The exercise time isn’t limited to just walking. According to LeBlue, the shelter has large pens where the volunteers can play fetch and a dog park behind the shelter allows for animals to be taken out to interact.

In addition to providing physical activity, the shelter is looking for volunteers to foster a dog or cat in their home.

“Our kittens and puppies need a home where they can be a part of a family,” Hoffman said. “This foster family could take in one or more neonatal kittens or puppies, underweight dogs or cats, ‘long-term dogs’ that need a home environment for awhile, overflow puppies or kittens or sometimes even just a dog or cat that captures their hearts.”

All the animals will be vaccinated and wormed and parasite-free. If old enough, they will also be spayed or neutered. The foster parent’s job is to care for the animal, keep the foster pet clean, actively socialize the animal, and participate in the search for good homes to adopt the animal. Adoptions are to be handled by the shelter; anyone interested in adopting a pet may visit the shelter or go online www.petharbor.com.

While the foster families are responsible for providing food for the animal, the shelter will help with special needs such as for puppies and kittens milk.

“We need insight into the personality of the animal so we can help find the right home environment for the adoption,” Hoffman added. “So if a family can tell us personality traits of the animal they’ve been fostering, it really helps find that permanent or forever home for the animal.”

For more information on fostering a pet and/or volunteering to exercise a pet please call the Pasadena Animal Shelter at 281-991-0602.