Giving up a dog and finding it a new home is a heartbreaking situation.

It will never be easy to say goodbye, but it is suitable to give the dog the best chance at a happy life. The need to find a new home for your dog could be for many reasons. 

One common reason is destructive behavior due to changes in your personal life. It could also be because you can't support its life anymore because of financial stability. Whatever the reason may be, here's how to find a new home for your dog.

Are You Sure You Need To Find A New Home For Your Dog?

Make sure you've discussed and exhausted all possibilities before deciding to give up your dog. Your dog is a social being who has established a bond with you and your family. It would be painful and exhausting to send him to a new home. 

Make sure that you've done everything that you could to keep your furry pal with you. If your dog has a medical problem, speak with your veterinarian about your choices. If your dog has a behavior problem, consult a dog trainer or an animal behaviorist for help. 

If money is a concern, focus on your budget and look for ways to cut dog care costs. But if you've done all solutions to avoid re-homing your fido, let us look at ways to find a new home for your dog.

How To Find A New Home For Your Dog?

If re-homing your pet is the best option despite your efforts in giving the best possible care, you must do it right. What's the point of letting go of your pup if you can't provide the best life after living with you? The least that you can do is to give the dog's next shelter better than what it currently has. 

Find Potential Adopters

You can advertise through your friends, neighbors, relatives, and local veterinarians. The most substantial pool of adopters for your pet is your network. You can ask your veterinarian about putting up a sign announcing your pet's need for a new home. 

Distribute flyers advertising your pet at your workplace, school, church, and other public locations. You can talk to your neighbors, friends, and relatives about your pup.

Don't forget to use a high-resolution picture of your pet and explain why you need to move your fido. More importantly, screen your potential adopters if it has all the criteria to provide a new home for your dog.

Make Your Pet "Adoptable"

Vaccinate your pet and have it examined by a veterinarian. Spaying or neutering your pet could also make them more appealing to a potential new owner. You can write a one-page fact sheet about your dog and include its age, breed, height, color, fitness, disposition, and personality. Be open and honest with your dog, particularly about behavioral and health issues.

Be Transparent

Prepare to discuss your pet's personality as well as how they interact with other pets and humans. Share both your pet's favorite and most minor favorite activities. Also, be open about any medical or behavioral problems your pet is having. This way, the prospective new owners have all the details they need to decide if your pet is a suitable match for their family. 

Be honest because it is the "future" home of your furry pal. Make sure that its next parents can provide everything that the dog needs. If you don't tell your dog's new family about this stuff ahead of time, you're being unfair to them and your fido.

Get Help From Animal Shelters And Rescue Groups

Although your pet remains in your home, some sheltering and rescue organizations can post your pet's picture and profile on their website as a courtesy listing. Other services offered by your local organizations may also help you find a new home for your pet.

What to Do If You Must Give Up Your Dog

If you've done everything and still can't hold your dog, then maybe it is time to find its new family. Finding your dog a suitable home for your fido when you know you can't provide a happy life anymore is an essential aspect of being a responsible dog owner. It may feel like a betrayal, but it's not.

Letting go of your pup when you know you accept you are no longer the best parent it could have is the best option that you can do. Just make sure that you do your part in giving it the best home. Avoid giving it up to crowded pounds and animal control centers. The dog may only end up getting euthanized, unless it has an extreme behavioral condition.

Conclusion 

Abandonment is never a viable option. Some people will move abroad, leave their dogs behind, or drive their dogs out to the country and leave them behind. It is one of the cruelest things a human can do to a dog. If you are no longer the most suitable pet parent, do your dog a favor and find it a new home.