Foster Homes Needed - Ruff Start Rescue

Foster Homes Needed - Ruff Start Rescue Ruff Start Rescue is looking for fosters to open their homes to animals in need. We also ask that you treat your foster animal the same as if it were your own.

Foster care is the most important part of Ruff Start Rescue and allows us to continue our lifesaving efforts! The animals depend on people to open their hearts and homes to them and care for them until they are adopted. An RSR foster's responsibility is to love, feed, play, exercise and provide social interaction for the foster animal. We ask that you take the animal to vet appointments and handle

any medical tasks such as giving daily medications. It's easy to get started! The first step is to fill out the foster signup form. Then you will hear from an RSR representative so you can learn more about what fostering entails and discuss any questions or concerns you have before bringing your first foster animal home. We are excited to save lives with you!

🚨 URGENT: Rue Needs a Foster! 🚨Her adopter can’t keep her much longer — and this sweet girl needs a safe place ASAP! 💔Me...
10/09/2025

🚨 URGENT: Rue Needs a Foster! 🚨
Her adopter can’t keep her much longer — and this sweet girl needs a safe place ASAP! 💔

Meet Rue (formerly Ruby) — a stunning 1-year-old, 65lb Shepherd/Hound mix and proud Ruff Start Rescue alum! 🐾

Rue is a total lovebug ❤️ — great with people, kids, and cats! She’s potty trained, playful, and full of personality. But she’s still a young pup learning her boundaries and can get a little too enthusiastic in play with other dogs. She just needs supervision and redirection — something a patient foster can help her with.

🏡 Rue’s Dream Home:
✔️ Fenced yard or leashed walks (she’s a jumper!)
✔️ Lots of playtime and love
✔️ A human who can guide her with gentle structure

Here’s to Rue — the snuggler, the shadow, the squeaky-toy queen. The girl who loves to be right next to you, smooshing her face into yours when she wants attention (or breakfast 🐶🍳). She’s got hound heart, shepherd smarts, and a goofy streak that keeps you laughing all day long.

📍 Located in Cambridge, MN
Ruff Start Rescue provides all food, supplies, vet care, and support — you just bring the love! 💕

👉 Ready to foster Rue?
Sign up here:
🔗 https://ruffstartrescue.org/get-involved/foster/

Please share to help Rue find her safe place! Every share could be the one that changes her life. 🙏🐾

🐾 FOSTER NEEDED for a Bonded Pair of Cuties! 🐶🐶Must be fostered together 💞Meet Lola & Milo — two 15 lb sweethearts curre...
10/09/2025

🐾 FOSTER NEEDED for a Bonded Pair of Cuties! 🐶🐶
Must be fostered together 💞

Meet Lola & Milo — two 15 lb sweethearts currently living in an outdoor kennel and desperately needing a warm foster home to snuggle up in. 🏡

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✨ Lola (Black & white) – 1–2 yr old Terrier/Corgi mix
💜 Already spayed
🚽 Not fully potty trained yet
👧 Loves people, kids, and other dogs
🐱 Cats: unknown
🐾 Kennel trained, though she can get destructive if left too long
🚗 Tries to chase cars (classic Corgi energy!)
💦 May p*e when excited & can be jumpy/nippy when playing — she’s young and busy!

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🤍 Milo (White & brown) – 4 yr old Chi mix
💙 Not neutered yet (Ruff Start will cover this!)
🚽 Potty trained
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Good with kids and adults, but dog selective — he’s bonded with Lola
☀️ Quiet, sweet, timid boy who loves attention and sunbathing
🚧 Can jump or climb fences, so a secure setup is a must
🐕 Kennel trained, though he guards his crate and needs time to warm up
🩺 Diagnosed with canine ehrlichiosis in April — being monitored
🐾 Escape artist and easily spooked, but good on leash once he trusts you

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📍 Located in Princeton
These two have lived indoors before — their current caretaker has too many dogs and needs help rehoming them.

