Adopt a Shelter Trained Dog

Paws for a cause: Virginia Tech students, professors lead dog adoption efforts and research

There are no shelter-trained dogs available at this time.

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Student playing with a tan dog she's has been training. Cuddling on the ground. — Eva Giguere pets Bambi after a successful training session. Photo by Max Esterhuizen for Virginia Tech.

There are no student-trained dogs available at this time.

You may see some of the dogs in their profile photos wearing a PetPace health-monitoring collar, which help us learn more about the dog's heart rate, respiration, and activity levels during their stay with us. You can read more about PetPace collars here.

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