Adoptions & Fostering

Puppies & Seniors & Dogs… Oh My!

Save-A-Mutt is dedicated to giving vulnerable dogs a second chance by stepping in where care has fallen short, whether due to neglect or lack of resources. It’s been a passion since 2014, originally pulling from high-kill shelters. Now we work in many at-risk communities. We focus on compassionate, long-term solutions – most notably a “last litter” program for mother dogs. These mom dogs safely raise one final litter before being spayed, helping prevent the cycle of repeated, unwanted pregnancies. The puppies are lovingly raised by our fosters, vetted, and adopted into homes, while the mother dogs stays with their family. Of course, this costs a great deal of money. With fundraisers, adoptions and donations we save hundreds of dogs each year. These puppies become Hero Dogs, their adoption fees go back into the fund for rescuing more dogs and covering costs for both medical cases and senior dogs – making them Heroes!

“It takes a long time for a soul to become this sweet.” That’s what we think about our Senior dogs. Save-A-Mutt is so proud to be able to help assist our area shelters and rescues find wonderful homes for seniors. Adopting a senior dog is so rewarding, and takes a very special home, a very special heart. Read more about our senior dog assistance on our Emma’s Fund page.

Adoption Process

Save-A-Mutt posts our dogs on PetFinder and sometimes on Facebook  – So you see a pet you want to adopt… Here’s how it works:

1)  Fill out our online adoption application – button below. (Still want the PDF to download.) Save-A-Mutt responds to EVERY application – please make sure you check your junk mail to make sure our responses are not sitting there. 🙂 NEW Fax Number: 206-456-2717.

2)  After we receive your application, we will review, send out reference emails, make phone calls. We will be in touch with additional questions and conduct a phone interview. Remember, this can take a few days. Please let your references know we will be emailing or calling them.

Remember – our goal is to place dogs, cats, puppies and kittens in a FOREVER home… and as such we have certain criteria we look for to ensure this.  We are primarily a volunteer organization and application review takes time, please, if you adopt elsewhere, let us know so we can move onto the next application.  Don’t forget, your “adoption donation” may be tax deductible as we are a 501c3. Here is a sample adoption contract.