--- title: "Dogs for Adoption in North Carolina - NC Pet Project" description: "Dogs and puppies for adoption at North Carolina shelters and rescues, checked every morning. Filter by county, ZIP, breed, age and size, then adopt through the shelter." url: https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/ --- # Dogs for adoption in North Carolina More than 4,900 dogs, including more than 1,000 puppies, are waiting at 270 North Carolina shelters and rescues in 85 counties. Every dog links to its own shelter or rescue, which handles the adoption. ## Dogs listed for adoption Form fields: Search pets; Breed; Sex; Female; Male; Age; Baby (under 1 year); Young (1 to 3 years); Adult (3 to 8 years); Senior (8 years and up); Size; Small; Medium; Large; Extra large; Near ZIP (to the shelter); Within; Sort by; County; Shelter or rescue; Shelters and rescues; Where they are; At the shelter; In a foster home; Hide pets with an adoption pending; Hide pets on stray hold (not yet available to adopt). Submit it on the web page. Popular breeds - [Pit bull type 1,187 waiting](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/) - [Labradors 542 waiting](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/labrador-retriever/) - [Hounds 455 waiting](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/hound-and-coonhound/) - [Terriers 429 waiting](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/terrier/) - [Chihuahuas 202 waiting](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/chihuahua/) - [Boxers 196 waiting](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/boxer/) - [German shepherds 191 waiting](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/german-shepherd/) - [Huskies 173 waiting](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/husky/) - [All breeds](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/breeds/) Showing 48 of 4,970 pets [See the 348 shelters and rescues](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/shelters/) - ![Loki, dog](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/cliffords-army-rescue/CLIP-A-33-cec20c931e.webp)RescueIn foster[Loki (opens Clifford's Army's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/CLIP-A-33)Male · 2 yearsClifford's Army, Cleveland CountyIn foster near Earl - ![Artie, American Pit Bull Terrier mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/colonial-capital-humane-society/47769280-dfc023a2b5.webp) · [Artie (opens Colonial Capital Humane Society's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/47769280-new-bern-north-carolina-american-pit-bull-terrier-mix) · [American Pit Bull Terrier mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Male · 1 yearColonial Capital Humane Society, Craven County - ![Hungry Hippo, Mixed Breed (Medium) mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/harnett-county-animal-shelter/49654312-f5f8853eb2.webp) · [Hungry Hippo (opens Harnett County Animal Shelter's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49654312-lillington-north-carolina-mixed-breed-medium-mix)Mixed Breed (Medium) mixFemale · 2 monthsHarnett County Animal Shelter, Harnett County - ![Roqui, Mixed Breed (Medium) mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/rutherford-county-animal-control-services/49652080-ba7e1d1c55.webp) · [Roqui (opens Rutherford County Animal Control Services's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49652080-rutherfordton-north-carolina-mixed-breed-medium-mix)Mixed Breed (Medium) mixMale · 2 yearsRutherford County Animal Control Services, Rutherford County - ![Brandy, Terrier, American Pit Bull mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/carteret-county-humane-society/TSNC-A-7554-cd7d555a6b.webp)In foster[Brandy (opens Carteret Humane's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/TSNC-A-7554) · [Terrier, American Pit Bull mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 4 yearsCarteret Humane, Carteret County - ![Tallulah, Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/perfectly-imperfect-pups/2556751-eba4becfa9.webp)Rescue[Tallulah (opens Perfectly Imperfect Pups's profile in a new tab)](https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=2556751) · [Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 1 year · 65 lbsPerfectly Imperfect Pups, Wake County - ![Beau Tie, dog](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/aps-of-durham/171652-a2b849f269.webp) · [Beau Tie (opens APS of Durham's profile in a new tab)](https://www.apsofdurham.org/dogs/beau-tie/)Male · adultAPS of Durham, Durham County - ![Ileana, Mixed Breed (Large) mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/spca-of-wake-county/49528362-0b6a96aaa7.webp) · [Ileana (opens SPCA of Wake County's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49528362-raleigh-north-carolina-mixed-breed-large-mix)Mixed Breed (Large) mixFemale · 3 yearsSPCA of Wake County, Wake County - ![Gizmo, Papillon mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/second-chance-pet-adoptions/10558-8e2e312751.webp)RescueIn foster[Gizmo (opens Second Chance Pet Adoptions's profile in a new tab)](https://service.sheltermanager.com/asmservice?account=li2142&method=animal_view&animalid=10558)Papillon mixMale · 4 yearsSecond Chance Pet Adoptions, Wake CountyIn foster near Raleigh - ![Nyx, Mixed Breed (Medium)](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/forsyth-humane-society/FHS-A-85841-47820e2698.webp) · [Nyx (opens Forsyth Humane's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/FHS-A-85841)Mixed Breed (Medium)Female · 4 monthsForsyth Humane, Forsyth County - ![Captain, Plott Hound mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/pitt-county-animal-services/61234652-fe32e2a1e4.webp) · [Captain (opens Pitt Animal Services's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/PP4586/Details/PP4586/61234652) · [Plott Hound mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/hound-and-coonhound/)Male · 1 year, 4 monthsPitt Animal Services, Pitt CountyAt the shelter 4 months - ![Josie, American Pit Bull Terrier mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/pawfect-match-rescue-and-rehabilitation/42800201-ec9899e94a.webp)Rescue[Josie (opens Pawfect Match Rescue and Rehabilitation's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/42800201-holly-springs-north-carolina-american-pit-bull-terrier-mix) · [American Pit Bull Terrier mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)FemalePawfect Match Rescue and Rehabilitation, Wake County - ![Auggie, Golden Retriever mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/onslow-county-animal-services/50126066-90cfed2add.webp) · [Auggie (opens Onslow Animal Services's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/PP4714/Details/PP4714/50126066) · [Golden Retriever mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/golden-retriever/)Male · 8 yearsOnslow Animal Services, Onslow CountyAt the shelter 17 months - ![Einstein, Mixed Breed (Large)](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/guilford-county-animal-services/GCAS-A-50275-b7cd3364df.webp) · [Einstein (opens GCAS's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/GCAS-A-50275)Mixed Breed (Large)Male · 8 yearsGCAS, Guilford CountyAt the shelter 53 days - ![Mira, German Shepherd Dog mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/coastal-canine-rescue/47147299-eea0e77ce6.webp)Rescue[Mira (opens Coastal Canine Rescue's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/47147299-wilmington-north-carolina-german-shepherd-dog-mix) · [German Shepherd Dog mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/german-shepherd/)FemaleCoastal Canine Rescue, New Hanover County - ![May, Mixed Breed (Medium) mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/granville-county-animal-shelter/49180692-4ba9e8b178.webp) · [May (opens Granville County Animal Shelter's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49180692-oxford-north-carolina-mixed-breed-medium-mix)Mixed Breed (Medium) mixFemale · 6 monthsGranville County Animal Shelter, Granville County - ![Titus Winn, Mixed Breed (Large)](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/humane-society-of-concord-and-greater-cabarrus-county/CONC-A-132-a939334929.webp)In foster[Titus Winn (opens Humane Society of Concord's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/CONC-A-132)Mixed Breed (Large)Male · 9 yearsHumane Society of Concord, Cabarrus CountyIn foster near Concord - ![Eyway, Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/charlotte-mecklenburg-animal-care-and-control/A1231658-0fcdb99806.webp) · [Eyway (opens CMPD Animal Care's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/CLTAdopt/Details/CHRL/A1231658) · [Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 4 years · 57 lbsCMPD Animal Care, Mecklenburg CountyAt the shelter 2 months - ![Kirby (Courtesy Post), Husky and Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/carteret-county-humane-society/TSNC-A-14169-00661acafe.webp) · [Kirby (Courtesy Post) (opens Carteret Humane's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/TSNC-A-14169) · [Husky and Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/husky/)Male · 5 yearsCarteret Humane, Carteret County - ![Sanford, Shepherd, Australian](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/saving-grace-animals-for-adoption/SGNC-A-24780-7d2f278a0c.webp)Rescue[Sanford (opens Saving Grace's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/SGNC-A-24780) · [Shepherd, Australian](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Male · 3 yearsSaving Grace, Wake CountyAt the shelter 46 days - ![Sweet Pea, Feist mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/valley-river-humane-society/VRHS-A-55207-569ed47f5a.webp) · [Sweet Pea (opens Valley River Humane's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/211665138) · [Feist mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/terrier/)Female · 1 yearValley River Humane, Cherokee CountyAt the shelter 14 months - ![Wendy, Great Dane and Hound mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/friends-of-the-stokes-shelter/FOSS-A-1660-ccf003d821.webp)Rescue[Wendy (opens FOSS's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/FOSS-A-1660) · [Great Dane and Hound mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/hound-and-coonhound/)Female · 2 yearsFOSS, Stokes CountyAt the shelter 54 days - ![Lilo, American Staffordshire Terrier Labrador Retriever mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/chatham-animal-rescue-and-education/48833432-b0ab39522e.webp) · [Lilo (opens CARE's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/48833432-pittsboro-north-carolina-american-staffordshire-terrier-labrador-retriever-mix) · [American Staffordshire Terrier Labrador Retriever mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)FemaleCARE, Chatham County - ![Mallow, dog](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/forgotten-now-family-rescue/fnf-mallow-fd0e754c5e.webp)RescueIn foster[Mallow (opens Forgotten, Now Family's profile in a new tab)](https://www.forgottennowfamily.com/dog/mallow)adultForgotten, Now Family, Mecklenburg CountyIn foster near