How to Adopt from The Sanctuary

Looking for a Dog?

Our volunteers look forward to helping you find a wonderful new family member. Dogs are up to date on vaccines, spayed/neutered, and microchipped. Please check out our Available Dogs page, our Dogs Available in Foster page, Pet Finder, or our Facebook page for our dogs ready to be adopted. 

Not all our animals are kept at the shelter but are cared for by our wonderful foster families, so if you want to meet or confirm whether a particular animal will be at the shelter for our adoption events, please email us in advance. 

Please fill out the online form or email your .pdf guardianship application to: dogadoptions@thesanctuarypa.org.

Please do not submit an adoption application until you are interested in a specifc dog or dogs. We do not pre-approve dog adoption applications because we believe in matching families and dogs, and every dog's needs are unique.

Looking for a Puppy?

Our volunteers look forward to helping you find a wonderful new family member.  Puppies are up to date on vaccines appropriate for the age, flea treated, and dewormed. Spaying/Neutering is required and mandatory when age ready.  Please check out our Available Puppies page or Facebook for the posting of puppies. When you see a puppy you are interested in, email us your guardianship application.

***Please note that puppies are in foster homes and NOT at our main shelter. Meet and Greets are set up by appointment only. You must submit an application to be considered.

Please fill out the online form or email your .pdf guardianship application to: dogadoptions@thesanctuarypa.org

Interested in fostering?

A foster home is simply a temporary safe refuge for rescued dogs in order to prepare them for a new home. We provide all medicine, and veterinary care for the foster animal, food and supplies if needed, and you just supply your time, energy, home and most of all LOVE!

Please only submit the Foster application if you're interested in fostering only. If you are interested in adopting or fostering with the intent to adopt, please submit an Adoption application. 

If you are interested in fostering the following criteria must be met:

• The primary caregiver of the foster animal must be an adult
• If you rent we require written approval of your landlord and contact information
• Since we have open adoptions every Saturday, it is helpful to have foster homes that are local so the animals can be brought there for our adoption events
• It is also required that your own animals are up to date on vaccinations and spayed/neutered.