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Volunteer run page, not official LifeLine, to showcase LL fosters & those needing foster homes. I’m a volunteer and foster mom for LifeLine Animal Project.

I share information about foster animals-mainly from LifeLine-animals in urgent need of foster homes, and resources for those who adopt shelter animals. If you want to sponsor a post for a foster dog or dog in need of a foster home, send $10 to PayPal.Me/DHammacher. Unless otherwise requested, the post will cover the greater Atlanta metro area.

11/07/2025

Meet Pelican! His foster mom says he's the best boy: "If you want a faithful companion to snuggle and adore you, this is your guy. I aspire to be the human Pelican thinks I am. 😂

"He is learning 'sit' (such a good boy!) and knows come and place commands. Pelican is a dog- and kid-friendly male, 2 years old. He snores, he snuggles, he parkours through the clover, and brings so much joy to our family. This baby just wants a soft bed and all the love. Meet him today!"

To meet this cute goofball, hit I'm Interested on his profile linked in the comments. He's in foster for Dekalb County Animal Services in metro Atlanta.

28/06/2025

Let’s talk about Joy.
The RBF is strong with this one. 🙁

But the most frequent words used to describe this beautiful girl with the serious photo face are "cuddly, curious, sweet, playful." 🥰 Scroll to see the few pix that capture this side of her.🤣

She’s a Dog for the Day all-star at LifeLine’s Community Animal Center so she gets out 1-3 times a month, but she longs for her forever home. Even a foster home while her fans search for her new people would be awesome. She's been waiting more than a year for a full-time home! 😭

One of her Dog for the Day hosts describes her so perfectly: “Joy has more love to give than she knows what to do with. She wants nothing more than to give and receive love. She is full of kisses. She wants to be in contact with you at all times. Joy has the kindest soul. She is the perfect family dog. She is so gentle and playful. I would 100% recommend this sweet soul for a forever home with a kind and pet-engaged family.

"She is so playful and full of energy when meeting people. She can read the room. She is as strong as she looks and gentle at the same time. Great on leash. She only pulls a little. Mainly walks with a loose leash and turns to make eye contact. Perfect house training. She knows sit, paw, stop, down and come.” Swoon. 😍❤

Please come meet Joy at the Community Animal Center, 3280 Presidential Dr., Atlanta: 11-6 weekends, 11-7 weekdays. She'd love to meet you and bust out of the shelter!

**Every dog out of CAC saves two other dogs: the dog from overcrowded Fulton or DeKalb who gets the spot at CAC and the dog who gets the original spot in the shelter--a threefer!**

22/06/2025

Guys, I really need a home. The other dogs that share this house are old and sick ( ). My foster family needs to spend time with their dogs…but I’m in the way.

I’m house trained, crate trained, and good in the car. I like toys and treats. Most of all, I’d love my own family.

Please adopt me.
Love, Kayleigh
P.S. Please share my post. I gotta get out of here.
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"Y’all,
I need your help. This dog needs to go. She was adopted from the shelter, but her adopter is unable to care for her. We’re doing our best to care for her (foster) in lieu of her being returned to the shelter. But, it’s RUFF!

Our dogs are sick and I cannot devote the time I need to them. Kayleigh isn’t really getting the time she needs either.

Our Grace has a brain tumor that we zapped last year with radiation. It appears to be back with a vengeance because her seizures are quickly escalating in severity and frequency.

Duke had a sarcoma in his leg at the end of the year and we amputated to resolve the tumor. He recently had a mast cell tumor. We just finished recovery from that surgery.

Ellie has a sarcoma in her front leg. We surgically removed as much as we could, but didn’t get it all. Now, to top it off, she has a mast cell tumor. Surgery is on Monday.

Angel is a frequent flyer in the mast cell tumor club. Knock on wood, she hasn’t had one in a bit…but she’s due. However, she’s been struggling this year with urinary tract infections.

I NEED HELP! I need this dog in her own home.
Kayleigh is available through Lifeline’s Family to Family program. She's in foster in metro Atlanta. bit.ly/adoptkayleigh" ~Jennifer Rose

19/06/2025

Every dog out of LifeLine's Community Animal Center SAVES TWO OTHERS!