If you can open your heart and home to Lola & Milo, please sign up to foster here:
👉 https://ruffstartrescue.org/get-involved/foster/

Ruff Start provides all food, supplies, veterinary care, and unlimited support — you provide the love. ❤️

Let’s get this adorable pair out of the cold and into a cozy foster home together! 🏡💞

📣 FOSTER NEEDED for Professor Plum! 💜🐾Meet Professor Plum, a handsome 2-year-old pup who’s been patiently waiting for a ...
10/08/2025

📣 FOSTER NEEDED for Professor Plum! 💜🐾

Meet Professor Plum, a handsome 2-year-old pup who’s been patiently waiting for a foster home for almost 50 days! He was found stray and is now up to date on vaccines—just missing a loving home to crash in while he waits for his forever family.

Plum is an active, strong, and playful guy who would thrive with a foster who can give him plenty of exercise and playtime. Despite his energy, staff report he’s calm and quiet in his kennel—the best of both worlds! 💪🐶

🐕‍🦺 Age: ~2 years
💉 Vaccinated & healthy
🧍‍♂️ Strong and energetic
🚫 Will need neutering before adoption
👧👦 Kids & cats: unknown
📍 Pickup: Maple Grove

If you’re ready to open your home (and heart) to this sweet boy, sign up to foster here:
👉 https://ruffstartrescue.org/get-involved/foster/

Ruff Start provides all food, supplies, veterinary care (including neuter), and unlimited support—you provide the love. ❤️

Let’s get Professor Plum out of the shelter and into a comfy home! 🏡💜

🌿 FOSTER NEEDED for Chive! 🌿Sweet Chive has been waiting 50 days for a foster to say “yes” — let’s change that! 💕This ad...
10/08/2025

🌿 FOSTER NEEDED for Chive! 🌿

Sweet Chive has been waiting 50 days for a foster to say “yes” — let’s change that! 💕

This adorable ~7-month-old pitty mix girl was found as a stray and is ready to start her new chapter. She’s current on vaccines and will need to be spayed once she’s settled into a foster home.

Chive is your classic puppy — excited to meet everyone, loves to play, snuggle, and snack, and is described by staff as a quiet sweetheart once she gets her wiggles out. 🥰

She’ll need a little training and guidance as she learns the ropes of home life, but with her sweet personality and love of people, she’s sure to be a quick learner! 🐶💫
🐾 Cats are unknown.
📍 Pickup in Maple Grove, MN

If you’d like to open your home to this lovable girl, sign up to foster today!
👉 https://ruffstartrescue.org/get-involved/foster/

Ruff Start provides all food, supplies, veterinary care, and unlimited support — you just provide the love! 💚🐾

Let’s find Chive the cozy couch she’s been dreaming of! 🛋️💤

🚨 NEW FOSTER HOME NEEDED! 🚨Meet Wasko, a handsome, happy guy with a heart full of love and a tail that never stops waggi...
10/07/2025

🚨 NEW FOSTER HOME NEEDED! 🚨

Meet Wasko, a handsome, happy guy with a heart full of love and a tail that never stops wagging! 🐶💫

Wasko has been through a lot, but you’d never know it from his sweet spirit. He’s been learning new tricks, gaining weight, and healing up beautifully — even his tail injury hasn’t stopped him from spreading joy everywhere he goes! 💛

This affectionate boy loves to give hugs, soak up head scratches, and go on car rides (he’s the best travel buddy!). He just wants to be near his people — so a home where someone is around often would make him the happiest pup ever. 🏡❤️

🐕 Wasko is a bit selective with his dog friends, so he’ll need slow introductions and some space at first. He does best with calmer, easygoing dogs or would be perfectly content as the only pet soaking up all the love.

