For Adopt a Pet and the PEDIGREE® brand, October is all about finding homes for dogs in shelters. Adopt this month for a PEDIGREE® Wet Food Pouch and a chance to win a Homecoming-style photo shoot and shelter donation.
Oz is a brilliant, sweet girl who would love nothing more than to be your hiking buddy. She may have come to the shelter as a stray but she is a very social dog. Really, she should have been named Ariel because she wants to ”be where the people are.” This sweet girl loves to give kisses and will curl up against humans on the couch or the bed for snuggles and belly rubs. There’s nothing quite like the love she is ready to give to her forever family!
A very smart girl, Oz solves doggy puzzles with ease and seems infinitely trainable. She already knows sit, shake, lie down, and the basics of stay. Currently, she is working on crate training. She is VERY treat motivated. A treat can be anything from a tennis ball or a carrot to a single piece of her regular kibble. Oz is great on a leash but prefers peeing and pooping leash-free in the backyard. Meeting other dogs on walks, she is always interested but never reactive. It’s clear that she would love to make friends, she tries all her most charming play tactics, (from playpose, snoofing, barking, bringing them her favorite tennis ball, to sharing her bone with them) but the cats aren`t having it, and we think she would do great with a doggo-buddy to play with.
She may be two years old, but Oz still has Big Puppy Energy. She enjoys physical play, including gently mouthing toys and people. Her mouth play is never sharp or hard, just lots of playful slobber, but her playful enthusiasm is probably not a good fit with small children. Currently she is very nervous around men but a little bit of patience and a lot of treats will go a long way to fix that - when grandpa came to visit he was able to bribe her into friendship with whip cream in one evening!
Oz is a brilliant, sweet girl who would love nothing more than to be your hiking buddy. She may have come to the shelter as a stray but she is a very social dog. Really, she should have been named Ariel because she wants to ”be where the people are.” This sweet girl loves to give kisses and will curl up against humans on the couch or the bed for snuggles and belly rubs. There’s nothing quite like the love she is ready to give to her forever family!
A very smart girl, Oz solves doggy puzzles with ease and seems infinitely trainable. She already knows sit, shake, lie down, and the basics of stay. Currently, she is working on crate training. She is VERY treat motivated. A treat can be anything from a tennis ball or a carrot to a single piece of her regular kibble. Oz is great on a leash but prefers peeing and pooping leash-free in the backyard. Meeting other dogs on walks, she is always interested but never reactive. It’s clear that she would love to make friends, she tries all her most charming play tactics, (from playpose, snoofing, barking, bringing them her favorite tennis ball, to sharing her bone with them) but the cats aren`t having it, and we think she would do great with a doggo-buddy to play with.
She may be two years old, but Oz still has Big Puppy Energy. She enjoys physical play, including gently mouthing toys and people. Her mouth play is never sharp or hard, just lots of playful slobber, but her playful enthusiasm is probably not a good fit with small children. Currently she is very nervous around men but a little bit of patience and a lot of treats will go a long way to fix that - when grandpa came to visit he was able to bribe her into friendship with whip cream in one evening!
Our shelter has more than 500 available cats and dogs every day! For pets at the shelter: Adoptions must be completed in-person at the shelter. AAC is open for adoption walk-ins every day from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. A shelter pet’s availability can change at any time, so we recommend choosing a few favorites. For pets in foster: Go to www.AustinAnimalCenter.org to find the pet's profile and click that pet's pink “Adopt Me” button. This will prompt you to complete an adoption questionnaire. Submitting an application does not hold the animal for you.
We have dozens of animals that won't be listed online yet because they're still in their stray hold period, but can be pre-adopted at the shelter in case their owner doesn't come for them.
Adoption Fees:
$80 cats & kittens up to 6 years old
$80 dogs 6 months to 6 years, 30 lbs and up
$100 dogs under 30 lbs and/or under 6 months
$30 small animals
No fee for senior pets 7 years and older
Our shelter has more than 500 available cats and dogs every day! For pets at the shelter: Adoptions must be completed in-person at the shelter. AAC is open for adoption walk-ins every day from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. A shelter pet’s availability can change at any time, so we recommend choosing a few favorites. For pets in foster: Go to www.AustinAnimalCenter.org to find the pet's profile and click that pet's pink “Adopt Me” button. This will prompt you to complete an adoption questionnaire. Submitting an application does not hold the animal for you.
We have dozens of animals that won't be listed online yet because they're still in their stray hold period, but can be pre-adopted at the shelter in case their owner doesn't come for them.
Adoption Fees:
$80 cats & kittens up to 6 years old
$80 dogs 6 months to 6 years, 30 lbs and up
$100 dogs under 30 lbs and/or under 6 months
$30 small animals
No fee for senior pets 7 years and older
The Austin Animal Center is open for adoptions every day from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Please note, Adoption and Pet Resource Center lines close at 6:00 p.m. We're closed Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Thanksgiving Day to give our staff some time with family.
Interested adopters should come to the shelter during business hours to meet with a counselor start looking for a pet who'll be a good fit. Our counselors and volunteers are happy to help with that process.
The Austin Animal Center is open for adoptions every day from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Please note, Adoption and Pet Resource Center lines close at 6:00 p.m. We're closed Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Thanksgiving Day to give our staff some time with family.
Interested adopters should come to the shelter during business hours to meet with a counselor start looking for a pet who'll be a good fit. Our counselors and volunteers are happy to help with that process.
More about this shelter
Austin Animal Center is the largest open-intake animal shelter in central Texas and we work very hard to try to save 90% or more of the thousands of animals we shelter every year. We always need volunteers and both monetary and in-kind donations to help us in our sheltering and prevention activities. Visit our website to find out how you can help!
Austin Animal Center is the largest open-intake animal shelter in central Texas and we work very hard to try to save 90% or more of the thousands of animals we shelter every year. We always need volunteers and both monetary and in-kind donations to help us in our sheltering and prevention activities. Visit our website to find out how you can help!
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