😍 Sparkybox, Amira, Luisa, Rajani/Penny, Gumbo, Helga, Sam, Snowy, Courtney Love, Seal, Oakley, Howie. 🥰

All of these dogs have been waiting between 6 months and a year for their forever home. Each of them is amazing in their own way. They are not at risk of euthanasia, but that doesn't mean they don't need out.

These dogs all live (and are loved) at LifeLine's Community Animal Center in Atlanta. Nearly all the dogs there come from Fulton or DeKalb County Animal Services where they are euthanizing for space. A dog fostered or adopted from CAC = THREE LIVES SAVED: the dog out of CAC, the dog who gets their place, and the dog who gets that one's space in the shelter. 🥳

So if you or someone you know wants to save a life but find the big shelters too overwhelming, come to CAC and save 3 lives by fostering or adopting!
3180 Presidential Dr., Atlanta. They are closed today for Juneteenth, but otherwise open 11-7 weekdays, 11-6 weekends.

Not ready to foster or adopt? "Borrow" one of these cuties -- or the 90 other dogs there -- for a Dog for the Day outing or Weekend Warrior sleepover. (WW can be any days, not just the weekend.) These outings make a dog 5 to 14.5 times more likely to get adopted or rescued! What are you waiting for??
(Each of them has a link to their profile on their photo caption. You can also search for any of them on the LL website: www.lifelineanimal.org)

15/06/2025

Adopt a dog from foster so another shelter dog can be saved!

Meet Marley, the happy little potato! 🥔
This fella is on the small side at only 40 lbs, and he is there for you as the consummate companion. He's really to be your BFF, your wing man, your ride or die.

He’s up, or down, for it all:
- Wanna chill on the couch? He’d love to.
- Work from home? He’s content to lie nearby you on his bed.
- Play with toys? He enjoys his toys, especially his little lamb, and can entertain himself easily, or play some spirited fetch.
- Go for a walk? He loves them!
- Car trip? He is down for it. Long or short travel, he is a great traveler. And he gets the cutest little tippy tap hop when he knows he's about to get in the car. 😁
- Perfect house manners: 100% potty-trained, good in his crate, and equally good left out in the house without mischief.
- He’s a velcro dog that isn’t clingy.
- 4ish years old.

Marley will welcome you home with his little “happy to see you” noises. He'd be great as an only dog, and has done well with another chill dog.

He's just the happiest little guy and he's waited too long for his forever family. Let his foster know if you’d like to learn more about him! She's tagged in the comments. Or hit I'm Interested on his profile, linked 👇

He's in foster in metro Atlanta for Fulton County Animal Services. He' neutered, vaccinated & microchipped.

09/06/2025

Adopt one and you’ll have fun. Adopt two and you’ll never be blue!

Camacho and Athena are adorable pups in foster together. They are doing amazingly well and are a true testament to how fostering saves lives. They're ready for their furever homes.

🥰 Athena is just over 3.5 years old and about 50 lbs. She’s a black beauty with a shepherd/lab look to her. She was completely shut down in the shelter, hid in her kennel and was at risk of euthanasia. Look at her now in the newest pix and the videos in the comments!!

😍 Camacho is just a happy-go-lucky little wiggle butt who loves people and somehow kept getting overlooked in the shelter. He’s ~3.5 years old and about 53 lbs. This goofball is always smiling and so affectionate.

Both dogs can be adopted separately, but they’d love to go home together. Athena tends to be shy and reserved with new people while Camacho has never met a stranger. They give each other support and confidence and play so well together. They are potty trained, crate trained and up to date on all vaccinations.
Check out their videos in the comments and please consider giving one or both the loving home they deserve.

To meet one or both, hit the I'm Interested button on their respective profiles linked 👇 They are in foster in metro Atlanta for DeKalb County Animal Services.

28/05/2025

❤ CAT-FRIENDLY & DOG-FRIENDLY! 😍

Meet Teenie!

Teenie wakes up happy and raring to go. She’s been fostered in a house of MANY cats and has learned to honor their boundaries. An A+ snuggler, she sometimes sleeps in the shape of a croissant (and she’s the same color, too). She adorably amuses herself by throwing toys up in the air to herself and catching them (particularly her Kong frisbee and other outside toys, as well as catnip toys inside), and she loves to get her chew on with her favorite Benebone chew toy.

