REHOMING & SURRENDERING YOUR DOG
SURRENDERING PROCESS
We are Here To Help!
At the Ozzie Albies Foundation (OAF), our mission is to help families struggling with their dog’s behavioral issues, ensuring that more dogs remain in their loving homes rather than being rehomed or surrendered. We understand the challenges that come with behavioral problems and want to offer support to those who are truly in need.
PET TRAINING
Learn How You Can Keep Your Pet
Sponsored Training Sessions
We want to help you keep your dog! OAF offers sponsored training sessions with our trusted partners, Mirror Image K9, to assist families facing behavioral challenges. If you are interested in sponsored training sessions, please fill out the form below.
While we wish we could assist everyone, our resources are limited. Sponsored sessions will be prioritized for families who have exhausted all options to address their dog’s behavioral issues but are unable to afford professional training.
This training requires your active participation as the dog owner. You may need to adjust your daily routine, establish more structure, and increase both physical and mental exercise for your dog.
Our trainers will guide you, but it is your responsibility to implement these changes.We appreciate your understanding and look forward to reviewing your application!
SPAY & NEUTER
One way you can help curb the pet over population problem is by spaying & neutering your pets. Here are some Low Cost Spay/Neuter Options:
- Atlanta Humane Society
1565 Mansell Rd.
Alpharetta, GA 30009
Phone: 404-875-5331
Click here for website
- Humane Society of Cobb County
148 Fairground St. SE
Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: 770-428-5678
Web: Click here for website
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
- Assistance Dog United Campaign
They Provided financial assistance to individuals who have the need for an assistance dog but have difficulty in raising the necessary funds.
Email: info@assistancedogunitedcampaign.orgWeb:
Click here for website
- Brown Dog Foundation
Provides financial assistance to pet owners in temporary financial crisis whose pet faces a treatable, but life-threatening condition or illness, in order to restore quality of life to owner and pet.
Email: grants@browndogfoundation.orgWeb: Click Here for website
ANIMAL WELFARE
Cobb County residents, if you have an animal emergency, have found a stray animal, or need to file a complaint contact the Cobb County Animal Services. The field operation is under the direction of the Field Operations Manager and two road supervisors. The field operation is a 24 hour a day operation. There is an officer always available to handle animal related complaints. The officers respond to a multitude of calls such as: cruelty, barking, animal attacks, animals running loose, injured animals, and barking animals.
Contact information: Seanna Abbott
Phone: (770) 590-5622
E-mail: seanna.abbott@cobbcounty.org
MICROCHIPS
We advise all pet owners to microchip their pet. It is important that your pet has proper identification. Also, please make sure you update your contact information when your address or phone number changes.
Paws PlusWeb:
Click here for website
Offers microchips at their weekend pet clinics ongoing throughout the state of Georgia.
Planned PEThood of GA
2860 Buford Hwy, Bldg F, Ste 2Duluth, GA 30096
Phone: 678-561-3491
Click here for website
*vaccine clinics on the 1st Saturday of each month.
PET FOOD
- Save Our Pets Food Bank
3225 Jackson St.
Atlanta, GA 30354
Phone: (404) 971-1913
- Cooper's Cupboard
Click here for website
Serves west metro Atlanta. Provides temporary pet food assistance to families struggling financially.
- Pet Buddies Food Pantry
PO Box 18062
Atlanta, GA 30316
Phone: (678) 310-9858
Click here for website
VACCINES
It is so important to keep your pet up to date on all necessary vaccines. Here are some low-cost vaccine clinics located in Georgia:
- Cherokee County Humane Society
5900 Bells Ferry Road
Acworth, GA 30102
Phone: 770-592-8072
Click here for website
- PAWS Atlanta
5287 Covington Highway
Decatur, GA 30035
Phone: 770-593-1155
Click here for website
SURRENDERING PROCESS
Surrendering Your Dog
If the alternative resources we offer won’t or don’t address your situation, you may submit a surrender application for assistance and/or to be placed on our waitlist.
Important Information:
OAF is a foster-based rescue, meaning we cannot take in dogs unless we have an available foster ready to commit. If you cannot keep your dog until we find a home, we encourage you to help us find a foster who can assist.
Preprocess for Surrendering Your Dog:
1. Fill out the surrender application and send in clear photos of your dog to adoptions@ozziealbiesfoundation.org
2. We will review your application and respond within 7 to 10 business days. If this is an emergency, please state it clearly in your email.
3. If approved, we will send you a surrender link to complete the process.
4. On the day of surrender, you will bring your dog and their belongings to the agreed location.
5. Pay any agreed donation or surrender fees.
6. Stay connected with us via Facebook or Instagram. Due to time constraints, we cannot provide updates after the dog is surrendered, nor can we share information about the adoptive family.
Thank you for considering the best options for your pet. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding as we work to provide the best care possible for every dog in need.
EDUCATION
Rehoming Your Pet
Q&A
Key Components of Rehoming a Pet.
Life happens, and changes sometimes mean that you may find yourself in need of finding a new home for your pet or the pet of a loved one. If you're in this situation, we'd like to encourage you to try and re-home your pet directly rather than bringing them to the shelter. This a more calming transition and comforting way for the pet, and means that you are able to be fully involved in the process.
We're here to help and can recommend some key tips and tricks to make the process go quite smoothly. If however, you feel you've exhausted all your options, know that you can of course contact us to discuss your choices.
BECOME A FOSTER
Would you like to be a foster parent?
Fostering is important because it helps reduce overcrowding in shelters and opens up space for another animal to be saved. It also helps prepare animals for adoption by giving them a chance to live in a home where they can fully express their personality, work to overcome fears, or recover from trauma.
We can help you take the first step to become a foster parent! Simply fill out our foster questionnaire and we will begin the process to pair you with the perfect foster fur baby.
VOLUNTEER
Volunteer with us!
There is always something you can do. You can help with home checks, stuff envelopes for an educational mailing, coordinate transport for new rescues, assist with a fundraising event, or data entry. You can make a difference in the lives of animals. If you can’t adopt or foster a pet just yet, you can help make life better for animals in our care by volunteering with our foundation.
BECOME A VOLUNTEER
- Info@ozziealbiesfoundation.org