Rehoming

Thinking about giving up your dog?

No judgment here. Life changes, sometimes all at once. Before you decide, let’s see if we can help you keep your dog. If rehoming really is the right call, here’s how to ask us for help.

Chocolate brown fluffy dog sitting on a rug and looking up with soft eyes

First: can we help you keep them?

A lot of surrenders come down to something fixable. Our Community Pets Program helps Cass County families with:

Food and supplies

Pet food from our pantry, dog houses and straw, cooling blankets, tie-outs and fence help.

Vet costs

Help paying for spay and neuter, vaccines, microchips and parasite prevention through our vet partners.

Behavior problems

Referrals to local trainers who can help with things like potty training, fence jumping and nipping.

Request help About the program

If you do need to rehome your dog

Fill out our owner surrender form. It’s on Shelterluv, the system we use to track every dog in our care, and it asks for your contact information and about your dog.

We’re a foster-based rescue, so we can only take a dog in when we have a foster home ready for them. The form puts your dog on our radar. It isn’t a promise we can take them right away, and we’ll be honest with you about timing.

Owner surrender form

Things that help your dog land well

Vet records, including vaccines and spay or neuter status
A few clear photos (here are some tips)
Honest notes about how they do with kids, dogs, cats and strangers
Their routine: food, walks, where they sleep, what scares them

The more we know, the better the match we can find.

If a dog is in danger right now

Call your local animal control or police department. We’re a small volunteer team and can’t respond to emergencies in real time.