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 (and taking your foster to vet appointments as needed). 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.
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.
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?
Interested? Remember, if you’ve adopted from us before, you’re already approved to foster. Contact us if you want to foster a pet!
Foster needed to start now
BAKER: Hound mix, female, 1 year, 62 lbs. Would do well with another large, playful dog. Working on house training, settles in the crate.
Temporary foster needed
NEEDS FOSTER 12/22 – 1/1 BASS: Hound mix, male, 2 years, 45 lbs. Bass is doing well with house and crate training. Very friendly with other dogs and likes to play. Playful with cats. 
NEEDS FOSTER 12/28 – 1/1 RUBY: Beagle mix, female, 1.5 years, 41lbs. Doing well with house training, crate trained, average energy, social.
Foster needed to start December 20
Foster needed to start December 23
Foster needed to start December 26
Foster needed to start December 28
Foster needed to start January 4
Foster needed to start January 11
Foster needed to start January 29
REHOME YOUR PET
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.