📍 Located in Minneapolis, MN

If you’d like to open your heart and home to Wasko, please sign up to foster:
👉 https://ruffstartrescue.org/get-involved/foster/

Ruff Start provides all food, supplies, vet care, and unlimited support — you provide the love. ❤️🐾

Let’s find this tail-wagging sweetheart a cozy place to keep healing and growing! 💕

🐾 Meet Forrest! 🐾This handsome goofball was found as a stray, so we don’t know his exact age — but with all his puppy en...
10/07/2025

🐾 Meet Forrest! 🐾

This handsome goofball was found as a stray, so we don’t know his exact age — but with all his puppy energy and wiggle-butt enthusiasm, we’re guessing he’s around 10 months old! 🐶💛

Forrest is about 45 lbs and likely a wonderful mix of a few breeds (your best guess is as good as ours!). He’ll need full vetting, but what he really needs right now is a foster home to help him continue learning and feeling safe.

💬 From his finder:

“He genuinely loves being around people and has one of the wiggliest butts I’ve ever seen when he’s happy (which is almost all the time)! He’s super snuggly, smart, and loves to play. He does great on a leash and enjoys hanging with my dog. He can be high energy and a little mouthy like a puppy, but he’s such a sweetheart and just wants love.” 💕

Forrest gets along with adults and other dogs. Cats are unknown, but we can cat-test if needed. He’s a little cautious with new people (growls at first) — totally normal for a stray — but with slow introductions, he warms right up and shows his affectionate, goofy side.

📍 Located in Bemidji, MN

If you’d like to open your home to this lovable boy, please fill out a foster application here:
👉 https://ruffstartrescue.org/get-involved/foster/

Ruff Start provides all food, supplies, veterinary care, and unlimited support — you just provide the love! ❤️🐾

Let’s find Forrest a cozy couch to call his own while he waits for his forever family! 🌲🐕💤

✨🐾 Foster Needed for Naan 🐾✨Meet Naan – a shiny black beauty about 2 years old, and truly a dream pup! 💕She’s sweet, cal...
10/04/2025

✨🐾 Foster Needed for Naan 🐾✨

Meet Naan – a shiny black beauty about 2 years old, and truly a dream pup! 💕
She’s sweet, calm, and happiest when hanging out with her people getting pets and affection. Naan has been a mama before (maybe even recently), which explains her gentle, nurturing nature.

She did wonderfully meeting another dog – even when the “wild child” tried to test her patience, she stayed calm and kind. 😇 Naan is soft, affectionate, and ready to be loved like she deserves.

📍 Currently in St. Paul, MN
🩺 She will still need her vetting, which Ruff Start provides.

Ruff Start Rescue covers all food, supplies, vet care & support – you just provide the love! 💖

👉 Apply to foster here: https://ruffstartrescue.org/get-involved/foster/

Let’s find this sweet mama her foster home! 🐶💞

🐾 Foster Needed for Dottie! 🐾Meet Dottie – a sweet 9-month-old pup looking for a foster home through Ruff Start Rescue. ...
10/03/2025

🐾 Foster Needed for Dottie! 🐾

Meet Dottie – a sweet 9-month-old pup looking for a foster home through Ruff Start Rescue. 💕

She was adopted from the humane society, but unfortunately the resident dog isn’t a fan, which has made Dottie nervous. She deserves a safe, loving place to land!

✨ About Dottie:
• ~30 lbs, spayed, mixed breed cutie (boxer face + spotty lab mix!)
• Potty trained ✅
• Crate trained but trustworthy outside the kennel
• Friendly with people, kids, and other dogs (no info on cats)
• Puppy energy = enthusiastic chewer 🦴
• Recovered from a past elbow injury with no lasting issues – she runs and jumps just fine!

