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Use Petfinder.com to find your next pup

Posted January 29, 2017

Cute corgi puppy cuddles with woman. PetFinder.com compiles info about pets on rescue websites across the country into one spot for an easy search by breed, location, and more.
PetFinder.com compiles info about pets on rescue websites across the country into one spot for an easy search by breed, location, and more.

Lately, I’ve had many friends reach out to me and ask me how they can find the animal they are looking for in a shelter.

With hundreds of foster programs, breed rescues, and shelters in Colorado (and most communities), it can be hard to know where to start. And certainly, no one expects that you visit dozens of places on your own time.

Enter PetFinder.com! This is probably one of my favorite partnership ideas of all time because this is a website that does only good.

PetFinder.com pulls all of the animals on rescue websites across the country into one place and makes the information searchable by location, type of animal, animal behavior and age, human preferences, and more.

Start at PetFinder.com

Let’s say you’re looking for a young or newborn Belgian Shepherd Laekenois (although I had never heard of the breed, they are gorgeous dogs). In searching for this exotic and rare breed, you also want this Belgian Shepard Laekenois to be a female, be a dog that will like your kids, and get along with your family cats.

On petfinder.com, you can narrow your search on any or all of these criteria, and if you do so, you’ll find Sissy might be the perfect pup for you!

PetFinder.com pulls together more than 12,000 rescue organizations across the country and is a bank of more than 215,000 animals in search of forever homes. That number of homeless animals is staggering. While it doesn’t even come close to accounting for all of the homeless animals in our country, it indicates the importance of adopting animals.

Available dogs and cats

In fact, you truly can find any dog up for adoption, and this site is proof. Plus, not only is rescuing an animal good karma, but another perk of adoption is that you can get a great dog and spend much, much, much less than you would if you purchased that animal from a breeder or store.

For example:

* The most expensive dog ever sold was a Tibetan Mastiff, sold for $1.5 million in March 2011 … there are nine Tibetan Mastiffs listed on PetFinder.com that are available for adoption, ranging from $100-200 in adoption fees.

* Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are the second most expensive dog breed and range from $1,000 to $14,000 from breeders … there are 189 Cavalier King Charles Spaniels available for adoption on PetFinder.com.

* Samoyeds are the third most expensive breed, ranging from $4,000-$11,000 per dog … there are 87 purebred and mixed breed Samoyed dogs on PetFinder.com.

Creating awareness

What I love most about this site is the awareness it creates.

On PetFinder.com alone, there are 175,000 dogs to search through — dogs of all breeds, ages, and temperaments. The site also educates visitors, provides information about all dog breeds on the site, and shares resources and articles to help prepare people for being pet owners, making it a great place to send people in your life who aren’t sure what they are looking for in a pet.

So, next time someone mentions they are looking for an adoptable pet, encourage them to adopt and use PetFinder.com as a research tool.

And, if you’re like me, you’ll enjoy just checking out the amazing animals in your area and maybe try to find them a good home or two.

Tiana Nelson is the president and COO of PawsCo, a 501(c)3 animal welfare organization based in Denver, Colorado.

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