If you decide to find a home for the dog, Petfinder is great. We are in the process of getting a dog from a rescue group, and I found Petfinder to be a great resource for finding dogs that were looking for homes. We are registered with two rescue groups (one a general dog rescue, one a rescue group that focuses on Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso) -- both groups had me fill out a quite long application, submit 2-3 references (and they did contact my references), and a home visit -- plus once we pick out a dog, the fee is from $200-400. Anybody who is legitimately looking to adopt a dog should have no problem with any of that. |