Finding a home for an older dog.

August 20, 2005 3:12 AM

I have to get rid of my eleven-year old dog (shepherd-something mix) because my wife has developed asthma. He's a house pet, good with other people and animals. Any ideas what I should do? Where to go? I am in the suburbs north of NYC.
posted by cjb10350 to Pets & Animals (3 answers total)

Post on Craigslist describing your dog, and specifying what kind of home you want to find for him. Go check out the peoples' house, and be sure they are taking care of their other pets, and don't have too many. If you feel good about the family, give them the dog.
posted by agropyron at 8:37 AM on August 20, 2005

Find your local Humane Society, SPCA, etc.

Pets911.com, Petfinder.org, and 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com can all help you find local shelters and stuff.
posted by Anonymous at 2:00 PM on August 20, 2005

This is going to be really, really tough on such an old dog. Are there really no options, such as granting him a side room of the house which your wife doesn't frequent?
posted by Miko at 7:07 PM on August 20, 2005