She is eager to please and honors reliable and consistent boundaries (she learns quickly and excels with structure). And she loves enrichment toys/puzzles, especially in the crate (these have promoted crate training and bedtime calming).

A spritely, cappuccino-colored ball of energy and love, she’s expressive, energetic, a quick learner (it helps that she’s food motivated), and communicates her needs well. She knows basic commands reliably, including sit, stay, wait, down, out, yes, and no. She has learned to wait patiently for the signal (“yes!”) before she eats.

She would LOVE to enjoy outdoor activities with her person, especially runs or hikes. She’s very athletic and has great energy. She’s great on leash (especially when you have kibble in your pocket to mark good behavior) and thrives with 2-3 walks per day. She enjoys playtime with other dogs and would do GREAT with another dog (or more) in the home or on playdates. Her play style is rough and rowdy; push/pull; she likes to chase and be chased; initiates play. Teenie (officially Shirley) is only 42 lbs and 3 yrs old. She's spayed, vaccinated and microchipped.

And here’s why she needs a foster takeover or adopter in this moment: "I fostered her for 8 months, acclimating her comfortably to living in a home with six (!) cats, learning commands, honoring boundaries, crate training, leash training, and socialization with people and other dogs. She’s been living for the past month in a home with two cats a woman in the process of adopting her, but the woman is being hospitalized for an ongoing medical issue and now cannot complete the adoption. I cannot continue to foster her since my child, who needs significant care, moved back into our home last week.

"She’s a world different from when I pulled her from the shelter to foster her, where she had deteriorated after two months in a small cage and landed on the euth list for space. She’s such a people dog and just wants to be where you are, and her immediate need is solely due to the circumstances of the humans around her and not to any failing or shortcoming on her part."

To meet Teenie (Shirley) or learn more about her, hit I'm Interested on her profile to be in touch with her foster mom. Link to her profile is below. She's in foster for Dekalb County Animal Services in metro Atlanta.

16/05/2025

UPDATE 5/25: In foster, needs an adopter.

"In Greek mythology, Adonis...was considered to be the ideal of male beauty in classical antiquity."

This Adonis is certainly a hunk who lives up to his namesake. Adonis is loyal, loving, and just wants to be by your side. He’s a dog's best friend. He LOVES other dogs and had roommates and playmates at the shelter.

Gorgeous Adonis needs a new place to land. If you’ve ever wanted to feel just a little safer at home, Adonis has your back: He checks the perimeter, every door and window, like he’s on paw patrol—and still manages to be the sweetest love bug you’ll ever meet!

More good things:
• 1 yr 3 months & 61 lbs
• Crate trained
• Potty trained
• Walks like a pro on leash
• A+ security instincts
• Velcro dog — will follow you like it’s his full-time job 🤣
• World-class snuggler

Please consider opening your heart and home to him. Adonis doesn’t deserve to go back—he deserves a soft bed and someone to love.

Adonis landed in the shelter way back in October as a stray at just 8 months old and eventually was at risk for euthanasia for length of stay. A wonderful person scooped him up to foster. He urgently needs a new foster or forever home because he is Team NO Cats and his foster mom has one who is really unhappy. He's in boarding at the moment to buy him some more time, otherwise he goes back to the overcrowded DeKalb County shelter where big black dogs are often overlooked (metro Atlanta).

To learn more about lovable and loving Adonis or to meet him, hit the I'm Interested button on his profile. The link is in the comments below.

06/05/2025

😍 Meet Henry! 🥰
On the eve of Transformation Tuesday, it's time to celebrate Henry and how far he's come in less than two months. This big hunk was absolutely TERRIFIED at Dekalb County Animal Services in metro Atlanta. He wouldn't leave his kennel. He'd pancake in the hallway. And let me tell you from personal experience, getting his dead weight then-85-lb body out the door was no small feat. Then he went to play group. He was a different dog. His tail wagged. He asked for pets. He played.

