Author name: Dianne Snater

Cody arrived at Almost Home in May of 2023.  He, along with his full Beagle Momma and 4 siblings were found on the side of a gravel road in rural Kentucky.  No one came to claim them.  No one, it appeared wanted this family.  Almost Home Foster & Rescue stepped up and committed to taking […]

Bailee is was released to Almost Home Foster & Rescue by an area breeder. She is a beautiful Blue Merle Miniature Australian Shepherd/Toy Poodle mix. She was well socialized with other dogs, but a little reserved when it came to humans. But, once she felt safe with her human, she was a sweet, little cuddler.

Almost Home Foster & Rescue MN License 132328 takes in a number of breeder-releases.  As is common with this group of dogs, they seem to be well-socialized with other dogs, but lack the knowledge, or how-to-knowledge to interact with humans.  Most of the time, we have the dogs completely vetted, groomed and available for their

Did you ever have something happen to you that was so wonderful, so incredible, that you felt if you told someone, or spread the glorious news, you would certainly jinx that amazing event and it would come back to bite you? Yeah, me too. Bowie, originally from North Carolina was dumped by his previous owner

Jill, the second of the 4 Oklahoma furbabies who made their way to rescue, to Almost Home Foster & Rescue, the first week in December, also rang in the 2025 by claiming her furever home and family, our second January adoption.Jill, along with her brother Jack were surrendered to Foster Momma Felicia Stilley when the couple could

“Ringing in the new year” means celebrating the start of a new year, often with festivities like parties, fireworks, and countdowns, referencing the old tradition of ringing bells to mark the beginning of a new period; essentially, it signifies welcoming the new year with a celebratory act. At Almost Home Foster & Rescue we ringing

Nora came to Almost Home Foster & Rescue nearly a year and a half ago.  She was released to us by a breeder out of NE Iowa.  She had some eye conditions and patchy skin issues.  She was vetted, having the entropion of the lower eyelid repaired.  Entropion causes the eyelashes to rub against the eye,

Kimmie is a breeder-release.  She is a Maltipoo; a Maltese/Toy Poodle mix, and she had a personality that was hard not to love.  She loved humans, other dogs, was okay with cats, and just, well, perfect!  Once she was completely vetted, we were sure that her stay at Almost Home Foster & Rescue would be

“If these puppies bother the goats when they start having their babies, they’ll be shot.”  If a shot can be heard around the world, you can bet that a statement made like this will drive every ounce of  “git’er done” energy into any and all available rescue.  When this statement was made about 8 Heeler

So, where did December go?  It appears that Almost Home Foster and Rescue went from 12 amazing adoptions in November to January 1st, 2025 when we celebrated our first, incredible adoption of the New Year…more on that when we catch up with our December celebrations. Early December, Foster Momma Felicia Stilley of Oklahoma initiated the