Help placing your dog
One of the hardest decisions, and you do not have to make it alone.
If declining health or a change in circumstances means you can no longer care for your dog, we can help you find the next home. We serve Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties.
La forma más rápida de recibir ayuda es completar el cuestionario de admisión en línea. Si necesita ayuda para completarlo, puede llamarnos al (831) 718-9122.
One of the most loving decisions you can make.
Some of the dogs we have loved most came to us this way: from a person whose health or life had changed, and who loved their dog enough to ask for help. If that is where you are, we will help you find the next home. We work with people and dogs in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties.
It is one of the hardest things you will do, and one of the most loving. Nobody here will judge you. We will ask about your dog's habits, what they love and what frightens them, so that the next home is the right one and the goodbye is the only hard part.
How it works.
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Tell us about your dog
The fastest way to get help is to fill out the online intake questionnaire. If you need help filling it out, call (831) 718-9122.
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We meet your dog
Before POMDR can take in your dog, we will need to meet the dog. Dogs who come to POMDR must be good with other dogs (no aggression) and must be good with people (no bite history or propensity to bite). If your dog has a medical condition, we will talk it through with you.
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Your dog moves to a foster home
Placement in a foster home until adoption, with high quality food, coverage of any medical needs that come up, grooming and flea control, socialization and companionship.
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We find the right home, and stay in touch
Screening of potential adopters, including a home visit and reference check, then annual follow-ups and home visits to ensure the placement has been successful. A safety net for the lifetime of your dog, should they ever need a new home again.
What we can and cannot take on.
We are equipped to handle a variety of medical cases and senior-related issues, but some extreme medical cases might be difficult for us to take on: epilepsy, diabetes, paralysis, megaesophagus or advanced dementia, for example.
If you do not think your dog is a POMDR candidate, you can still fill out an intake questionnaire and we can refer you to additional resources. Our resources page lists a good many of them.
Any donation made will also help us rescue more dogs left behind.
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Planning ahead instead?
We also take in dogs by prearrangement through our Perpetual Care Program: a promise made now, for the day you cannot care for your dog.
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Want to keep your dog?
Helping Paw offers food, supplies, help with vet bills and dog walking, so that nobody has to give up a pet they love.
About Helping Paw