Find Dogs - there are enough!
The dog market all around the world is more than overcrowded — countless abandoned souls are sitting in shelters (more bad ones than good), hoping and waiting for a loving home. Taking a dog into foster care saves 2 lives — the life of the dog that gets a foster home, and the life of the dog that comes off the street into the shelter. There are so many dogs waiting for a life worth living — take a look around.
Swipe your way to your new best friend.
Pick your dog preferences on the left (they'll automatically mirror onto the foster pre-application form too). Swipe right to favorite a dog, or left to keep browsing. Add your zip code and how far you are willing to travel to narrow down your dog search.
Every detail you set here lifts work off shelter and rescue teams: they don't have to figure out what suits you — they can see it straight away. That means faster replies for you, and more time for the dogs.
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Petfinder Matchmaker.
Petfinder lists hundreds of thousands of dogs from thousands of shelters and rescues in the USA🇺🇸— great and truly valuable work for rescue dogs. And when you select the basics yourself up front, it takes a big burden off shelter and rescue staff.
Find your Petfinder matchShelters and rescues by Country.
International
Rescue Me!
Rescue Me! is an international database for dog search — adopters can browse adoptable dogs from shelters and rescues worldwide here.
Rescues by Country
Interested in fostering?
Choose between different foster program options to find the right fit for you.
Ready to show interest about a specific dog?
Submit your foster pre-application and we'll be in touch.
Why a second dog brings many benefits.
A second dog can change your world — and your dog's. Your older dog helps train the younger one, so your effort stays minimal. A second dog provides company for your dog when you're not home. Dogs are pack animals and enjoy having someone who speaks their own language.
Bonded Pairs
Some dogs form an extremely close emotional bond with each other — so-called “bonded pairs.” Often they are siblings or dogs who have spent a long time together in a shelter. Separating them would deeply distress both. Adopting two dogs at once brings many benefits — including knowing upfront that the two already get along.
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This toolkit completely transformed how our shelter promotes dogs. Adoptions are up 40%.
The foster program guide helped us launch in three weeks. We now have 12 active foster families.
