SHELTER STORIES
contributed by April Peiffer
Happy Pawlidays
from the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter
T
he holidays are a time for love, celebration, family, and togetherness, so there’s no better time to invite a foster dog into your home than now. The Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter is excited to host its annual Home For The Holidays fostering program again this year. As part of the program, you can pick out any medium-to-large adult dog as a foster pet through the holiday season! Fostering is a wonderful way to help the shelter by making space for new pets in need of the shelter’s help, and it’s an activity the whole family can participate in. Giving back to the community through fostering is a gift for all, not the least of which is that lucky dog being fostered. Home For The Holidays is an important program for the shelter because it introduces people to the growing needs of the shelter and is a fun and meaningful means of doing so during a time when everyone is looking for ways to give back. Plus, staff and volunteers are able to enjoy their holiday just a touch more knowing their favorite furbaby is in a temporary loving home. And it provides that space that the shelter so desperately needs for the new dogs who come to the shelter.
So, why not give the gift of a home, love, comfy beds, and lots of extra helpings of holiday treats to a deserving shelter pet this season and enjoy the love and affection you’ll receive in return? Your foster pet will repay your holiday generosity of spirit with plenty of love and affection right back. There will also be plenty of tail wags and doggie kisses thrown in as thanks – we can guarantee that!
HOW IT WORKS It’s simple! First, scan the code to become a foster for the shelter, click the Join Our Foster Program link, and fill out the New Foster Registration tab. Then you can either make an appointment to come pick out the medium-to-large adult dog by emailing adoption@wilco.org or drop in any day of the week, starting at noon, to have staff help you choose your Home For The Holidays foster pet! Pro tip: Fosters can choose to adopt their foster pet at any time, if it turns out that the match is the perfect fit. Otherwise, simply bring the dog back to the shelter once the holidays are over. The program runs through January 2, 2024.
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