Today we picked up Bailey from the Poundwatch shelter. He is about 2 years old, and a terrier cross.

For this particular shelter, we had to fill out an application form to see if we were appropriate for the dog. We then made an appointment, and they brought out several dogs we thought we might like. It was hard only choosing one! (we might get a second one in the future)

A most of the other shelters (like the RSPCA) you can wander in during opening hours and look at all the dogs.

Some websites if you are interested in getting a dog:
- Reasons not to get a dog from a pet shop!! (ridiculous that it is still allowed!! I don’t blame people for falling in love with the poor puppies though! But dogs in pounds are getting put down every week (seriously, in some pounds, several dogs get put down every Thursday!) And then there’s the Breeding farms, argghhhh!!!

- Dogs in shelters and pounds in WA - with photos. Click through to each shelter

- RSPCA – Advise about pet care, dogs and cats for adoption. And of course the ‘Million Paws Walk’ on Sunday 30 April in South Perth and other places around WA.

The main dog shelters in Perth:

RSPCA in Malaga (use the ‘Adoptapet search’)

Swan Animal Haven on Kalamunda Rd, South Guildford

K9 Dog Rescue near Mandurah

Shenton Park Dog Refuge (near Subiaco)

Animal Protection Society of WA (near Gosnells)

Poundwatch (SOR)

Celebrity Pets in Malaga