Our Success

    Maggie made her way to Almost Home Foster & Rescue back in March of this year.  We had a family that immediately wanted to adopt her, however, over the course of the past 6 months, life threw some pretty hard curveballs at this family and after 6 months of struggling with the caring […]

  THEY LEFT WITHOUT THEM! No goodbye. No note. Not even a bowl of clean water. They packed their things. Walked out. And LEFT THEIR DOGS BEHIND. Not by accident. Not “we forgot.” They just decided that they didn’t need, nor want their two, precious Pomeranians any longer.  They were disposable, discardable. Then hours later—HOURS—they

  On a daily basis, our address appears to have its own magical, beaconing light.  One that safely and securely lures every known courier and delivery van to our door.  FedEx, UPS, USPS, and of course, AMAZON.  Once again, Troy, our Amazon delivery man pulled into the drive, but this time, not in his white

“Good morning, Dianne.  We lost our little Oakley back in May.  We are now ready to add to our family.  Lulu and Oakley became such good friends and, although we are grieving, Lulu is missing her companion.  What do you have in the way of a male, non-shedder, middle-age, under 25#, kind of pupper right

    He stood on the porch, his arms ladened with packages.  AMAZON packing tape adorned the tops of each package. The AMAZON logo matched that of his courier’s uniform. “Okay to put these here?” he asked as he indicated to the table located right outside the front door. “Yes, that would be great,” I

And, speaking of repeat adopters…Donavan and Julia who adopted Libby last year, contacted Almost Home Foster & Rescue looking for another furbaby to add to their family.  Libby had been released to AHFK by an area breeder.  Initially, Libby favored women over men and she had some trust issues.  These were all traits that were

First time adopters are considered a treasure.  Almost Home Foster and Rescue has gained a family member and we welcome them into our fold. Repeat adopters are cherished.  We have an established relationship, a bond, a trust and are elated when they wish to expand their family dynamics with another furbaby, it’s just so easy

  “You’re just a stepping stone.  You’re just a stepping stone.  Your mission, to be the go-between from whence they came, to where they need to be.  To remove them from the conditions that they were subjected to, and find the best family and home that there is.”  I keep telling myself that, and typically,

Almost Home Foster & Rescue of MN received a private message from a couple of individuals affiliated with rescue, in a vast array of venues. “K” and “H” contacted AHFK and asked if we had room for any breeder releases. “Two, we can take 2. I have some leaving for adoption this weekend, that will

Cash, a Dachshund mix was welcomed into Almost Home Foster & Rescue of MN by way of Oklahoma. Foster Momma Felicia Stilley was able to secure two of the 40 feral Chihuahua/Dachshund mixes that were located right across the fence from her. The owner refused to spay/neuter his dogs and the free-for-all breeding commenced. The