Adopt a Dog
Dogs and Puppies Available for Adoption
When you adopt a dog or puppy from AWA, you're bringing home a well-prepared companion. All our dogs and puppies are spayed or neutered, up-to-date with vaccinations, treated for fleas, and microchipped with registration included. Puppies will need follow-up vaccines through your veterinarian.
Each dog is adopted after personalized counseling to ensure a good match with your lifestyle, and we offer free, unlimited post-adoption behavior support.
Please fill out an adoption questionnaire prior to arriving at the shelter.
Adoption Fees
Puppies (under 6 months): $450.00
Dogs (6 months+): $300.00
Adult Small/ Toy (under 25 lbs): $425.00
Adopting Dogs and Puppies
All Dogs and Puppies are:
- Spayed or Neutered
- Dewormed (often the first in a series of treatments that should be completed by the adoptive family)
- Treated for fleas
- Up-to-date with vaccinations (for puppies, the first in a series of vaccinations that should be completed by the adoptive family through their veterinarian)
- Vaccinated for rabies (if older than four months of age)
- Microchipped. All dogs and puppies come identified with a unique microchip. Registration is included in the adoption.
- Adopted after we conduct personalized adoption counseling with you to ensure you're adopting the right dog for your lifestyle.
- Adopted with the understanding that AWA offers free, unlimited post-adoption behavior support via phone and email
*All dogs must go home wearing a metal buckle collar or martingale collar, a non-retractable leash and an ID tag, which can all be purchased at the AWA ReTail Shop. All adopters must also purchase heartworm preventative at time of adoption.