Are you small dog lover looking for small dogs for adoption? The Internet has some pet adoption websites that let you search massive databases that have many small dogs for adoption. Most people know that small dogs make great pets. There are many different types of small dogs, and they come in lots of different shapes, colors and sizes. Small dogs are generally classified by the American Kennel Club (AKC) as weighing less than 25 pounds (11 kg) and usually fit into the Toy dog category: Pugs, Japanese Chins, Chihuahuas, Maltese, Pomeranians, and Yorkshire Terriers, but some are in other AKC classes as well.

1-800-save-a-pet at www.1-800-save-a-pet.com is a good place to begin your search for small dogs for adoption. 1-800-Save-A-Pet is a not for profit pet adoption organization that assist shelters, SPCA’s, humane societies, pet rescue groups, and pet adoption agencies by allowing them to advertise their adoptable pets to prospective adoptees for free. They use the power of TV, with celebrity spokes-stars, the Internet and a toll-free phone number to connect adopters with pet rescue shelters to get pets adopted. When making a search you can choose the size of the dog “small” and other features to find the list of small dogs for adoption that are within miles of where you live.

Petfinder at www.petfinder.com is another great source to find small dogs for adoption in your local area. Petfinder is the world’s largest online searchable database of pets with close to 300,000 pets from over 11,000 pet adoption rescue organizations included in its listings. Petfinder is a behemoth of a site that only lists pets from non-profit rescue organizations for free to those searching for adoptable pets. Forbes magazine named Petfinder one of the 300 best Web sites and Family PC magazine named it one of the top 100, both in 2007. The site gets enormous amounts of traffic as tracked by Hitwise for the category of Lifestyle - Pets and Animals. At Petfinder, you’re almost certain to find the best small dogs for adoption within miles of where you live.