Every open foster home creates room for another animal.
Become a foster hero
Open your home. Transform a life.
A foster home gives a dog or cat love, stability, basic training, and room to become adoption-ready. Most placements last four to six weeks, though medical and heartworm cases may need longer.
Choose your region
Houston + Friendswood
Foster in Texas
The greatest need: adult dogs, puppies, cats, kittens, medical cases, short stays, and Doggy Day Outs.
Explore Texas fostering Pacific NorthwestFoster in the PNW
Welcome pets cleared for travel and help create room in Texas for the next urgent rescue.
Explore PNW fosteringWhy foster?
The foster network is the backbone of the rescue.
Limited boarding means foster homes make rescue and rehabilitation possible. Fosters teach home skills, reduce stress, reveal personality, and provide the observations that help Adoption Coordinators make lasting matches.
Home life, manners, socialization, and confidence improve adoption success.
Your feedback helps the team understand the pet’s ideal family.
Mentors, coordinators, training, and approved medical care are provided. Essential supplies are available for Texas foster pets.
Ready to foster?
Sign up to become a foster hero today.
Be part of our journey toward hope and healing. Together, we can make a profound difference, one life at a time.
For more information or to get started with fostering, contact the team closest to home.
Foster medical support
Current foster pet experiencing a medical emergency?
The emergency line is for animals currently in the Three Little Pitties foster program, including feline fosters.
Looking for a pet to foster?
Start with animals preparing for their next step.
Many available foster pets have completed the required medical and behavior clearance for travel. Texas fosters help with daily care, routines, photos, and observations while the adoption and transport teams prepare the animal for home.
Needs change daily, so check the Texas foster page and work with a coordinator before choosing a pet.
Visit the Texas foster page
Your foster path
Complete the application
Tell the team about your experience, home, schedule, and preferences.
Attend orientation
Learn the rescue’s guidelines, support system, and expectations.
Meet your match
A coordinator selects a pet suited to your household and availability.
Provide love and care
Help your foster feel safe until their permanent family is ready.
Foster FAQs
Short stay. Huge impact.
What is fostering and what is the time commitment?
Fostering gives a homeless animal a temporary, safe place in your home. Most placements last four to six weeks, though some may need longer, especially when surgery, heartworm treatment, or other extensive medical care is required.
Why does fostering matter?
Provides a loving environment: Fostering gives pets a taste of home life, with the love, attention, and socialization they might not get in a shelter.
Saves lives: By opening your home to a foster pet, you free up space in shelters and rescues, allowing us to help more animals in need.
Prepares pets for adoption: Fostering helps pets transition from shelter life to a permanent home, teaching them basic manners and helping them overcome behavioral challenges.
Provides valuable feedback: As a foster, you offer insights into the pet’s personality and needs, helping the team find the right permanent home.
How does it work financially?
Three Little Pitties Rescue covers approved medical expenses for foster animals through rescue veterinary partners or the Friendswood clinic. Essential supplies such as kennels, food, and collars are provided for Texas foster pets.
Approved medical care is also covered for Pacific Northwest fosters. PNW foster families should plan to provide routine supplies and coordinate approved care with their local foster team.
Can I foster cats?
Yes. Houston-area cat and kitten fosters are especially needed, alongside dog fosters in Texas, the Pacific Northwest, and Northeast transport regions.
Cat fostering
Give a cat or kitten a quiet place to grow.
Cat fosters provide a safe indoor space, daily care, socialization, photos, and personality notes that help each animal become adoption-ready. Houston-area foster homes are especially important for kittens, nursing families, and cats recovering from medical care.
Apply to foster a catBorrow a pet. Save a life.
Make room for a little more love.
Fostering is flexible, supported, and one of the fastest ways to create another lifesaving opening.
Apply to fosterDogs available to foster
Meet the dogs who need a temporary home.
This live directory shows only dogs currently marked available for foster. Select a dog to review their profile, then submit a foster application when you are ready to help.