Fast forward 6 weeks in a foster home. Henry is still shy and will pancake if a noise startles him, but he is THRIVING in a foster home. Henry is now a healthy 95-100 lbs 🐎, LOVES playing with his giggle ball, tolerates being dressed up, and lives with a 12-lb shih tzu and a 56-lb shepherd mix. 🤩

Henry is potty-trained, crate-trained and a couch potato. He's a perfect wfh buddy, but can be crated if you work outside the home. He's ready to go to his forever home or to a longer-term foster home. If Henry might be your guy, hit I'm Interested on his profile linked below. 👇

Henry is getting his heartworm treatment later this month and needs a new place to crash for a month. His fosters need to take back a previous foster within the next 2 weeks. (Heartworms are not contagious and he will be on restricted activity during his recovery, so he'll be extra easy peasy since he's low energy.)

02/05/2025

😍 CAT-FRIENDLY & DOG-FRIENDLY, INCLUDING LITTLES! 🥰
Meet Deon Dior, called DD or D by his foster parents.

Deon was part of a DeKalb County court case and thanks to the dysfunctional handling of animal cruelty and neglect cases, he was held as "live evidence" in the shelter for 1.5 years. Despite this, "he is such a good boy and loves life in every way! Someone would be so lucky to have this handsome boy as a part of their family," says his foster mom.

He currently lives with six cats, a chihuahua, a puppy and a senior dog! D has been trained to sit, lay down, stay in “place,” heel, and has excellent recall. He’s crate trained, potty trained, and has no leash reactivity.

Proof that you can't judge a dog's breed by their looks, Deon is half German Shepherd Dog and half American bully according to his DNA profile. This sweet boy is the complete package and he definitely shines like the stars! ❤⭐️🌟. He's in foster for DeKalb County Animal Services in metro Atlanta. He's 3ish years old and 70 lbs. To meet him, hit I'm Interested on his profile. Link 👇

30/04/2025

If you or someone you know is a DeKalb County (Ga.) resident and wants to have their dog or cat spayed/neutered and vaccinated, the county is offering FREE SPAY/NEUTER this weekend. There are lots of slots still available.

Every dog and cat who is fixed prevents hundreds of dogs or cats landing in shelters.

Do you know 12-15 people who want a puppy or kitten? Not us either! Please spread the word to people you encounter who would benefit from this amazing opportunity.

15/04/2025

So many dogs get saved and then the next day, the next week, there are always more. Always more dogs here in metro Atlanta. So many more.

But here is the story of just ONE. The sweetest, skinniest boy, Crest from DeKalb County Animal Services, who was found abandoned inside an apartment with another dog who was dead. Crest survived. He was found in the nick of time. 🙏

He is now safe with a loving foster who calls him Chase. She nursed him back from starvation and a respiratory infection. It's time for him to move to his forever home so his wonderful foster mom can save another dog in need at the shelter.

Meet Crest aka Chase! 🥰
⭐️ CAT- and DOG-FRIENDLY and older KID-FRIENDLY ⭐️

I approach people with excitement and joy and will greet you with a wagging tail and kisses. 😘

My ideal home is one filled with lively, friendly energy, a fenced yard (not required, but would be nice), and older kids (teens and up). A family with no kids is ok too!

More about me:
❤ I am a 2.5-year-old charming retriever lab, cattle dog mix (with a dash of poodle 🤣) who is full of joyful energy and good looks. 😍 I'm the perfect medium size at 44 lbs.

❤ I get along with cats, kittens, people and dogs. I live with dogs and cats in my foster home!
❤ I love hard chewy toys and I will share them without a second thought.
❤ I walk easy on a leash and I LOVE going for long walks. I sniff a lot and sometimes sound like I am snoring.
❤ I adore playtime and adapt to who I am playing with.
❤ I love cuddles and will greet you in the morning with a jump on the bed and cuddle up to you. I am a lover at heart!
❤ I'm smart and learn the house rules and routines quickly.

To meet Crest/Chase, hit the I'm Interested button on his profile link below.

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I’m a volunteer and foster mom for LifeLine Animal Project. I share information about foster animals available through LifeLine, animals in urgent need of foster homes, and resources for those who adopt shelter animals. If you want to sponsor a post for a foster dog or dog in need of a foster home, send $10 to PayPal.Me/DHammacher. Unless otherwise requested, the post will cover the greater Atlanta metro area.