How Do I Find a Good Home For My Dog?

When you need to find a good home for your dog, you can use many available resources to get expert advice, tips, and connections with potential adopters. The Rehome by Adopt a Pet website offers many tools to make finding the perfect home for your dog easier.

Dos and don’ts for rehoming your dog

If you’ve exhausted all other options and find that rehoming your dog is the only choice, take the time to find them a loving home where they’ll be happy for the rest of their life. Keep these tips in mind as you set about the task:

Don’t be in a rush

Your dog deserves the best chance at a safe home, and rushing doesn’t help. Unless it’s an emergency, take the time to make sure he gets not just any home, but the right home.

Don’t give them away

Giving your dog away “free to a good home” is dangerous in many ways. You never know what people’s intentions are when they are looking for a free dog, but in the worst cases, they could sell the dog to a lab or use them for dog fighting.

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Do charge a rehoming fee

Charging a small rehoming fee greatly reduces the dangers of your dog being taken by those with nefarious intentions. Charge a minimum of $50.

Do screen potential adopters

With Rehome, you’ll find advice about how to screen potential adopters, including the type of questions you should ask. People will say anything they think you want to hear. That’s why screening them is so important.

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Do sign a contract

Once you find your pup the perfect new home, Rehome will help you finalize a contract with the new adopter. The contract outlines things like what should happen to the dog if the new family can no longer keep them, consent to transfer ownership, and more.

Giving up a dog can be heartbreaking. By finding them a good home, though, you’ll have peace of mind, and they’ll be off to enjoy a happy, healthy life.