Charlotte - ![Lucy, Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/charlotte-mecklenburg-animal-care-and-control/A1265955-14db89a826.webp) · [Lucy (opens CMPD Animal Care's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/CLTAdopt/Details/CHRL/A1265955) · [Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 3 years · 72 lbsCMPD Animal Care, Mecklenburg CountyAt the shelter 4 months - ![Pepper, Maltese Standard Schnauzer mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/pawfect-match-rescue-and-rehabilitation/48687937-37e8a41902.webp)Rescue[Pepper (opens Pawfect Match Rescue and Rehabilitation's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/48687937-holly-springs-north-carolina-maltese-standard-schnauzer-mix)Maltese Standard Schnauzer mixMalePawfect Match Rescue and Rehabilitation, Wake County - ![Gobby/storm, Pomeranian and Chihuahua mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/wake-county-animal-center/273175-f469891d23.webp)On stray hold[Gobby/storm (opens WCAC's profile in a new tab)](https://pets.wake.gov/adopt/273175) · [Pomeranian and Chihuahua mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/chihuahua/)Male · 4 years, 6 months · 12 lbsWCAC, Wake County - ![Voodoo Ranger, Mixed Breed](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/mountain-pet-rescue-asheville/2848711-92381b7638.webp)Rescue[Voodoo Ranger (opens Mountain Pet Rescue Asheville's profile in a new tab)](https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=2848711)Mixed BreedMale · 3 months · 9 lbsMountain Pet Rescue Asheville, Buncombe County - ![Chewy- KY, Beagle and Mixed Breed (Medium) mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/adoption-first-animal-rescue/AFAR-A-14255-49696fe32f.webp)RescueIn foster[Chewy- KY (opens Adoption First's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/AFAR-A-14255) · [Beagle and Mixed Breed (Medium) mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/beagle/)Female · 1 yearAdoption First, Onslow CountyIn foster near Jacksonville - ![Petey, Pit Mix mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/randolph-county-animal-services/46295-5344a33eb6.webp) · [Petey (opens Randolph Animal Services's profile in a new tab)](https://randolphnc.animalservices.website/shelterpronet/home.spn) · [Pit Mix mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Male · 4 yearsRandolph Animal Services, Randolph County - ![Elsa, Carolina Dog](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/rutherford-county-humane-society/22828328-bc555ad417.webp) · [Elsa (opens Rutherford Humane's profile in a new tab)](https://toolkit.rescuegroups.org/iframe/fb/v3.0/pet?animalID=22828328&ids=1738)Carolina DogFemale · youngRutherford Humane, Rutherford County - ![Henry, Pit Bull Terrier mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/sampson-county-animal-shelter/61835187-a22cb52e5c.webp) · [Henry (opens Sampson Animal Shelter's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/PP3745/Details/PP3745/61835187) · [Pit Bull Terrier mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Male · 2 yearsSampson Animal Shelter, Sampson County - ![Old Feller, Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/wake-county-animal-center/269079-d991e9af57.webp)In foster[Old Feller (opens WCAC's profile in a new tab)](https://pets.wake.gov/adopt/269079) · [Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/shepherd-mix/)Male · 10 years, 4 months · 51 lbsWCAC, Wake County - ![Vasha, Shar Pei and Jack Russell Terrier mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/m-ms-fur-ever-furbabies-rescue/971334-cd9f2b6f90.webp)Rescue[Vasha (opens M&M's Fur-Ever Furbabies's profile in a new tab)](https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=971334) · [Shar Pei and Jack Russell Terrier mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/terrier/)Female · 7 yearsM&M's Fur-Ever Furbabies, Moore County - ![Misty, Rottweiler mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/lincoln-county-animal-services/A026015-3e993ffb32.webp) · [Misty (opens Lincoln Animal Services's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/LincolnCountyAdoptablePets/Details/LNNC/A026015) · [Rottweiler mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/rottweiler/)Female · 4 yearsLincoln Animal Services, Lincoln CountyAt the shelter 32 days - ![Maple, Retriever, Labrador mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/adoption-first-animal-rescue/AFAR-A-14932-8ff84fb7f4.webp)Rescue[Maple (opens Adoption First's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/AFAR-A-14932) · [Retriever, Labrador mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/labrador-retriever/)Female · 10 monthsAdoption First, Onslow County - ![Artemis, Terrier, American Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/dizzy-dog-animal-rescue/DDAR-A-948-7efc281310.webp)RescueIn foster[Artemis (opens Dizzy Dog's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/DDAR-A-948) · [Terrier, American Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Male · 11 monthsDizzy Dog, Iredell CountyIn foster near Mooresville - ![Sally--DEAF, Hound (Unknown Type)](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/animal-ally-action-fund-at-adams-folly/49259740-c77bdadc62.webp)Rescue[Sally--DEAF (opens Animal Ally Action Fund at Adam's Folly's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49259740-bolivia-north-carolina-hound-unknown-type) · [Hound (Unknown Type)](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/hound-and-coonhound/)FemaleAnimal Ally Action Fund at Adam's Folly, Brunswick