I fostered a dog whose owner had died. It was a male dalmation 7 yrs old. The owners nephew was going to have him put down because he didn't want him.
The fostering didn't work out for me. The dog didn't like females and I couldn't trust him. My husband and sons, he was happy as a clam, slept with my son.
I was able to get him into a no kill shelter after a long 9 days. I let them know his issues...I was the one feeding and walking and he did not like me. Between my info and what they found at the shelter, he was placed in a home with a middle age male, no children, no girlfriends.