Two puppies fostered by the Hawaiian Humane Society were adopted by their foster caregiver and will now train as medical alert service dogs — a good-news story for both the animals and their new owner.

• The Hawaiian Humane Society had asked for foster families for 51 underage puppies and got a wave of volunteers.
• Two of them, siblings Lilo and Lalo, were taken in at four weeks old and never left — what the shelter calls a "foster fit" rather than a foster fail.
• Their owner, Carolyn Mariano, needs a new service animal because her current one, Monte, is reaching retirement age after 11 years.
• Lalo is already showing promise and will train to alert on blood sugar levels and help with aging and disability.

Outlook: The pups head to Arizona for training with the same organization that trained Monte.