She’s healthy, happy, and ready to thrive in the right environment. Ruff Start provides all food, supplies, vet care, and support – you just provide the love. 💖

📍 Located in Princeton, MN
👉 Apply to foster here: https://ruffstartrescue.org/get-involved/foster/

Let’s find this sweet girl the foster home she deserves! 🐶💞

🌟 Shy Shepherd Seeks a Hero 🌟This sweet soul is Nivelle, an approx. 1.5-year-old neutered male shepherd mix. Because he’...
10/03/2025

🌟 Shy Shepherd Seeks a Hero 🌟

This sweet soul is Nivelle, an approx. 1.5-year-old neutered male shepherd mix. Because he’s already neutered, he’ll need only minimal vetting—just updated vaccines.

Nivelle’s story is a tough one. He was found alone, barking outside his former home with no food or water. His owners know he’s at the shelter, but they aren’t coming back for him. 💔

Despite everything, this boy still has hope. When a Ruff Start team member met him, Nivelle was nervous and even had some nervous accidents at first. But with patience, he began to take treats—and staff say he’s usually food-motivated, which will be a big help in his training once he feels safe. 🥹

✨ What Nivelle needs:
• A patient foster who will move at his pace and follow shy/fearful dog protocol (double leashing, no leaving outside unattended—even in a fenced yard).
• Someone who understands slow introductions are key.
• A safe space where he can learn to trust again.
• Cats & kids are unknown.

Nivelle does know “sit” and showed some gentle playfulness once he was comfortable with staff. With the right foster, his cautious little heart will open up. ❤️

📍 Pickup in Maple Grove
🛠️ Ruff Start provides all food, supplies, vet care, and unlimited support—you just provide love and patience.

👉 Be Nivelle’s hero. Sign up to foster here:
https://ruffstartrescue.org/get-involved/foster/

Let’s show Nivelle that humans can be kind. 💕

✨🐾 FOSTER NEEDED 🐾✨Meet Gumby, our big stud muffin 😍This 6-year-old, 90lb German Shepherd is neutered, goofy, and full o...
10/02/2025

✨🐾 FOSTER NEEDED 🐾✨

Meet Gumby, our big stud muffin 😍
This 6-year-old, 90lb German Shepherd is neutered, goofy, and full of personality! He’s got some old hot spots, so we’d love to see if a chicken-free diet helps him feel even better.

✅ Loves to explore & sniff every corner of the world
✅ Chased a piece of his own fur like a puppy 🥹
✅ More aloof shepherd vibes than velcro-clingy
✅ Did great meeting another dog—curious & interested, just needs slow intros (he’s a little “doggy dumb” 😝)
✅ Needs to shed about 10lbs, but don’t we all?

Gumby is currently in St. Paul and will need a foster home soon. The best part? Ruff Start provides all food, supplies, vet care, and unlimited support—you provide the love and couch space. 💕

👉 If you’d like to foster Gumby, sign up here:
https://ruffstartrescue.org/get-involved/foster/

Let’s find this big handsome guy his foster home! 🐶💙

🐾 Foster Needed for Goliath! 🐾Meet Goliath, a 6-year-old Blue Heeler mix with a heart as big as he is! At 90 lbs, he’s a...
09/30/2025

🐾 Foster Needed for Goliath! 🐾

Meet Goliath, a 6-year-old Blue Heeler mix with a heart as big as he is! At 90 lbs, he’s a big boy who could benefit from a little weight loss (his ideal weight is closer to 70 lbs).

✨ Goliath’s great qualities:
• Neutered, kennel trained, and potty trained
• Friendly with adults, kids, dogs, and cats
• Loves to say hi to every pup who walks by
• Sweet, loyal, and ready to be someone’s shadow

He does have a couple quirks: a sensitive tummy (he can get a little gassy) and some allergies, which are managed with medication.

His current owners love him dearly, but due to time and exercise needs, he’s been spending too much of his life in a kennel. He deserves more freedom, fresh air, and fun walks! 💙

📍 Located in St. Paul.
If you’d like to open your home to Goliath as a foster, please sign up here:
👉 https://ruffstartrescue.org/get-involved/foster/

Ruff Start provides all food, supplies, veterinary care, and unlimited support—you provide the love and home! 🏡🐶

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