Find adoptive parents for your dog.
When you have a dog that you can no longer keep in your home, one way to find another home for the dog is to place him up for adoption. Because pet shelters are so overcrowded, it is very likely that a shelter adoption may not place your dog with the best owners for him. By placing the dog up for adoption yourself, you'll have the opportunity to meet with and screen the individuals who are interested in adopting your dog to ensure that he goes home with a responsible family that will love him for life.
Instructions
1. Wait until the dog is old enough to be separated from his mother and the rest of the litter. Generally, the dog is ready to be separated after he is eight weeks old.
2. Take the dog to the veterinarian to get all of his vaccination shots. If you have an older dog and it has been more than six months since he has seen the vet, he needs to be taken to the vet to get updated vaccine shots.
3. Obtain a Kennel Club pedigree certificate if the dog being adopted is of one of the 210 breeds that are recognized by the Kennel Club.
4. Take pictures of the dog you are putting up for adoption. Be sure the dog has been cleaned and groomed before taking his pictures. Try to capture his personality with the camera. For example, you can take pictures of the dog "smiling." You can take pictures of the dog playing and having fun.
5. Write a short bio for your dog. In the bio, state the dog's name if you have given him a name. State other information an individual would need to know before adopting your dog. For example, you can state the dog's breed, his personality, whether or not he is well socialized with children, the dog's expected size as an adult, whether the dog has had all of his shots, if he is spayed/neutered and whether the dog is housebroken.
6. Post pictures and the bio of the dog using Internet resources such as Pet Finder, Pet Bond, Pet Harbor and Finding Your Pet. Along with your post, you should provide contact information for those interested in adopting to contact you. Mention the adoption fee that is required to adopt the dog. The adoption fee can range anywhere between $75 to $150.
7. Create fliers that contain the dog's picture, bio, and adoption fee. Post those fliers in your local veterinarian's office, in animal shelters, and around your neighborhood. Before posting in the vet's office and animal shelter, be sure to obtain permission from the office or shelter representative. You can also place advertisements in the free classified ads of your local newspaper.
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