If you are having problems because of a behavioral issue, contact the Lee Mannix Center for Canine Behavior for help. They can perform an evaluation and give you a professional opinion on your best options.

Contact the SPCA to be put on their waiting list. The wait is about 6 months and your dog must be evaluated first. This shelter is for owner surrender dogs only and not for strays. Their number is 512-837-7985.

Contact a local rescue that specializes in the breed of dog you need to find a home for. They are listed at www.austinrescue.com

Keep the dog in your home and post him or her on our referral site. To do this the dog must meet the following requirements:

• Spayed/neutered
• Up to date on all vaccinations
• Heartwom negative and on prevention - or on treatment

You must also do the following to ensure the safety of the dog:

• Screen potential adopters
  • not for experimentation!!!
  • not for fighting or bait dogs!!!
  • etc.
• Ask for an adoption fee

We ask for a $10 donation for this service. You can also bring your dog to our adoption days (as listed on the home page).

In addition to posting the dog on our referral page, we can also post him or her on our foster page pending approval. This page is for dogs that need placement in a foster home. Since this requires us to evaluate the dog and screen and train new fosters, we ask for an additional $10 donation for this service. We only post dogs on this page if they are also on the referral page and have been evaluated by our members. This can easily be done at one of our adoption days, or at another time of everyone's convenience.

Do not take the dog to Town Lake Animal Shelter - "the pound"!!! They are extremely overcrowded and cannot not help as many dogs as they would like to and are therefore forced to put an average of 40 animals to sleep a day!

And please, don't "threaten" to take dogs to the pound to get more immediate help. Respect the life you hold in your hands!

Here, Gentlemen, a dog teaches us a lesson in humanity
- Napoleon Bonaparte