Available Foster Dogs

***NEEDS FOSTER or FOREVER HOME***
Currently in Mountain Home
---SPECIAL NEEDS (deaf)---

SPARKLE is a sweet, adorable ~4-year-old, 60-lb boxer mix ? girl who will require a pet-free home without young children.
Because she appears to have a bunch of different breeds in her, it might be fun to get her DNA tested.

SPARKLE has a wonderful disposition towards all people, but she is quarrelsome with other dogs.

SPARKLE is spayed and current on vaccines.

Contact Kimmie rivercwolf@yahoo.com to meet SPARKLE.

BACKGROUND: Was taken in by Good Samaritan after her people abandoned her. Good Samaritan started having health issues, so SPARKLE is homeless again.

***NEEDS FOSTER or FOREVER HOME***
Currently in Boise boarding kennels

Meet LUCKY!

She is a healthy, spayed, ~55 lb, 9 - 10-year-old gal who seems like a happy-go-lucky gal.

She walks well on a loose leash (see video).

She loves all people. Boarding staffers will soon try her in off-leash doggie playgroups to see if she enjoys this enrichment activity.

Meet LUCKY in Boise by completing the easy, online application. APPLICATION: https://forms.gle/U3UUbdpNzZVpxP9h8

BACKGROUND: LUCKY had a place to crash for the past few years, but was not treated as part of the family. The nice folks at Emerald Street Kennels accepted her instead of hearing that she would be brought to the local humane society.

***NEEDS FOSTER or FOREVER HOME***
Currently in Boise boarding kennels

Meet ZIGGS!

He is a gorgeous, happy-go-lucky ~65-lb, almost 2 year old shepherd-husky-lab blend who has found himself homeless, but taken in by the nice owners, staff and volunteers of Emerald Street Kennels, Boise while he looks for a forever family.

ZIGGS knows sit (when he wants) and down and is treat-motivated to learn more. He seems to want to please his handler.

He is easy to walk with little or no pulling on leash. He showed no reaction to dogs playing in the yard or to 2 barking dogs on the other side of the chain-link fence. We will soon be trying him in the off-leash doggy playgroups.

ZIGGS seems to know what car rides are as he jumped right in and didn't want to get out.

ZIGGS will be current on vaccines and neutered for his forever family.

Meet ZIGGS in Boise by completing an easy, online application. APPLICATION: https://forms.gle/U3UUbdpNzZVpxP9h8

***NEEDS FOSTER or FOREVER HOME***
Currently in Boise boarding kennels

Meet RAFFI!

He's a soft, sweet, happy, friendly 9 month old, ~70 lbs Great Pyrenees/lab mix who has lived with cats, dogs and teenagers, but has found himself looking for a foster or forever home.

He walks well on a 'no-pull' leash and checks in with you often (see video). He is people-friendly, dog-friendly, cat-friendly, chickens/ducks, and may even be able to live with rabbits (see video).

He already knows 'sit'. He is an easy dog. Cannot ask for much more in a new furry family member.

Please email giveadogahomeplease@gmail.com to meet RAFFI in Boise.
APPLICATION: https://forms.gle/U3UUbdpNzZVpxP9h8

***NEED FOREVER HOMES***
Currently in Boise boarding kennel
Not a bonded pair

OLIVER - brown long-hair chihuahua/pomeranian, 1.5 year old
CASSIAN - tan/white long-hair chihuahua/pomeranian, 3.5 year old

After a month of staff and volunteers interacting with these two adorable littles, they will now approach anyone who enters their boarding room to see if any treats will be shared and to sniff you. They have even gained a little weight.

We found out from previous owner that they love mozzarella, deli meats/turkey, and freeze-dried treats, so staff and volunteers have been hand-feeding them to help them find their confidence. Over time they have learned how to eat out of hands.

We are now looking for a patient family for each of them who will slowly help them learn your routine so that they can show you their true personalities.

Their adoption will include current vaccines and neuter surgery.

Submit an application to meet them in Boise and be considered to be their forever families. APPLICATION: https://forms.gle/U3UUbdpNzZVpxP9h8

***NEEDS FOSTER or FOREVER HOME***
Currently in Boise boarding kennels

Meet RUNTZ!

