10/07/2026
Update: he has a meet and great scheduled. Thank you to all who applied, we will contact more applicants if this m&g doesnt work out.
Location: St. Ann Animal Control
BREED-SPECIFIC MEDICAL FOSTER NEEDED
Fill out the application (it will say adoption, but just put ONYX and we will know it's for foster)
https://form.jotform.com/260575170551051
Onyx is a three-year-old Doberman that came to us from a neglect case. He is extremely emaciated and heartworm-positive. I have luckily secured backing for his heartworm treatment but need to get him out of the shelter and into a more stable and quiet environment to start treatment.
Onyx is your stereotypical Doberman and is HIGH ENERGY and LOVES TO BARK AND HOWL. He is extremely intelligent and can open gates and most latches on cages, so a foster would need to be extra cautious and aware when containing him.
He bonds with people quickly and can be defensive of them when strangers come around.
He is NOT cat friendly. He has had plenty of positive interactions with other dogs, but due to medical reasons, a foster home with no or limited other dog interactions would be ideal.
He will need lots of quiet and rest time and will need to be crated for those periods.
He has had positive interactions with children, but due to his size, energy, and medical needs, a home with no small children and very limited interactions with young children will be ideal.
He is INCREDIBLY SWEET, and I would personally medically foster, but my home is too loud and wild and would not be ideal for his recovery. I want to set him up for success, so I will ask a lot of questions, and proper waivers and background checks will have to be passed, as we do for any "adoption" or foster.
Foster must be local to the Saint Louis/Saint Charles County general area.
He is current on all vetting, and food and a crate will be provided.
Please note that we are an extremely small shelter and limited in resources, so we typically do not do long-term fosters. We ask that the fosters be committed for at least a 4-5 month period, as we have limited space to take returns, and it's also extremely stressful on a medical dog to be bounced around. Multiple meet-and-greets may be required prior to pickup.
An approved medical foster would have first dibs on adoption after he is medically cleared.