County - ![CiCi, Bluetick Coonhound and Boxer mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/paws-for-life-nc/2840754-46b6f25e31.webp)Rescue[CiCi (opens Paws For Life NC's profile in a new tab)](https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=2840754) · [Bluetick Coonhound and Boxer mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/hound-and-coonhound/)Female · 9 months · 32 lbsPaws For Life NC, Franklin County - ![Bitsy, American Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/rocky-mount-animal-services/49639162-e55e64daab.webp) · [Bitsy (opens Rocky Mount Animal Services's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49639162-rocky-mount-north-carolina-american-pit-bull-terrier) · [American Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Male · 2 monthsRocky Mount Animal Services, Nash County - ![Buttercup, Mixed Breed (Large)](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/guilford-county-animal-services/GCAS-A-46661-211a8b883b.webp) · [Buttercup (opens GCAS's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/GCAS-A-46661)Mixed Breed (Large)Female · 5 yearsGCAS, Guilford CountyAt the shelter 6 months - ![Elvis Pawsley, Mixed Breed (Medium)](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/asheville-humane-society/AHS-A-109006-b52304b191.webp) · [Elvis Pawsley (opens AHS's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/AHS-A-109006)Mixed Breed (Medium)Male · 1 yearAHS, Buncombe CountyAt the shelter 2 months - ![Murphy, dog](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/franklin-county-animal-services/61643335-a733b478a6.webp) · [Murphy (opens Franklin Animal Services's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/PP5007/Details/PP5007/61643335)Male · 2 years, 2 monthsFranklin Animal Services, Franklin CountyAt the shelter 51 days - ![Vincent, Hound mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/second-chance-pet-adoptions/10896-82a9859440.webp)RescueIn foster[Vincent (opens Second Chance Pet Adoptions's profile in a new tab)](https://service.sheltermanager.com/asmservice?account=li2142&method=animal_view&animalid=10896) · [Hound mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/hound-and-coonhound/)Male · 6 yearsSecond Chance Pet Adoptions, Wake CountyIn foster near Raleigh - ![Sioux, Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/cliffords-army-rescue/CLIP-A-104-fad4b6030e.webp)RescueIn foster[Sioux (opens Clifford's Army's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/CLIP-A-104) · [Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/shepherd-mix/)Female · 2 yearsClifford's Army, Cleveland CountyIn foster near Earl - ![Bonnie, American Staffordshire Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/carolina-animal-network/2267051-efde1fe863.webp)Rescue[Bonnie (opens Carolina Animal Network's profile in a new tab)](https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=2267051) · [American Staffordshire Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · adultCarolina Animal Network, Wake County - ![Martie Mae, Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/charlotte-mecklenburg-animal-care-and-control/A1269424-6eb70f1b02.webp) · [Martie Mae (opens CMPD Animal Care's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/CLTAdopt/Details/CHRL/A1269424) · [Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 7 months · 38 lbsCMPD Animal Care, Mecklenburg CountyAt the shelter 2 months - ![Milton, American Bulldog mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/haywood-county-animal-shelter/A020182-36ec0dc0e5.webp) · [Milton (opens Haywood Animal Shelter's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/HAYWAdopt/Details/HAYW/A020182) · [American Bulldog mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/american-bulldog/)Male · 4 yearsHaywood Animal Shelter, Haywood CountyAt the shelter 3 months No pets match those filters right now. Try fewer words or clear filters. Clear the filters and look again; shelters add new pets every day. Show 48 more pets Back to top [All adoptable pets](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/) [How this list works](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/how-it-works/) Listings from 348 North Carolina shelters and rescues, checked October 17, 2026. Each pet links to its shelter, and the full list is on [shelters and rescues](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/shelters/). Pets are adopted every day, so a pet shown here may already have found a home. ## Dogs for adoption by county Pick your county to see the dogs at its shelters and rescues, along with low-cost spay and neuter help nearby. - [Alamance113 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/alamance/) - [Alexander4 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/alexander/) - [Anson6 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/anson/) - [Avery23 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/avery/) - [Beaufort14 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/beaufort/) - [Bertie8 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/bertie/) - [Brunswick48 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/brunswick/) - [Buncombe86 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/buncombe/) - [Burke57 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/burke/) - [Cabarrus141 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/cabarrus/) - [Caldwell24 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/caldwell/) - [Camden3 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/camden/) - [Carteret56 