Almost Home Foster 

& Rescue of MN

Dianne Snater
Founder/Owner
Almost Home Foster & Rescue

A 501c3 Not for Profit Organization

EIN #83-2127146
507.219.1751

Our Success

Winston has the Opportunity to Mend a Broken Heart and Gain a Furever Family…Win Win

It is only the 11th of October and we already have 4 adoptions to that need telling. 3 of these adoptions took place yesterday. We were ready and prepared for two, but when the third one came through….we were excited and well, not really surprised. But first… Oh Winston…Winston and his two brothers are three

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Travel Plans Put this Little One at Risk, She now Travels Extensively with Her New Furever Family

Donna Williams, AHFR Foster Extraordinaire, of Merry Hill NC reached out to Almost Home Foster & Rescue of MN. “This woman just contacted me. She wants to surrender her Yorkie; she wants to travel and doesn’t want to take her dog or … well you know. Do you have room? Can you take?” We already

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Angel’s Adoption and Homecoming Includes a Huge Surprise…She is Reunited with Her Biological Momma

Okay, here we go. It is 3:19am, yes am, the dogs are fed and put into their respective yards, and it is time for me to get caught up on adoption postings. I have August adoptions that I still have not brought to light; haven’t given the wonderful families and the incredible drivers, fosters, overnighters,

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Mental and Emotional Instability Causes a Neurological Disorder, But Kody Rebounds with the Perfect Furever Home and Family

    Kody, at 6 years of age, had his whole world turned upside down.  His aging human parents were no longer able to care for him, his extended family couldn’t take him, and more often than not, he found himself in boarding at the local veterinarian office.  Over time, and with constant push from

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After Nearly 5 Years, Renegade is Returned to Rescue – Then He Receives Another Chance with His Furever Family and Home

    Renegade originally came into rescue back in December of 2021.  Abandoned in West Virginia, we transplanted him to Minnesota, where he was vetted and treated for heartworm.  He was one of the lucky ones, he had a family in Northern Minnesota waiting for the “all clear” after his treatment.  Life was good for

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Second Chances are Worth Taking…Stanley Struck Gold with His New Family

Knock, Knock Puddin’ – Head. Once again I am behind in posting.  A Whirlwind of constant activity keeps me moving with little or no time to sit down and bring those who follow Almost Home Foster & Rescue of MN up-to-date with our intakes, and especially our adoptions.  I just noticed that I gave the PUPDATE

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Ms. Molly – Once Considered Discarded Trash, Discovers She is Another’s Cherished Treasure

  As is common in the southern states, if a hound proves not to be a worthy hunter; can’t bring home the goods, he/she is cut loose from the pack; left behind, forgotten.  They are considered commodities and if that doesn’t bring in the dollars, the goods, the rabbits, coons, or whatever else their human

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Released by a Local Breeder Because “He is Too Big,” 5# Cobb Finds His Furever Home and Family, and He is Perfect!

  Jeff and Samantha and their three children opened their hearts and home to Maggie, a Pomeranian/Poodle mix puppy in May of 2024.  Shortly thereafter, Samantha contacted Almost Home Foster & Rescue of MN to put a bug in our ear, “We would like to add another 4-legged furbaby to our family.  Please reach out

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In Honor of Mango, a Beloved Beagle, Sassy & Ruby Gained a Furever Home and Family

As the saying goes, “The best way to honor a loved one who has passed, is to open your heart to another in need.”  And that is exactly what Mike and Nancy did.  They had lost their little Mango, a Beagle suspected of being used as a research animal who had recently been diagnosed with

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