RUNTZ is a 1 year old, ~45 lb shepherd/heeler mix. She is still a puppy that has not received as much socialization as she may have needed, so she may be timid around objects (fast/loud cars) and situations that she has not yet been exposed to.

RUNTZ is friendly with people and hasn't shown any possessiveness around food or toys.

RUNTZ already knows 'sit, is house-trained and does well with other dogs. If the other dogs are much larger than her, she may get scared, but hasn't shown any reactivity.

RUNTZ adoption comes with her health vaccines, rabies vaccine, and spay surgery.

Please email giveadogahomeplease@gmail.com to meet RUNTZ in Boise. APPLICATION: https://forms.gle/U3UUbdpNzZVpxP9h8

***NEEDS FOSTER or FOREVER HOME***
Currently in Boise boarding kennels, ID

Meet ASHE!

Gorgeous ASHE is a typical active 2-year-old, 50-lb neutered, fully vaccinated and microchipped boy who could be your next furry family member.

Volunteers are currently working with ASHE with day-fostering or 'doggy boot camp'. This is what we've learned after over the past 4 weeks (140 hours).

ASHE is smart and learns quickly. Fortunately, he is extremely treat-motivated so easy to teach him new behaviors. He knows 'sit' (before opening doors) and 'look at me' (for a treat). He will wait while watching treat in palm of hand (impulse control) and will take when given the command 'OK'. He knows 'kennel up' and is good in his crate even when no one is around. He loves getting treats out of a Kong toy and enjoys chewing it when basking outdoors in the sun with his person. He is house-trained and crate-trained and rides well in vehicles.

He did well off-leash in a large enclosed area; he just wanted to be by your side while you walked. He was fine walking on the greenbelt with strangers, dogs, bikes, skaters. He seems to want to go into the river, so he may be a water dog. We will be bringing him to an indoor pool soon to test him.

We learned that ASHE knows how to play fetch with a tennis ball, and we always make sure that he sits before we throw.

ASHE did well with side-by-side walks with another balanced pit bull female. ASHE was well-behaved recently at a dog fair that had lots of commotion, strangers, kids, and dogs (see videos). He did react badly (i.e., lunged towards) to a black dog that he saw maybe 12 feet away, so he may be dog-selective?

ASHE has never reacted to barking dogs in yards at his boarding kennel, so we recently walked him by several small and large dogs barking and running fences in their own yards while we walked along a neighborhood path. ASHE never reacted to any of the dogs barking!

ASHE is not a picky eater...he loves EVERYTHING and is grateful for all new experiences. He enjoyed a walk through Petco, but best not to walk down the rodent aisle.

Unfortunately, with everything that ASHE has been through and the past 3 months in boarding kennels, including 2 months without much enrichment or training, he still has episodes where he shows some stress or maybe need for attention? He will sometimes amp himself up and will pounce on his people. He reacted badly towards other dogs (2 black dogs) during his stay at the kennels and, although he has a gentle mouth when taking treats, we don't yet trust him with small kids (toppling/running into). He will need an experienced owner/leader to instill a routine in a new home and help him to show his true calm, loving self.

For now, we are looking for a quiet home with one or two adults without kids, other dogs, or a lot of traffic. Because he never had any structure in his life, ASHE needs lots of routine and reinforcement of the good behaviors that he has learned recently.

Please email giveadogahomeplease@gmail.com to meet ASHE in Boise. APPLICATION: https://forms.gle/U3UUbdpNzZVpxP9h8

BACKGROUND: ASHE lived on the streets in CA with a homeless person with alcohol issues for his entire short life. A Good Samaritan/animal rescue volunteer who saw him often came across him in bad shape with his owner intoxicated and passed out. She felt compelled to get ASHE out of the situation and the homeless person relinquished ownership. In early August, ASHE was transported to Boise for an adopter, but they changed their mind and ASHE was placed temporarily in a Boise boarding kennel. He got kennel cough and went downhill quickly, to the point the facility didn't think he was going to make it. Volunteers with Idaho Mastiff Rescue stepped in and took him to an emergency vet. He has made a miraculous recovery and we've gotten to witness his sweet demeanor.