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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Foster needed ASAP

ABBY: Needs a special foster! Beagle mix, female, 2-3 yrs old, 20 lbs. Good with dogs but leash reactive, so a yard would be ideal. No cats. Affectionate, goofy and playful, but her anxiety has been a barrier to finding the right home. She's already on anxiety meds, and foster will be set up with a trainer immediately to assist management of transition stress and improvement of anxiety and leash reactivity. Please help Abby!

DARLA: Dalmatian mix, female, 1.5 yr old, 60 lbs. No accidents, trusted uncrated. Would do best as an only dog. Knows several commands. Loyal and likes to cuddle.

HANNAH: Anatolian Shepherd Mix, female, 2 years old, 75 lbs. Occasional accidents, settles in the crate. No cats. Would do well with another young dog who likes to play.

Hurricane Florence Dogs -need fosters ASAP

AVA: Bully mix, female, 4 years old, 42 lbs. Information on house and crate training coming soon. Needs to be an only dog. Good with kids.

CLOONEY: Foxhound, male, 3 years old, 44.2 lbs. No information on house or crate training. Very high energy.

COCOA PUFF: Pit bull mix, female, 1 year old, 49 lbs (but short and stout) NO CATS. No information on house or crate training. OK with bigger dogs, but not small ones. Kid friendly (tested with ages 6-7).

GOODWIN: Hound mix, male, 4 years old, 45 lbs. Working on house and crate training. Good with dogs and kids.

THADEUS: Border Collie/Shepherd mix, male, 2.5 years old, 70 lbs. No information on house or crate training. Needs to be an only dog.

Foster needed to start October 17

CONRAD: Labrador mix, male, 2 years old, 52 lbs. Would do best as an only dog. No accidents, fine crated. Energetic. Loves people.

Foster needed to start October 18

JIMMY: Terrier mix, male, 8.5 mos old, 44 lbs. Occasional accidents, fine crated. Good with dogs, cats and kids. Loves to play.

Foster needed to start October 20

GIGI: Bully mix, female, 2 years old, 46 lbs. Leash reactive and would do best as an only dog. No accidents, fine crated. Loves to play with her toys.

Foster needed to start October 27

KALENA: Shepherd mix, female, 1-2 yrs old, 41 lbs. Occasional accidents, fine crated. Good with dogs. Loves to play with toys. Would do best in a home with a small yard.

MAMA PUMPKIN: Plott Hound mix, female, 3 years, 33 lbs (underweight). Good with other dogs. No information no house or crate training.

ZEKE: Fuzzy wuzzy mix, male, 8 months old, ~32 lbs. No info on house and crate training. Good with dogs, untested with cats.

Foster needed to start November 4

LANCE: Chow mix, male, 2 years, 46lbs. No accidents, fine crated. Might do best as an only dog.

Foster needed to start November 10

ARIEL: German Shepherd mix, female, 1 years old, 63 lbs. Good with other dogs. No information on house or crate training.

FERDINAND: Boxer/lab mix, male, 7 months, 49 lbs. Loves to play with other dogs. No information on house or crate training.

OAKLEE: St. Bernard mix, female, 2 years old, 66 lbs. Good with dogs. No information on house/crate training.

Foster needed to start November 29

COREY: Aussie mix, male, 1 year old, 60 lbs. Cat curious, unsure about them. Did not display aggression. No accidents, fine crated. Would do best in a home without children. Loves to play.