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These notes are ready to paste. Golden Paw Match is a matching tool, not a shelter. Listings stay private until the family verifies their email.

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If you know an older adult who can no longer keep their dog — a move, a health change, or a death — there is a free place to list them for another senior home.

Families: https://goldenpawmatch.com/rehome/
Nurses, hospice, funeral homes, vets: https://goldenpawmatch.com/for-care-teams/

It is a matching tool, not a shelter. You choose the home.

Email a care team (one person you already know)

Subject: When a resident can no longer keep their dog

If a resident or client has to give up a dog, Golden Paw Match will take a private note and follow up with the family. Nothing is published until they verify their email.

Handoff form: https://goldenpawmatch.com/for-care-teams/
One-page printout: https://goldenpawmatch.com/for-care-teams/golden-paw-match-care-team-handoff.pdf

We are not a shelter and we do not take custody of the pet.

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Tape it in assisted living, hospice, funeral home, or vet waiting rooms. QR-free: the URLs are short enough to type.