There’s No Place like Home
Kacy, a Homeward Pet volunteer, met Barnaby at the shelter last summer and the two immediately shared a special connection. Whenever Kacy was in the dog room, Barnaby’s eyes would light up and he would refuse to let anyone else take him for a walk!
At other times, Barnaby was extremely overwhelmed and stressed.
When Homeward Pet decided it would be in Barnaby’s best interest to be placed into foster care, Kacy and her husband Brian, volunteered. Kacy knew they could help him gain confidence and find the home he deserved.
In four months’ time Kacy and Brian helped an anxious shelter dog blossom into a 
devoted, trusting companion who had an unmatched love for his foster family. And the feeling was mutual. Kacy, her husband, three dogs and two cats had fallen head over heels for Barnaby.
He was their first foster dog though, and they wanted to be able to help more animals like him in the future. Initially, they were sure there was a family out there who could love him just as much.
It wasn’t until Kacy and Brian saw Barnaby featured in our “Home for the Holidays,” article last month, that reality set in. “It hit us both that he could go home with someone else and we wouldn’t see him again. It gave us that awful feeling in the pits of our stomachs,” Kacy says.
They knew they couldn’t let Barnaby go. They needed him just as much as he needed them.
Though adding another member to an already full house meant they’d no longer have room to foster, it was a sacrifice worth making.
On January 6, Barnaby was officially welcomed to the family. Today, Barnaby goes for hikes, scenic car rides and 
romps around the yard with his sisters. Barnaby and Kacy have an unbreakable bond and he’s never more than a few feet from her side. “He’s had four different homes in four years. He needs stability, love and safety, and I don’t want to let him down,” Kacy says.
Thanks to a caring foster family, Barnaby has found the loving home he’s always deserved, one he’ll never have to leave.
Learn how you can become a foster family here.