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/carteret/) - [Caswell19 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/caswell/) - [Catawba60 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/catawba/) - [Chatham53 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/chatham/) - [Cherokee56 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/cherokee/) - [Clay49 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/clay/) - [Cleveland91 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/cleveland/) - [Columbus5 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/columbus/) - [Craven86 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/craven/) - [Cumberland80 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/cumberland/) - [Currituck22 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/currituck/) - [Dare14 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/dare/) - [Davidson70 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/davidson/) - [Davie79 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/davie/) - [Duplin39 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/duplin/) - [Durham154 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/durham/) - [Edgecombe22 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/edgecombe/) - [Forsyth53 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/forsyth/) - [Franklin87 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/franklin/) - [Gaston59 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/gaston/) - [Graham49 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/graham/) - [Granville50 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/granville/) - [Guilford187 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/guilford/) - [Halifax7 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/halifax/) - [Harnett20 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/harnett/) - [Haywood43 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/haywood/) - [Henderson19 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/henderson/) - [Hertford7 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/hertford/) - [Hoke33 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/hoke/) - [Iredell203 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/iredell/) - [Jackson50 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/jackson/) - [Johnston21 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/johnston/) - [Jones6 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/jones/) - [Lee94 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/lee/) - [Lenoir51 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/lenoir/) - [Lincoln31 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/lincoln/) - [Macon1 dog](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/macon/) - [Madison16 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/madison/) - [McDowell34 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/mcdowell/) - [Mecklenburg489 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/mecklenburg/) - [Mitchell21 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/mitchell/) - [Montgomery40 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/montgomery/) - [Moore65 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/moore/) - [Nash65 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/nash/) - [New Hanover50 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/new-hanover/) - [Onslow95 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/onslow/) - [Orange105 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/orange/) - [Pamlico28 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/pamlico/) - [Pasquotank9 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/pasquotank/) - [Pender32 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/pender/) - [Pitt121 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/pitt/) - [Polk36 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/polk/) - [Randolph70 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/randolph/) - [Rockingham31 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/rockingham/) - [Rowan18 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/rowan/) - [Rutherford159 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/rutherford/) - [Sampson12 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/sampson/) - [Scotland9 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/scotland/) - [Stanly24 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/stanly/) - [Stokes21 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/stokes/) - [Surry11 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/surry/) - [Swain15 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/swain/) - [Transylvania6 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/transylvania/) - [Union43 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/union/) - [Vance2 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/vance/) - [Wake752 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/wake/) - [Warren7 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/warren/) - [Watauga21 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/watauga/) - [Wayne30 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/wayne/) - [Wilkes42 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/wilkes/) - [Wilson24 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/wilson/) - [Yadkin8 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/yadkin/) - [Yancey32 dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/yancey/) No dogs listed today in 15 counties: [Alleghany](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/alleghany/), [Ashe](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/ashe/), [Bladen](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/bladen/), [Chowan](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/chowan/), [Gates](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/gates/), [Greene](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/greene/), [Hyde](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/hyde/), [Martin](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/martin/), [Northampton](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/northampton/), [Perquimans](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/perquimans/), [Person](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/person/), [Richmond](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/richmond/), [Robeson](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/robeson/), [Tyrrell](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/tyrrell/) and [Washington](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/washington/). Counts from our latest daily check, without pets on a stray hold. A shelter or rescue that serves more than one county counts in each. ## Get an email when a new dog is listed in NC **Coming soon.** Sign up now and you'll be first; we'll email you once to confirm before alerts start. Form fields: Email; ZIP code (optional); Within; Website. Submit it on the web page. While you're here: add your name to the petition for low-cost spay/neuter in all 100 counties [Sign the petition](https://ncpetproject.org/sign-the-petition/?src=alert) Set up another alert ## Dogs by age and breed - [Puppies 1,068](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/puppies/) - [Senior dogs 301](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/senior-dogs/) - [Pit bull type dogs 1,187](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/) - [Labrador retrievers 542](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/labrador-retriever/) - [Hounds and coonhounds 455](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/hound-and-coonhound/) - [Terriers 429](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/terrier/) - [Chihuahuas 202](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/chihuahua/) - [Boxers 196](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/boxer/) - [German shepherds 191](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/german-shepherd/) - [Huskies 173](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/husky/) - [Shepherd mixes 166](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/shepherd-mix/) - [Australian cattle dogs 116](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-cattle-dog/) - [Beagles 88](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/beagle/) - [Rottweilers 64](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/rottweiler/) - [Great Pyrenees 59](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/great-pyrenees/) - [Poodles and doodles 56](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/poodle/) - [Jack Russell terriers 54](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/jack-russell-terrier/) - [Australian shepherds 50](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/) - [American bulldogs 49](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/american-bulldog/) - [Dachshunds 43](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/dachshund/) - [Border collies 41](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/border-collie/) - [Golden retrievers 39](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/golden-retriever/) - [All breeds and ages](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/breeds/) ## Adopting a dog in North Carolina ### How do I adopt one of these dogs? Open the dog's card. It takes you to that dog's page on its own shelter or rescue's website, and that group handles the whole adoption: the application, meeting the dog, the fee and the paperwork. NC Pet Project lists pets from many groups in one place. We do not house animals or take adoption applications. ### How current is this list? We read each shelter's and rescue's own adoption list once a day, early in the morning, and rebuild this page from it. A dog adopted since our last check can still show here until the next one, so the shelter's own page has the final word. [How the list works](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/how-it-works/) names every source and when we last checked it. ### Why are some pets marked as on a stray hold? Some shelters list a stray as soon as it comes in, while it waits out the holding period that gives an owner time to reclaim it. Those pets cannot be adopted yet, so the list hides them at first and leaves them out of every count on this page. Untick "Hide pets on stray hold" under More filters to see them. Before you adopt, read our guides to [adopting versus buying a dog in NC](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt-vs-buy-dog-nc/), [how to spot a legitimate rescue](https://ncpetproject.org/find-legitimate-rescue-nc/) and [when to spay or neuter a dog by size](https://ncpetproject.org/spay-neuter-timing/). --- NC Pet Project works to end pet overpopulation in North Carolina through low-cost spay/neuter and better laws, and lists adoptable pets from North Carolina shelters and rescues in one daily-updated place. Low-cost help by ZIP code: https://ncpetproject.org/get-help/ . Adoptable pets: https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/ . Contact: info@ncpetproject.org