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Homeward Trails Puppies Why Adopt a Puppy from Homeward Trails

Homeward Trails has the best puppies around AND we offer a number of benefits and resources to set you and your puppy up for lifelong success that you will not find anywhere else!

 

In addition to all the benefits that come with your adoption fee – listed below – we offer the Homeward Trails Enhanced Puppy Support Program. Through this program, our team starts setting you up for success as soon as you apply by providing material about the two most common issues trainers see in puppies – Housebreaking and Play Biting.

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Our team will discuss these topics with you – among others – to make sure you are on board with the time and commitment it takes to raise a happy, healthy puppy while keeping your sanity.

Next, you will be eligible for free Zoom training classes -Puppy 101 and Puppy 201- with our wonderful training partner, Jutka Terris, CPDT-KA and offered every month. Jutka will go over the basics of getting your puppy set up (Puppy 101) and then continue with helpful guidance for your teenage puppy (Puppy 201).

Meanwhile, as soon as you get home with your pup, our team will be checking in with you regularly to make sure you are settling in well and finding the support and resources you need so you don’t feel alone, sleep-deprived and frustrated. We will be with you every step of the way.

As your puppy grows into an adult you will have lifetime access to our monthly Zoom trainer talks with Kathleen Alvania, CPTD-KA who will offer you in-depth support on a variety of topics and answer your burning questions.

And we are continuing to add more resources and free support opportunities so you and your pup can stay on good terms and be the happiest and healthiest you can as you grow together!

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Adoption Benefits

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  • First 3 distemper series vaccines
  • Three dewormings
  • Microchip – lifetime with no registration fees
  • Complimentary first exam at any VCA Animal Hospital
  • $250 coverage at any VCA Animal Hospital for 10 medical issues (designated on certificate)
  • Complimentary first exam at 5 HT partner vets in the DC area
  • Free online Fur-Get Me Not New Dog/Pup Workshop for residents of Arlington/Alexandria/Falls Church/DC
  • 2 Free Zoom Puppy 101 & Puppy 201 classes with certified positive dog trainer & HT partner trainer Jutka Terris, CPTD-KA
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  • $15 off your first Chewy order of $49 or more
  • Free entry into quarterly Homeward Trails raffle to win $50 Amazon gift card
  • A portion of EVERY adoption fee goes to support our spay/neuter efforts in under-resourced communities through our Trails UP program
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More News from the Trail!

  • Clear the Shelters Adoption Weekend – August 31 and September 1

    Reduced and Waived Adoption Fees! Join Homeward Trails as we participate in NBCUniversal Local’s 10th annual Clear The Shelters nationwide pet adoption event.  Help us clear the Adoption Center and our foster homes August 31 and September 1 – many of our adoptable cats and dogs will have reduced fee and fee waived adoptions.  Homeward Trails Manny Law Adoption Center 11116 Fairfax Station Rd. Fairfax Station, VA 22039 Saturday, August 31 10 AM – 4 PM  Sunday, September 1 10 AM – 4 PM Our nation’s animal shelters are facing a capacity crisis and need your help now to get pets from shelter kennels into the couches of loving homes! Since its 2015 inception, Clear The Shelters has led to more than one million pet adoptions and raised more than $4.5 million. The 2023 campaign resulted in more than 158,000 adoptions – lifting the all-time adoption total past one million – and raised over $575,000.

  • Helping Happy Hounds – Fee Waived Hound Adoptions

    As you may or may not know, Virginia animal shelters are filled with Hounds. These amazing dogs are most often discarded by callous hunters, found starving wandering the countryside. Many never make it as hunters and are then tied up to chains or left along the side of the road like old furniture. A good number of them do not make it out of shelters alive.But these dogs – like all dogs – are amazing and worthy of families. We just cannot get them families fast enough to stop them from dying in our shelters when there is no more space.And so we are trying something new here. ALL HOUND DOGS ADOPTED FROM HOMEWARD TRAILS WILL BE FREE. Yes, we are WAIVING ADOPTION FEES for Hounds for the foreseeable future.We hope that will entice well-matched applicants to consider a Hound now. Use the money you save on training, treats, toys.We think all dogs are worthy. But the reality is that some take extra incentives. Some have more barriers to getting adopted. And the result is well, more end up dying. And no – this does NOT mean we are just giving dogs away. All applicants will still go through our application/screening process to ensure good homes. This is just us trying to save more dogs by eliminating one more barrier to adoption. And hey, Hound lovers can use all the extra money they can get to buy treats, right?Help us help these Hounds. Our program Helping Happy Hounds is live NOW. Let’s save some lives!

  • Our Current Supply Needs – Can You Help?

    Each year Homeward Trail spends thousands and thousands of dollars on supplies to care for our animals and support the general operations of our organization. We always strive to keep our costs as low as possible so that we can spend every extra dollar saving more lives.  One simple way you can help is by donating these supplies – everything from postage stamps, to cleaning supplies, to ink cartridges and paper, to dog and cat food and litter. Our wish lists are updated regularly so you can always find our most current needs. Please consider donating supplies to help us cover the cost of these items. The more we are able to get donated, the more animals we can help. Thank you! Adoption Center Wishlist Meow Palace Wishlist Dog Enrichment Wishlist Trails Home Farm Wishlist Farmhouse Wishlist Trails UP Wishlist  Puerto Rico Wishlist

More News from the Trail!

  • Clear the Shelters Adoption Weekend – August 31 and September 1

    Reduced and Waived Adoption Fees! Join Homeward Trails as we participate in NBCUniversal Local’s 10th annual Clear The Shelters nationwide pet adoption event.  Help us clear the Adoption Center and our foster homes August 31 and September 1 – many of our adoptable cats and dogs will have reduced fee and fee waived adoptions.  Homeward Trails Manny Law Adoption Center 11116 Fairfax Station Rd. Fairfax Station, VA 22039 Saturday, August 31 10 AM – 4 PM  Sunday, September 1 10 AM – 4 PM Our nation’s animal shelters are facing a capacity crisis and need your help now to get pets from shelter kennels into the couches of loving homes! Since its 2015 inception, Clear The Shelters has led to more than one million pet adoptions and raised more than $4.5 million. The 2023 campaign resulted in more than 158,000 adoptions – lifting the all-time adoption total past one million – and raised over $575,000.