Stability, routine, and a calm environment will help your new family member settle in.

My husband and I fostered more than 400 dogs in need from central Texas shelters over the course of a decade. They gave me a lifetime’s worth of canine education, teaching me about the health and emotional needs of homeless dogs. In fact, I became a professional dog trainer so I could help stem the tide of unwanted pets being dumped at shelters because of behavioral issues.