Welcome to All Dog Rescue

FOR DOG OWNERS - FINDING A NEW HOME FOR YOUR DOG
(If you are an Animal Control Officer or a shelter or rescue group, go to our ACO/Shelter page.

If you need to find a new home for your dog, you can send an email to info@alldogrescue.org (or call us at 617-507-9193) and tell us your name, phone number, the town where you live, and why you need to give up your dog.

A volunteer will return the email or phone call within two days. Our volunteers have information about Massachusetts dog trainers, shelters, breed rescue groups, and other rescue groups. We will talk to you in detail about the dog, its behavior, and your reasons for surrendering the dog.

NOTE: If your dog has bitten, or is aggressive toward people or
other dogs, our volunteers will offer counseling, but we cannot take your dog. Please do not pass a problem dog onto someone else. It is your responsibility to deal with aggression problems.

If we think we can find a new home for your dog, we will make an appointment to meet and evaluate the dog. We are located in the greater Boston area and you are responsible for transporting the dog to the evaluation site (NOT to surrender the dog at this time).

We require a temperament evaluation, performed by our own volunteers, before a dog is accepted into the program. Our temperament evaluation is used to see if a dog can be safely placed in a home. It also helps us understand the dog's personality and level of training needed in order to make better adoption decisions.

If, after the evaluation, we feel that we can place the dog in a new home, we will let you know when and where to bring the dog to surrender it to our volunteers.

LINKS:
- Has your dog bitten?
This article tells you what you can do if your dog has bitten someone. Click the following link: http://www.cyberdobes.com/PDF/Once%20Bitten.pdf or download the document: Once Bitten
- To look up shelters and rescue groups
Go to the list of other rescues on our Resources page or click the following link to find a rescue organization in your neighborhood: http://www.petfinder.com/pet.cgi?action=4

- Animal Control Officer Lists for Massachusetts
http://www.secondchanceanimals.org/maacolist.htm

Surrender Application Form (click here to download). Once you have downloaded and filled in this form, please email it to info@alldogrescue.org.