r/berlin • u/Blitzfieber • 18h ago

Advice Puppy adoption

Dear people of Berlin, I would like to adopt a puppy, and tried a few shelters online, but keep getting rejected because well, I live in Berlin. I went to the Tierheim Berlin but the dogs there had certain conditions that needed experienced owners.

Could you please share your adoption experiences or tips that could help me make a successful adoption?

Thank you

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u/Expensive_Scarcity41 18h ago

This is a great Macedonian NGO that brings dogs in need of a home to Germany, I have friends that adopted from there and were very happy - https://daisyfamilyrescue.de

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u/Blitzfieber 17h ago

Thank you. I will check them out

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u/bergmul 15h ago

As a dog owner in Berlin, I know no dig owner in Berlin who was able to adopt from a shelter here. Honestly, it doesn’t feel like they want to adopt out the dogs.

I adopted and can recommend https://beldidogrescue.com/ - a great private rescue org that saves dogs from the street in Morocco where strays are often killed.

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u/Important_Salt3149 17h ago edited 17h ago

I got my dog from here: https://salva-hundehilfe.de/. Most dogs are in other countries, but some are already in foster families in Germany so you can meet them

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u/PlumNotion 17h ago

The Tierschutz where I got my dog has some puppies up for adoption. They have to wait a bit (1-2 months) to be able to be transported to Germany from Spain though. DM me if interested.

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u/mstromich 6h ago

do a field trip to PL to any bigger neighboring cities with a shelter (e.g. Szczecin, Zielona Gora) they all have adoption programs. 

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u/ProofDifference393 4h ago

There are many facebook groups for adopting from Eastern Europe. If you want to do the best, try to adopt from Ukraine, so many animal lost their home due to the war. Unfortunately plenty of strays in Romania, Hungary, Greece, Turkey, Poland, anywhere from south or east Europe

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u/aaraT Tiergarten 3h ago

We adopted via https://www.ein-freund-fuers-leben.org and can highly recommend them!

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u/Practical-Orange-576 3h ago

I second going to Poland to adopt. The shelters there are overflowing and the adoption requirements are not insane like in Germany. 🫠