What is the best place to adopt a dog in Spokane?

How do I find rescue dogs in my area?

After browsing through pages of dog adoption sites and rescue centers, you’re now confused, and all you want is a puppy.

Searching PetFinder to find a new dog or puppy provides a dizzying selection of dogs and puppies looking for forever loving homes. In the Spokane area alone, there are more than a dozen local dog rescue groups, each with their own area of focus. So, why should you consider Path of Hope for your next dog adoption?

A cute little dog mama with black dark brown and white fur sitting on the floor looking at human while wearing a red flannel bandana around her neck — As one of your local dog rescues in Spokane, we have many dogs up for adoption (Path of Hope Facebook)

Path of Hope stands apart from other dog rescues with our focus on pregnant dogs and puppies up to six months of age. When we know who the dad is, we also rescue that dog. Our motto is Every Dog. Wanted, and many consider us to be the best place to adopt a dog in Spokane, WA.

In a world that focuses on the needs of all dogs to find a home and adult dogs that have had a particularly hard journey into rescue, we believe there is nothing wrong with wanting a puppy. We give you the unique opportunity to truly rescue a puppy. Adopting a rescued puppy allows a family to bring a puppy into their home during the crucial socialization window of puppy development. Our dog rescue provides a way to adopt a foster puppy without supporting backyard breeders and saves the lives of puppies and pregnant mama dogs that are most at risk for euthanasia in a shelter environment.

We focus on shelters in Texas, and we help Washington rescue groups whenever we can. The need is always going to be greater than one rescue group can tackle. We focus on Texas, where perfectly adoptable dogs and puppies are routinely euthanized due to a lack of space. While the shelters and local dog rescue groups in Washington are full, the dog overpopulation problem in Texas is at a greater magnitude, and dogs are dying that could be adopted quickly here in the Pacific Northwest.

A young little brown fur puppy named Cosmo and his sister taking deep nap on a soft white fluffy pet blanket stretching their paws looking tired — Our foster puppies, Cosmo and his sister Wanda taking a nap (Path of Hope Facebook)

The shelter environment is risky for pregnant dogs as they require more resources and time in the animal shelter until they have puppies and those puppies are weaned. The puppies born in a shelter are susceptible to disease (such as Parvo and distemper), and it is a challenge for shelter staff to keep them healthy in overcrowded animal shelters. As hard as it is to imagine, pregnant dogs and puppies are often at the top of the list for euthanasia when shelters are crowded and more stray dogs are brought in and need a kennel.

We rescue a van-load of dogs at a time and transport them to Spokane. The dogs are placed in foster homes where the foster families get to know the dogs and provide insight into the type of family that would be the best fit for the dog. Naturally, we have plenty of dogs up for adoption, and who knows, maybe all they need is your help.

A white and brown fur dog mama named christmas carol with her new born puppy litter sleeping on a blue and green pet blanket feeding little puppies — Mama Christmas Carol nursing her litter of puppies (Path of Hope Facebook)

When you see a dog on Petfinder (or other similar pet adoption sites), our website, or Facebook and apply to adopt a dog, this kicks off a screening process that we are proud of. To ensure that every dog is placed with the family that is the best possible fit, our application screening process is very detailed. We know it is a long application to fill out, but the information you provide helps us match you with the right dog for your lifestyle and living situation.

Key parts of our process include:

Checking with your vet to ensure your current pets are up to date on vaccines and are spayed/neutered.

Home and fence inspection.
Interview with a matchmaker to talk about you, the dog/puppy you are interested in, and the lifestyle/activities you plan to have with the dog.
Meet/greet to get a feel for the dog or puppy in person.
Spay/neuter before you take your new dog/puppy home with you.
In-home trial period before an adoption is finalized to make sure this is a great fit for both you and the dog.
Private Facebook litter groups where you can stay connected with littermates of your new dog. This is great for arranging dog birthday parties and periodic get-togethers for adopters that live in the Spokane area.
A $100 training refund from your adoption donation upon completion of 6-hours of dog obedience classes.

A young little dark fur dog with big pointy ears taking a nap on a blue cyan color pet blanket while looking up at human volunteer taking pictures — We’re considered “the best place to adopt a dog” by some of our adopted dogs (Path of Hope Facebook)

Please consider Path of Hope in your search to rescue a puppy, we have many adoptable dogs looking for homes. And, if you’ve adopted from Path of Hope before, please tell your friends and family to check us out if they are looking for puppies and dogs up for adoption.

Merlene. Social Media Liaison at PHR.

About Us

Path of Hope was founded in 2018 with the mission—Every Dog. Wanted. Path of Hope Rescue is decreasing the euthanasia of high risk dogs in the Southern United States by transporting pregnant dogs and puppies to the Pacific Northwest to find adoptive homes. Since 2018, we have rescued over 1,000 dogs and puppies and placed them in forever loving homes. We are committed to a dog for its entire life. In the rare event that a family can no longer care for their adopted dog, Path of Hope accepts that dog back into our program and finds a new adoptive family for that dog.

We are a foster-based rescue and do not have a kennel location. We are a Washington State Registered non-profit and a 501c3 federally tax exempt charitable organization.

You can learn more about Path of Hope Rescue by visiting our website at www.pathofhoperescue.com.

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