Before going through military working dog adoption, you have to read the requirements carefully and choose the dog that you want to adopt. These rescue groups place the dog or cat in a foster home until they can locate a permanent home for them. Puppy cuteness wears off in just a few months time, but being a responsible dog owner means being prepared to love and provide proper care for your dog through all the stages of his or her life — a life that can last upwards of ten years.

You have gotten everything ready for him or her and you are going to have a great time caring for this poor little soul that needs your tender loving care. This will reduce the stress on overpopulated dog shelters and help reduce the number of unwanted dogs that are euthanized annually.

At just seven weeks old, they needed loving homes fast, so Tony and I took them in. We care for them, give them medicine, begin the first steps of potty and crate training, and basically show them what a real home is like. After only two days of being in the safety of loving and sheltering arms, Penelope, who had been very protective of her pups and understandably suspicious of people, began to transform.

When you adopt a stray dog, you have to work to be extra gentle with it as you teach it how to socialize with humans (and other animals). So, he also should play along well with other dogs in your family, and perhaps even cats. There are many dogs that are up for adoption, but generally they will be mixed breed dogs.

The best place to start for most countries is the Society for the Protection of Animals (in the UK, the Royal Society for the Protection of Animals) – they have adoption centres in most countries and are very clear in their adoption policies. Preventing animal cruelty soon demanded that a program be established for the adoption of unwanted dogs to new homes giving them a second chance at life.