Join us in saving lives!

Throw a Dog a Bone Dog Rescue focuses on rural areas of South Texas and adopt to families in other parts of the country. We help stray dogs and unwanted dogs who end up in rural shelters that have limited space and resources. We are a foster-based rescue, and our ability to save lives depends on fosters saying "yes". If the welfare of Texas street and shelter dogs tugs on your heart, we invite you to join us as a foster.
We have different foster opportunities based on where you live.

Texas 

• The time commitment can be as short as 3 weeks or as long as few months. 
  • Longer foster times may happen if the puppy is very young and needs to get older and weigh enough to be spayed or neutered. 
  • For adults, the commitment can be longer if a dog has medical needs when rescued.
• We will discuss the length of time with you and answer any questions before you agree to a placement.
• You can foster puppies, pregnant mama dogs and their puppies, or adult dogs. We can match you with a foster placement that works for you and your family.

Fosters in other states

When you say "yes" to fostering a Texas dog, you open up a space at a Texas foster home to save the life of another dog. You also bring our rescue and our adoptable dogs to a different pool of adopters who want to meet a dog or puppy in person before making an adoption decision. Here are some details about being a foster outside of Texas.

• Dogs and puppies must be fostered by a Texas foster while they get their necessary veterinary care completed.
• All dogs are spayed or neutered and have their age appropriate vaccines before they are eligible to travel to fosters outside of Texas. 
• Puppies will be a minimum of 10 weeks old.
• We always have a need for fosters for adult dogs. Adult dogs and older puppies can be a great option for fosters who work outside the home and need a foster who can left alone for longer periods of time.
• We can arrange transport of adoptable dogs to a city near you every two weeks.
• Transport locations currently include:
  • Waterford, CT
  • Hartford, CT
  • Bensalem, PA
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Chester, VA
  • Poughkeepsie, NY
  • Albany, NY
  • Syracuse, NY
  • Buffalo, NY
  • Brattleboro, VT
  • Nashville, TN
  • Carrollton, KY
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Rockford, IL
  • Madison, WI
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • Bellingham, WA
  • Arlington, WA
  • Vancouver, WA
  • Kent, WA
  • Ontario, OR
  • Hermiston, OR
  • Orem, UT 
  • Twin Falls, ID