URGENT! Foster Homes Needed SATURDAY 1/9

Foster Homes Needed THIS Saturday 1/9!

These deserving dogs are in the shelter in Tennessee and have the opportunity to come to Illinois on 1/9 through Safe Haven Dog Rescue. We need committed homes before we can commit to these dogs. Here are their stories.

Opie - Male, Terrier Mix, About 2 years old, HW Negative

He is a beautiful blue/brindle mix. He had lived on a chain (probably all his life). He was quite nervous the first few days he was in the shelter, but seems to have settled in. He HAS been around cats. The shelter's impression of him is he's just a big baby. He is stunningly beautiful. (And he kind of lays like a cat in his picture!).

Miles - Male Hound mix, About 1-2 Years Old and 35-40lbs., HW Positive

This boy needs a special foster. He is nervous but as sweet as can be. They fed him with a metal bowl at the shelter and that scared him...he wouldn't go near it! They decided to feed him in a ceramic bowl...problem solved!

He is learning trust and has come a long way. He is apprehensive at first, but quickly warms up and lets you give him pets.

He has absolutely no signs of aggression but needs to learn that he is SAFE. He needs a patient and loving family to show him the good life.

Miles will need a 30-day course of antibiotics followed by 2 injections (24 hours apart) to treat Heartworm. Once he has these injections, he will need to stay calm with minimal exercise for the following 30 days. Heartworm treatment is crucial for his long term survival.

Rosalina – Female, About 8 years old, Heartworm Positive and her skin needs TLC.

Poor girl, change is a bit hard on her but a patient foster family will do wonders for her. When faced with change, she becomes shut down and quiet. At the shelter she prefers her kennel over anywhere else. She is not aggressive and has never snapped. She just gets very still and...into herself, like she wants to be invisible. Once she relaxes, she is a sweet and loving dog.

Since Rosalina is Heartworm positive, she would need a foster home for 2-3 months while she goes through treatment before she would be considered adoptable.

While you foster, Safe Haven Dog Rescue provides a crate, food, leash, collar, and all medical care at our participating vet offices in Naperville, Wheaton, and Elmhurst. Heartworm treatment is done at Fox Valley Animal Welfare League in North Aurora. We also have a very supportive foster network to answer your questions, provide support, and guide you along the way.

Please email foster@safehavendogsil.org ASAP for more details or an application. We need to give the shelter enough time to get the dogs a pre-travel health check.

If you are not in a position to foster, please SHARE this post. Everyone knows someone that may be willing to help. Thank you!