Safe private rehoming involves presenting your pet honestly, reaching suitable prospective adopters, using an application and screening process, asking careful questions, arranging a meet-and-greet and choosing a home that fits your pet’s needs. Pet Rehoming Network provides professional assistance while your pet remains safely with you until a suitable new home is found.

If you have time to find a suitable new home while continuing to care for your dog, private home-to-home rehoming may provide an alternative to shelter surrender. Pet Rehoming Network helps you search for and choose a suitable new family while your dog remains with you. We do not accept physical surrender or custody of dogs. If you need immediate physical placement, contact an appropriate local shelter, rescue, veterinary professional or animal-service resource.

If you have time to find a suitable adopter while continuing to care for your cat, home-to-home rehoming may provide an alternative to shelter surrender. We help San Francisco cat owners present their cats to prospective adopters and remain involved in choosing the new home. We do not take physical custody of cats. If you need immediate physical placement, contact an appropriate local shelter, rescue, veterinary professional or animal-service resource.

No. Pet Rehoming Network is a private, owner-assisted pet rehoming service. We do not accept surrenders or take custody of pets. Pets remain with their owners until a suitable new home is found.

Yes. Your pet stays with you throughout the rehoming process and moves directly from your home to the new home you choose when a suitable adoption is arranged.

You do. We help you reach prospective adopters and evaluate promising applications, but you make the final decision about who adopts your dog or cat.

Private rehoming requires enough time to present your dog honestly, reach prospective adopters, review applications and determine whether a home is suitable. We can begin the rehoming process promptly, but Pet Rehoming Network is not an emergency-placement service and your dog must remain in your care until a suitable new home is found. If you need immediate physical placement, contact an appropriate San Francisco-area shelter, rescue, veterinary professional or animal-service resource.

Some dogs with manageable behaviour challenges, including certain forms of reactivity, may be suitable for private rehoming. All known behaviour, history and needs must be disclosed honestly so prospective adopters can make an informed decision. Serious aggression, a bite history or other significant safety concerns require careful professional assessment and may make private rehoming inappropriate. Contact us with complete and accurate information so we can determine whether our home-to-home rehoming process may be appropriate.

Yes. Older and senior pets can make wonderful companions, and the right adopter may specifically appreciate the temperament and companionship of a mature animal. When rehoming a senior dog or older cat, it is especially important to provide clear information about health, veterinary history, medications, mobility or activity level, routines, personality and any ongoing care needs. We use this information to create a detailed profile designed to help prospective adopters understand the pet and the type of home in which they are most likely to thrive.

There is no single timetable. Your pet’s age, breed, health, personality and the type of home needed all affect timing. Our focus is on finding a suitable home rather than rushing your pet into the wrong placement.

Pet Rehoming Network offers professional services for a fee. Because packages and pricing can change, please visit our current services and fees page for up-to-date information.

Yes. Loving owners often feel grief, guilt, sadness and worry when circumstances make rehoming necessary. Those feelings do not mean you are making a careless decision. A thoughtful rehoming process lets you focus on the kind of home your pet needs and remain involved in choosing the adopter.

Interested adopters complete a detailed application. You can review promising applicants, ask questions and arrange a meet-and-greet before deciding whether the person or family is right for your pet.

A thoughtful transition can include your pet’s veterinary records and health history, medication and care instructions, microchip information where applicable, current food and feeding instructions, favourite toys or bedding, and familiar supplies such as a leash, harness, collar, carrier, grooming supplies or other useful belongings. Sending familiar items with your pet can help the new owner maintain established routines and make the transition into the new home easier.

Our adoption agreement is designed to protect the pet if circumstances change. Adopters agree not to sell, give away or surrender the pet without first notifying Pet Rehoming Network, giving us the opportunity to help arrange another suitable home.

No. Your personal contact details are not published in your pet’s public adoption profile. Prospective adopters contact Pet Rehoming Network and complete an application first. You decide when you are comfortable communicating directly with a promising applicant.

Yes. We help pet owners throughout San Francisco and surrounding communities, including Oakland, Berkeley, Emeryville, Alameda, Richmond, San Leandro, Hayward, South San Francisco, San Bruno and other communities across the San Francisco Bay Area and Central California.

We will ask you for detailed information about your pet’s personality, health, veterinary history, routines, training, behaviour, relationships with children and other animals, and the type of home you believe would be the best fit. Good-quality photographs and, when available, short videos are also very helpful in introducing your pet to prospective adopters.