Our process

You must be 18+ to adopt and a Missouri resident.

Check your HOA or lease for pet permissions.

We do not adopt out dogs that will be living outside on a chain, in a fenced yard or in an outdoor kennel--that's why our volunteers work hard to kennel and potty train our dogs so they can live inside as a part of your family!

Email us at dogs@peoplehelpingpaws.org 

At the time of adoption, all of our dogs are spayed/neutered, vaccinated and  heart worm tested as appropriate for age, given flea/tick and heartworm preventative treatment and micro-chipped. 

A staff member will respond to your application within 7 days and let you know next steps. If you *do not* receive an email response within 72 hours, check your spam folder! If you still don’t see a response after one week, email us at so we can ensure your application was received.