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US prices vary by region and clinic. Use this as a baseline and confirm with your vet.
How much does it cost to adopt a dog?
Typical US shelter and rescue adoption fees, and how they compare to buying.
Adoption cost by dog size (US)
Shelter / rescue adoption fee.
| Dog size | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toy | $50 | $175 | $500 |
| Small | $50 | $175 | $500 |
| Medium | $50 | $175 | $500 |
| Large | $50 | $175 | $500 |
| Giant | $50 | $175 | $500 |
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AffenpinscherAfghan HoundAiredale TerrierAkbashAkitaAlaskan Klee KaiAlaskan MalamuteAmerican BulldogAmerican BullyAmerican English CoonhoundAmerican Eskimo DogAmerican FoxhoundAmerican Hairless TerrierAmerican Staffordshire TerrierAmerican Water SpanielAnatolian ShepherdAussiedoodleAustralian Cattle DogAustralian ShepherdAustralian TerrierAzawakhBarbetBarbet (French Water Dog)BasenjiBasset HoundBavarian Mountain Scent HoundBeagleBearded CollieBeauceronBedlington TerrierBelgian MalinoisBelgian Sheepdog (Groenendael)Belgian TervurenBergamasco SheepdogBerger PicardBernedoodleBernese Mountain DogBichon FriseBiewer TerrierBlack and Tan CoonhoundBlack Mouth CurBlack Russian TerrierBloodhoundBluetick CoonhoundBoerboelBorder CollieBorder TerrierBorzoiBoston TerrierBouvier des FlandresBoxerBoykin SpanielBracco ItalianoBraque du BourbonnaisBraque FrançaisBriardBrittanyBrussels GriffonBull TerrierBulldogBullmastiffCa de BestiarCairn TerrierCanaan DogCanadian Eskimo DogCane CorsoCardigan Welsh CorgiCarolina DogCatahoula Leopard DogCaucasian Shepherd DogCavachonCavalier King Charles SpanielCavapooCentral Asian Shepherd DogCesky TerrierChesapeake Bay RetrieverChihuahuaChinese CrestedChinese Shar-PeiChinookChinookChiweenieChow ChowCirneco dell'EtnaClumber SpanielCockapooCocker SpanielCollie (Rough/Smooth)Coton de TulearCurly-Coated RetrieverDachshundDachshund (Longhaired)Dachshund (Miniature)Dachshund (Wirehaired)DalmatianDandie Dinmont TerrierDanish-Swedish FarmdogDecker Rat TerrierDoberman PinscherDogo ArgentinoDogue de BordeauxDreverDutch SchapendoesDutch ShepherdDutch SmoushondEast Siberian LaikaEnglish BulldogEnglish Cocker SpanielEnglish FoxhoundEnglish SetterEnglish ShepherdEnglish Springer SpanielEnglish Toy SpanielEntlebucher Mountain DogEstrela Mountain DogEurasierField SpanielFila BrasileiroFinnish LapphundFinnish SpitzFlat-Coated RetrieverFrench BulldogFrench SpanielGalgo EspañolGerman PinscherGerman ShepherdGerman Shorthaired PointerGerman SpitzGerman Wirehaired PointerGiant SchnauzerGlen of Imaal TerrierGolden RetrieverGoldendoodleGordon SetterGrand Basset Griffon VendéenGreat DaneGreat PyreneesGreater Swiss Mountain DogGreenland DogGreyhoundGriffon NivernaisHamiltonstövareHarrierHavaneseHokkaidoHovawartHungarian GreyhoundIbizan HoundIcelandic SheepdogIrish SetterIrish TerrierIrish Water SpanielIrish WolfhoundItalian GreyhoundJack Russell TerrierJagdterrierJapanese ChinJapanese SpitzJapanese Spitz (Mini)Japanese TerrierKai KenKangal Shepherd DogKarelian Bear DogKeeshondKerry Blue TerrierKishu KenKomondorKorean JindoKromfohrländerKuvaszLabradoodleLabrador RetrieverLagotto RomagnoloLakeland TerrierLancashire HeelerLandseerLapponian HerderLeonbergerLhasa ApsoLöwchenMajestic Tree HoundMalteseMaltipooManchester TerrierMaremma SheepdogMastiffMcNabMiniature American ShepherdMiniature Bull TerrierMiniature PinscherMiniature SchnauzerMorkieMountain CurMudhol HoundMudiNeapolitan MastiffNederlandse KooikerhondjeNew Guinea Singing DogNewfoundlandNorfolk TerrierNorwegian BuhundNorwegian ElkhoundNorwegian LundehundNorwich TerrierNova Scotia Duck Tolling RetrieverOld English SheepdogOlde English BulldoggeOtterhoundPapillonParson Russell TerrierPatterdale TerrierPekingesePembroke Welsh CorgiPerro de Presa CanarioPeruvian Inca OrchidPetit Basset Griffon VendéenPharaoh HoundPicardy SpanielPlott HoundPlummer TerrierPointerPolish GreyhoundPolish Lowland SheepdogPomeranianPomskyPont-Audemer SpanielPoodle (Miniature)Poodle (Standard)Poodle (Toy)Portuguese Podengo PequenoPortuguese PointerPortuguese SheepdogPortuguese Water DogPugPugglePuliPumiPyrenean ShepherdRafeiro do AlentejoRampur GreyhoundRat TerrierRedbone CoonhoundRhodesian RidgebackRottweilerRussian ToySaint BernardSalukiSamoyedSarplaninacSchipperkeSchnoodleScottish DeerhoundScottish TerrierSealyham TerrierShetland SheepdogShiba InuShih TzuShih-PooShikokuSiberian HuskySilky TerrierSkye TerrierSloughiSlovensky CuvacSmooth Fox TerrierSoft Coated Wheaten TerrierSpanish Water DogSpinone ItalianoStabyhounStaffordshire Bull TerrierStandard SchnauzerSussex SpanielSwedish LapphundSwedish VallhundTaiwan DogTeddy Roosevelt TerrierThai RidgebackTibetan MastiffTibetan SpanielTibetan TerrierTosa InuToy Fox TerrierTransylvanian HoundTreeing Tennessee BrindleTreeing Walker CoonhoundVizslaVolpino ItalianoWeimaranerWelsh Springer SpanielWelsh TerrierWest Highland White TerrierWest Siberian LaikaWhippetWire Fox TerrierWirehaired Pointing GriffonXoloitzcuintliXoloitzcuintli (Toy)Yakutian LaikaYorkipooYorkshire Terrier