If you can not board the dog yourself, either bring the dog to a no-kill
shelter
or call
Animal Care & Control.
They are the only shelter that will come get a dog, but they are a kill shelter. While they do their best to get dogs adopted, this may not be the case.
- Contact the area shelters; it's possible that the dog is lost, and owners will often contact the local shelters first.
- Reach out to your network of family, friends, co-workers. This can not be overstated! PUPS members already HAVE a dog, or two, and therefore this group is not your best bet to find a home for a stray.
- Make flyers and post them everywhere, and be sure to include a picture of the dog if you can.
- Visit petfinder.org.
Owners who have lost dogs sometimes post there. Additionally, it lists literally hundreds of shelters in the tri-state area.
Also Pets911 is a nationwide site for emergency information about cats and dogs. You can find a lost cat or dog; report finding a lost cat or dog; locate the nearest adoption facility; identify the nearest emergency veterinary clinic; or obtain an assortment of other pet-related information.
- Have the dog seen by a vet. You are far more likely to find a home for a dog who has a clean bill of health.
Good luck!
