Forever Home Dog Rescue

15/08/2025

Yuki, aka Poppy is adjusting well to her new home. She is such a sweet and adorable girl. Thank You to the Goerdt family for adopting her.

15/08/2025

🐾 Foster Friday Spotlight: Mary Ridgway 🐾

This week, we're shining a light on one of our most frequent and dedicated fosters: Mary Ridgway.

Mary began fostering with the Perry Humane Society, taking in dogs that had been dumped, neglected, or overlooked — because the local pound just wasn’t the best place for pets. She stepped up when others couldn’t.

After a year in the mountains above Albuquerque, NM — where she worked at K9 Kitchen making all-natural dog food she returned home for family and joined Forever Home Dog Rescue in 2009. She’s been fostering with us ever since.

At her peak, Mary was fostering over 20 dogs a year. These days, it’s closer to 12 — often puppies — but her commitment hasn’t slowed down. She’s taken on the tough cases:
🦴 Deaf dogs
🦴 Dogs with seizures
🦴 Parvo survivors
🦴 Pups that were adopted, returned, and still kept fighting for a home

“People worry about being a foster fail,” Mary says. “But if you feel good about the adopter, it’s usually the right forever home.”

Around town, they call her “the crazy dog lady” — she talks to every dog she sees. And she firmly believes they all have a soul and deserve to be loved.

📸 Pictured: the scrapbooks Mary keeps of all the dogs she’s fostered — page after page of dogs who found their forever homes thanks to her.

💬 “We need more fosters. For every dog we place, there’s another one waiting for help. Please consider being a foster.” — Mary Ridgway

You don’t need to be perfect. You just need to be willing.
🦴 Ready to help? Visit foreverhomedogs.org to fill out a foster application!!

12/08/2025

Valerie is a sweet 15lb 9-10 year old poodle mix looking for forever. She is house/crate trained (will be noisy if she knows you're home/wants out), loves going on trips and walks and just being with her person. Her ideal day would be one where she's on someone's lap or next to them getting pets most of the time. She recently had some mammary tumors removed and is ready to find a forever person to give her more attention! She's towards the senior side of middle aged so her adoption fee is $150 - she will need someone able and willing to get her regular vetting and grooming in her golden years as well. Her favorite things are jumping as high as she can and trying to be as close to her foster mom as possible. She's used to going out with all sizes of dogs - she pretty much ignores them - and has not been seen with cats yet (we can test at a meet) but we imagine she will be fine with them. If interested in meeting Valerie, please apply at www.foreverhomedogs.org!

12/08/2025

Don’t let August get away from you! Check out Century Way’s website for amaaaaaazing dog (and human) products and an opportunity to support Forever Home!

10/08/2025

📅 Save the Date – August 19! 🍦🐾

Our amazing friends at The Outside Scoop are stepping up to help fundraise for Forever Home Rescue!

📍 Join us on August 19 from 6–9 PM
📄 Show the attached flyer
🍦 20% of your purchase goes to Forever Home Rescue!

Enjoy some delicious ice cream while supporting a great cause. It’s a sweet way to make a big difference for the animals who need us most. ❤️🐶🐱

Please share and invite your friends!

08/08/2025

🌟 Foster Friday Highlight: Inbal Mazar 🌟

This week, we’re shining the spotlight on Inbal Mazar, a wonderful foster mom who’s been making a difference with Forever Home Dog Rescue since 2020. 🐾

Why did Inbal start fostering?
Inbal and her family, who love all animals, were inspired to start fostering after Alma’s 6th birthday during COVID. With guidance from Alma’s kindergarten teacher, Courtney Adamson, they connected with Forever Home and haven’t looked back since!

How many dogs has she fostered?
About 20 dogs have passed through Inbal’s home, each finding a fresh start.

Why does Inbal continue to foster?
It’s all about giving dogs a second chance. Inbal believes these resilient pups deserve love, and the Forever Home community makes the journey even more rewarding.

A favorite foster story?
Inbal’s had many memorable fosters, but one of her favorites is Scout, a sweet poodle who’s now thriving in his forever home. Inbal and her family still keep in touch with their past fosters and even take annual trips to visit the corgis they fostered in Minnesota three years ago! 🐶💕

Want to help? There are so many ways you can make a difference, from fostering to transporting or helping at events. Get involved with Forever Home Dog Rescue today!

Thank you, Inbal, for being a true hero to these dogs. 🏡💖

07/08/2025

Please nominate us for a donation. This would help a ton to pay Cooper's vet bills! Thank you!!

Submit the name of a deserving community organization for the opportunity at two daily $1,000 donations and the $5,000 grand prize drawing, courtesy of the MidAmerican Energy Foundation!

07/08/2025

This is Cooper, Bob's brother. He came to us right after completing heartworm treatment. Shortly after coming we realized he had some nasty stuff going on in his ears and belly. I've never seen ears so gross. He started antibiotics and ear meds. His tummy was very slow to heal. Then he started losing hair in clumps and he stunk terribly. We have done prednisone, skin scrapes, bloodwork, cultures, and biopsies. We finally have an answer. He has a rare immune disease called sebaceous adenitis. It is not curable and will be something he will have to deal with his whole life. It has been an expensive road for us though we are thankful to finally have a diagnosis. Thank you to Dr. Takes and University West Pet Clinic for working so hard to figure out what is going on with his poor guy. His bill is approaching $1,500. Century Way Products is doing a fundraiser. Check them out, get some great dog products and they will donate to the rescue. www.centurywayproducts.com. (Check out the past post) If you would like to make a donation directly to us or to our vet, it would be greatly appreciated. Everything helps. Our Venmo is on our website and in this post.

05/08/2025

We are SO happy to report that Bruce has found his people!! Thank you for loving this pittie boy and giving him a home of his own. You have got to love a picture of a boy and his dog!

05/08/2025

Thank you, Century Way, for continuing to support our rescue! Read below about how you can get some great products for a deal and support Forever Home at the same time!

04/08/2025

Good morning!!🎉 We wanted to let you know that a Pampered Chef virtual fundraiser party for Forever Home Dog Rescue is going on now but we will be finishing up soon! It isn't too late to get your order in. 🥳 A portion of all proceeds goes to Forever Home Dog Rescue🐶!! It’s all virtual and there will be opportunities to win prizes!🎁 Who doesn’t love kitchen gadgets and accessories? Click the link to join in on the Fun! 🥳 🐱🐶!

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