Recommend where to adopt a dog - which rescue org?
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Anonymous
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Anyone have any suggestions? We thinking about getting a dog in August. Are some of these rescue places scams or most legit?
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Anonymous
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Midatlanticpugrescue.org
Legitimate. Good luck! |
Anonymous
| We had a great experience with Homeward Trails. Good luck! |
Anonymous
| What kind of dog are you thinking of? Most rescues are breed specific. We just went on petfinder.org and found some dogs we were interested in, then contacted the rescues that had them. I think most are legit. |
Anonymous
| Lab-rescue.org. |
Anonymous
| How about the SPCA or the pound? |
Anonymous
| We got ours through the Northern VA SPCA . |
Anonymous
+1 Washington Animal Rescue League. |
Anonymous
Anonymous
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We love our dog, who came from Washington Animal Rescue League. I've also heard good things about Happy Trails and Lab rescue. One suggestion, OP: once you've identified a dog you're interested in, but before you've made a committment to adopt him/her, you can ask a dog trainer to come with you to evaluate the dog. You'll have to pay the trainer, of course, but you'll get expert advice for your money. To find a trainer, ask neighbors or call a nearby vet.
Best of luck with your pooch! |
Anonymous
Good idea. Also, the NoVA SPCA gives you a two week trial period before the adoption is finalized. |
Anonymous
| We adopted from Lucky Dog. We were very happy with them. We also support the Washington Animal Rescue League. The only reason we didn't try adopting from them is that we wanted a Lab/Lab mix puppy and they didn't have any puppies at the time we wanted to adopt. We went to a Lucky Dog adoption fair, met our pup, fell in love and the rest is history. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
| Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation. Weekly adoption events through PetSmart's in NoVA. |
Anonymous
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Homeward Trails
or Washington Animal Rescue League |