Does anyone know where i can adopt a dog for under 100 dollars or free in the gta area?

Answer 1

First of all, you really shouldn't be looking for a bargain when getting a pet. I understand that it may be hard to "justify" spending X amount of $$ on an adoption, but know that those funds are basically ensuring that you have gotten a healthy (and fixed) pet.

Also understand that once you pay, say, $100 for an adoption fee, don't forget that you will have also have Vet visits to pay for...and yes, they are necessary. Would you look for a bargain adoption for a child or a doctor that accepted discount coupons? Think of a pet the same way as you would a child....they depend on you just as much :)

Answer 2

You can probably adopt a dog for under $100 at your local animal shelter. To find animals in your area, look up www.petfinder.org which will let you not only find dogs in your area but also match the type of dog you'd prefer.

Please do consider the cost of caring for the dog. It's important that you have enough money to take care of it's food, shelter, and any medical bills.

Beware of dogs offered for free. Usually, you'll end up paying far more in medical bills. A dog from a shelter has been de-wormed, given shots, spayed/neutered, and given a clean bill of health. Most are even microchipped. All that costs hundreds of dollars, but all you pay is a minimal adoption fee if you get it from a shelter.

Also, most people don't realize that many animals offered 'free to good home' are picked up by puppy mills and will NEVER have a good home.

That said, if you insist on trying to find a FREE dog, check your local newspaper ads or www.craigslist.com and click on Pets. There you can often find pets free or cheap, but they usually won't have a clean bill of health.

Answer 3

I would have to agree with Clair, if you can't afford the animal itself how are you going to afford it's basic needs? No less vet bills and God forbid, an emergency. Now... On the other hand, if you're looking for a dog as a companion and it's not so much that you're strapped for cash as it is you don't want to spend $600+ on a pedigree canine... I can understand that. Then I'd suggest checking your local animal shelters and looking around in the classifieds in your newspaper. Adoption fees or rehoming fees for older dogs (2+ years) are usually fairly inexpensive. You could also check out Craig's List, I'm constantly seeing dogs on there who need good homes. There is almost always an adoption/rehoming fee but it's usually low. On occasion, you do see "free to good home" but I would assume you'd have to answer a lot of questions and possibly have a homestudy done. Anyway... Good luck to you and I hope you find what you're looking for.

Answer 4

most shelters adoption fee is around 85 dollars for a adult dog. here is my question for you. How do you plan on paying for proper care if you can't even afford a reasonable adoption fee? Dogs need a good quality food (and no, Purina, Eukanuba, Pedigree, Iams, are NOT good foods!), and veterinary care (shots alone will be more that what you paid for the dog) and if a problem arises, it may cost you $1,500 and up.

If you can't pay for the initial cost of a dog, how are you going to pay for everything else that goes along with having a dog?

Answer 5

Sorry to agree with the others with negative comments, but make sure your budget can afford the ongoing expenses of a dog. Annual shots and rabies tag for us are about $200. We had one emergency trip this year for a chicken bone stuck in his throat ($500), grooming every 6 weeks at @$27.00 each time, and food for a little dog is about $15.00 a month. Plus there's things like heartworm pills, flea control issues, carpet shampooing, dog treats and bones, leashes and collars, teeth cleaning, etc. There have been years when our finances were very tight due to unemployment issues, and it was terrible when a dog needed to go to the vet and we couldn't afford to go. It was hard for the dog and us. So please just make sure you can afford all the extra expenses of owning a dog.

Answer 6

What worries me is that if you can't really afford the adoption fee how are you going to afford the food, toys, vacinations, heartworm preventative, possible spay/neuter, grooming, flea preventative etc.? Having a dog is not a cheap hobby and these basic expenses don't include emergency vet bills.

I would seriously think about your finances before getting a dog. It's not fair on the animal if you can't afford these basic things.

Answer 7

Puppy finder.com Next day pet.com or I would STRONGLY reccomend go to yur area animal shelter and adopt an animal and save it's life.i have had several animals from the shelter and they made the BEST pets ever had one dog for 15 yrs and that was the best pet.

Answer 8

Most shelters charge under $100 for adoption and it includes spay/neuter fees and shots.
You can also locate rescue clubs using any search engine like yahoo or google or at the AKC website by breed and area- http://www.akc.org/breeds/rescue.cfm
Most rescue groups are also offer low cost adoption fees that include spay/neuter and shots.

Answer 9

Check local animal control units & shelters. Usually the older dogs are lower cost, as they are usually overlooked, and need a home.

Answer 10

Check the local newspapers in the free column of the classifieds there are almost always free pets there.