We are proud to announce that our Google Maps now covers San Antonio! Our Google Maps makes it easy to realize how many shelters and rescues work in the greater San Antonio area. Click on the pins and find out what shelters and rescues operate in that area. Then follow the links to see the pets available. It’s easy to use and easy to share.

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We are proud to announce that our Google Maps now covers Philadelphia! Our Google Maps makes it easy to realize how many shelters and rescues work in the greater Philadelphia area. Click on the pins and find out what shelters and rescues operate in that area. Then follow the links to see the pets available. It’s easy to use and easy to share.

Philadelphia Businesses that Support Pet Adoption

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Can you help us raise awareness for homeless dogs? Help promote dog adoption by grabbing one of the graphics below and posting them to your blog or website. It’s that simple to be a hero and help others learn how to prepare for a four legged addition to the family or household.

Our graphics help inform those who are considering a new family friend exactly what to expect and how to best raise your new dog or puppy no matter what type of mixed breed, or breed. Below you will find 25 graphics that discuss the top 25 most popular types of dogs searched on our website.

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• Australian Shepherd
• Beagle
• Boston Terrier
• Boxer
• Chihuahua
• Corgi
• Dachshund
• Doberman
• French Bulldog
• German Shepherd
• Golden Retriever
• Gooldendoole
• Great Dane
• Husky
• Labrador
• Maltese
• Mastiff
• Pit Bull
• Pomeranian
• Poodle
• Pug
• Rottweiler
• Schnauzer
• Shih Tzu
• Yorkie

Australian Shepherd

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Beagle

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Boston Terrier

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Boxer

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Chihuahua

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Corgi

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Dachshund

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Doberman

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French Bulldog

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German Shepherd

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Golden Retriever

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Gooldendoole

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Great Dane

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Husky

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Labrador

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Maltese

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Mastiff

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Pit Bull

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Pomeranian

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Poodle

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Pug

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Rottweiler

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Schnauzer

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Shih Tzu

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Yorkie

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Websites that Support Pet Adoption

• Doxie Gifts
• The Truth About Siberian Huskies
• Gone to the Snow Dogs – A Blog About Siberian Huskies
• Dakota is a film dedicated to our best friends and companions: our pets.
• 

  Tian Mi Shih Tzu – shihtzukisses.com offers companion
  Shih Tzu puppies to exceptional homes. Site has information about buying
  and caring for the lovely Shih Tzu.

We are proud to announce that our Google Maps now covers Houston! Our Google Maps makes it easy to realize how many shelters and rescues work in the greater Houston area. Click on the pins and find out what shelters and rescues operate in that area. Then follow the links to see the pets available. It’s easy to use and easy to share.

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We are proud to announce that our Google Maps now covers Chicago! Our Google Maps makes it easy to realize how many shelters and rescues work in the greater Chicago area. Click on the pins and find out what shelters and rescues operate in that area. Then follow the links to see the pets available. It’s easy to use and easy to share.

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We are proud to announce that our Google Maps now covers Los Angeles! Our Google Maps makes it easy to realize how many shelters and rescues work in the greater Los Angeles area. Click on the pins and find out what shelters and rescues operate in that area. Then follow the links to see the pets available. It’s easy to use and easy to share.

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Who doesn’t love  reading stories of an adopted pet’s happy beginning of their new life… especially with a dramatic “before” and “after” transformation like with Mercy! (Did you find your pet through Adopt-a-Pet.com or one of our Search Saver email alerts? Let us know! Send your adopted pet’s story and photos to info@
adoptapet.com and let us know  how Adopt-a-Pet.com helped you find your new pet.) Here’s more from Keith who adopted Mercy: “I was looking for a female Doberman to replace my ‘DeeDee’ who passed away. Last January you folks emailed me that there was one named Mecedes at the Tulsa, OK pound. When I saw her she looked so bad (to see her before picture below – click the “read more” link) I walked out. When I got out to my truck I thought, “If I don’t take her she’s dead in seven days.” I went back and adopted her. She’s only half Doberman, only 35 lbs. I think the other half is beaver as she has a penchant for my wood pile. After a few vet bills and some TLC she’s doing fine. (After photo, above). I shortened her name to Mercy because when I took her from the pound the lady there put her arms around me, she was crying and said, “God will have mercy on you for taking her.” I’ve heard adopted dogs appreciate you more. Mercy shows it every day. I encourage anyone looking for a pet to adopt. It’ll make you and the pet feel good.”

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Ten out of ten cats agree: bigger is better when it comes to the preferred size of their litter box! In my informal study conducted over the past few years thanks to my cooperative foster cats, I tested out a wide range of litter box sizes and styles.  I’ve also talked to hundreds of cat and kitten adopters and fosters over the decades about what size and styles of litter boxes their cats preferred. (Different types of litter, litter depth, litter box location, and how to fix or cure litter box avoidance issues are topics for other blog articles!) My litter box size preference results are straightforward: the biggest box gets the most use. Humans may prefer a smaller box or a covered box, but cats seem to want one thing: room! Room to turn around, to dig, to comfortably stand up, squat, or put their paws on the edges and stand while they do their business. Then they want plenty of room to dig dig dig and make sure its completely covered! Or not, I’ve had a few non-cover-ers in my testing too. Smaller boxes right next to the bigger boxes were passed over – “litter-ally” for the bigger boxes. Bonus to bigger boxes too: cats can kick like crazy and most of the litter stays in the pan!

I’ve heard that some cats don’t mind covered boxes, but mine also preferred open top ones (not covered), I think they prefer the roomier feel to an open box too. Some didn’t mind jumping into ones with very high sides, while other older felines did appreciate having a lower entrance, so they could easily step in. Now that I know that my foster cats like the big litter boxes, its what I recommend to all new cat adopters too!

Don’t forget: cats are creatures of habit. If you want to see if your cat would prefer a bigger litter box, keep their same litter box available, in the same location. Offer the new litter box as an additional alternative for at least two weeks, right next to the old one if possible. Let your cat “tell” you which litter box he or she prefers. If she likes the new one, or likes both, after two weeks of consistent use of the new one, you can remove the old one.

Happy litter box testing!

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