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Purchase tickets here. Get real-world experience in animal welfare and non-profit work guided by industry leaders. Applications due December 30th. Apply Now! Planned gifts ensure that PAWS Chicago can continue to save the lives of homeless pets for years to come. Learn more.

An effort is on to strengthen protection for animals in animal cruelty cases in the Illinois Senate during the General Assembly this spring. Now you can train with your dog from the comfort and safety of home.

Small class sizes ensure an environment conducive to learning. Sign up now! Help us stretch our dollars by donating supplies. New and most gently used items are greatly appreciated. We do have limited storage space, so we have put together a list of the items we need the most. Once safe at PAWS Chicago, every pet is treated as an individual and guaranteed life, no matter where they come from and what they need. With so many pets born, too many are coming into shelters and too few are adopted.

Become a foster parent and offer a homeless pet refuge until they find their adoptive family. Saving more lives is about extending the visibility of homeless animals into communities where people live, work and play, encouraging people to think adoption first, and maybe fall in love.

The goal is for each pet to not only survive but thrive! Through state-of-the-art Shelter Medicine and comprehensive Animal Behavior programs, we treat and rehabilitate both body and spirit. Volunteers are the life-force of PAWS Chicago, touching every aspect of operations and providing the highest quality of care for our pets.

Join our army and help us save more live! The foundation of everything we do - since our first adoption event in - is engaging the community in the cause of homeless pets. People cause the problem. People solve the problem! Dogs are sensitive to their environment. Major changes such as switching owners and households can be dramatic and very stressful. Time is of the essence when your dog is sick or injured.

Being aware of symptoms will help you treat your dog faster. No matter what age or how healthy you are, make sure you have preparations made for your dog if you become unable to care for him. Dogs, like people, are sensitive to changes in the weather. Just as we make changes to our wardrobe and behavior with the changing seasons, we also need to ensure our dogs are kept comfortable. Facebook Twitter Instagram.

Sign up Shop. Close Menu. How to care for your new dog Adopting a dog is a lifelong commitment to that pet. Doggy Basics Thinking about adopting a dog? How Dogs Age Dogs age 7 years for every year that a human does. Canine Senses Understanding how your dog makes sense of the world around him.

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Getting Started. Understanding Dog Behavior. Learn more. Medical Emergencies Time is of the essence when your dog is sick or injured.