, 53 lbs. Said to do well with kids and animals of all species, including cats. No information on house or crate training.

TASHA: Lab Mix, female, 1 year, 45 lbs. Super friendly and playful with other dogs. No information on house or crate training.

Foster needed to start December 17

JOSIE: Hound mix, female, 1 year old, 55lbs No cats, great with dogs, gentle and great with kids, but may not be aware of her size. Loves to play fetch and go on walks and is a happy girl. Very friendly. Loves everyone. Playful with other dogs. No accidents and settles quickly in the crate. Has also been left alone loose in the house and has not been destructive. Loves playing games and learning commands.

Foster needed to start December 20

SAFFRON: Boxer mix, female, 5 yrs, 47 lbs. No accidents (other than some submissive peeing), not crated. Saffron is incredibly friendly. Everywhere she goes she is keen to meet other dogs or humans. he loves to snuggle up to people and is it very engaging with everyone she meets.

Foster needed to start December 25

MOSS - mixed breed, male, 2 years, 25 lbs (very underweight). Good with other dogs. Working on house training, does well in his crate. Observant and smart and learns from the resident dog (he rings a bell to go out).

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