Our mission as a community outreach organization is to keep pets in homes and out of local overcrowded shelters where healthy, adoptable pets are at risk of euthanasia simply due to space. We accomplish this through our pet pantry and our other community outreach services, which include connecting pet owners in need of training assistance, help from veterinary behaviorists to address behavioral issues they’re facing with their dogs or cats, and limited assistance in re-homing pets.

Behavioral Assistance for Dog & Cat Owners

Mary Huntsberry, MA (Associate Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist): Helping Pets Behave

Dr. Meaghan Ropski, DVM, DACVB: www.friendshiphospital.com/meet-our-doctors/meaghan-ropski

Training Assistance for Dog Owners

See our list below for a list of trainers in the DMV that we partner with for our own training needs. Training is an invaluable tool for pet owners in our community to keep dogs out of our local overcrowded shelters that are euthanizing healthy, adoptable dogs simply for space. A trainer will conduct an assessment and provide insight into what your dog’s issues are, why your dog is behaving the way it is and will suggest a training plan to address these issues and to help you learn how to “read” your dog’s body language.  If you’re in need of more basic training like puppy socialization, they can help with that, too!

MARYLAND

Manchester: Mason Dixon K9: www.masondixonk9.com

Frederick: Salty Chief K9: saltychiefk9@gmail.com

Germantown: Pack Place K9: www.packplacek9.com

Rockville: Sniffers Doggie Retreat & Training Center: www.sniffersdoggieretreat.com/dog-training

Annapolis: Nedra’s Wagz: www.nedraswagz.com

Calvert County: Calvert Dog Training: www.calvertdogtraining.com

DC

Dog Latin Dog Training: www.doglatindogtraining.com

Force Free DC: www.forcefreedc.com

VIRGINIA

NoVA: Woofs of Wisdom Dog Training: www.woofsofwisdomdogtraining.com

Loudon County: Respect On Both Ends: www.respectonbothends.com

Front Royal: Best Version Dog Training: Bestversiondog@gmail.com

Fredericksburg: Enriched Canine Training: www.enrichedcaninetraining.com

Re-homing Assistance for Dogs & Cats

 Prince George’s County residents: Reach out to PG Pet Unity Project. They serve PG County residents only. Like LOVEPAWS, their mission is to keep pets and their people together. 

Residents in any county: Adopt-a-Pet offers a great rehoming service that includes application screening services to make sure your pet ends up in a safe, responsible home. 

Petfinder offers helpful tips on rehoming your dog, cat, rabbit or bird if you want to try to re-home your pet on your own. If you choose this option, LOVEPAWS is happy to offer application screening services to make sure you pet ends up in a good home. Email us at lovepawspg@gmail.com letting us know you’d like our help in screening adoption applications for your pet in need of re-homing and we will discuss next steps in the process.

In limited circumstances, we are able to offer re-homing assistance to pet owners who are willing to keep their pet in their home while we help search for a new home for their pet, keeping it out of the shelter altogether. We have specific requirements that the pet and owner must meet in order to qualify for our re-homing assistance. Email us at lovepawspg@gmail.com to learn about our re-homing requirements. Learn more about the re-homing process by scrolling to the bottom of the page.