Staycation / Daycation
By making a donation, you help us gather supplies for our animals who are going on a staycation or daycation!
Staycations and Daycations are a great way to get adoptable dogs out of the kennels. Staycations are over-night stays between 1-5 days and Daycations are great 1 day outings.
Staycations:
A Staycation is a break from the kennels for a shelter dog. ALL of our dogs qualify for this program. This helps us learn more about them in a home environment, as well as gets them out of the shelter. If you take home a Staycation dog, fall in love, and want to officially adopt (we hope you do as we highly encourage this!), you can adopt for FREE*.
We also encourage you to post your staycation dogs on your social media pages, tag us, and use #ACCstaycation so we can follow along and possibly share your staycation fun.
Find us @animalsclt on Facebook and Twitter, @animals_clt on Instagram.
How it works: come in during our business hours (no appointment needed, no applications), walk through our kennels to see our adoptable dogs, take a picture of the kennel card of the dog you wish to take, show staff your picture and your ID, sign a waiver, and take them home. Be sure to bring them back on the 5th day OR bring them with you to complete the adoption. That's it!
Anyone can come do this! It doesn't matter where you live. Just be sure to come with enough time to meet the dog and check them out. You do not need to bring your own leash and collar, but it is encouraged as our supplies may run low due to the popularity of this program.
Dogs in our pre-adoption kennels do not apply for staycations.
*A $10 license applies to Mecklenburg County pet owners when adopting.
Daycations:
Can't take a dog home for a staycation and wish you can do more? Now you can! ALL of our adoptable dogs qualify for this program.
Dogs love Daycations! It gives them a much-needed break from the stress of the kennel and away from the shelter for a few hours or the day. It's also a way for you hoomans to enjoy having a furry companion for the day. Please keep in mind this is a flex program that we can only offer when we do not have a line of adopters waiting to meet dogs. Adopters are potential homes, and we don't want the dogs to miss out on a forever home opportunity.
How it works: come in between 11am-3pm weekends and 11am-5pm weekdays, walk through our kennels to see our adoptable dogs, take a picture of the kennel card of the dog you wish to take, show staff your picture and your ID, sign a waiver, take them anywhere in the county, and bring them back before closing. That's it! No appointments or applications.
Anyone can come do this! It doesn't matter where you live. If you can dedicate a full or even half a day to take them out for whatever, you can participate! You do not need to bring your own leash and collar, but it is encouraged as our supplies may run low due to the popularity of this program.
IMPORTANT: There are some dogs with behavior or medical issues that will disqualify them from this program. When looking at our website, you may see some dogs with a label of "No Staycation". This means that this particular dog cannot go on staycations/daycations for various reasons.
Did you know that you can donate leashes and collars for this program straight off of our Amazon Wish List? We use these specific supplies to make it easier and more secure for when our pups go out for the day.
Staycation
A Staycation is a break from the kennels for a shelter dog. ALL of our dogs qualify for this program. This helps us learn more about them in a home environment, as well as gets them out of the shelter. If you take home a Staycation dog, fall in love, and want to officially adopt (we hope you do as we highly encourage this!), you can adopt for FREE*.
We also encourage you to post your staycation dogs on your social media pages, tag us, and use #ACCstaycation so we can follow along and possibly share your staycation fun.
Find us @animalsclt on Facebook and Twitter, @animals_clt on Instagram.
How it works: come in during our business hours (no appointment needed, no applications), walk through our kennels to see our adoptable dogs, take a picture of the kennel card of the dog you wish to take, show staff your picture and your ID, sign a waiver, and take them home. Be sure to bring them back on the 5th day OR bring them with you to complete the adoption. That's it!
Anyone can come do this! It doesn't matter where you live. Just be sure to come with enough time to meet the dog and check them out. You do not need to bring your own leash and collar, but it is encouraged as our supplies may run low due to the popularity of this program.
Dogs in our pre-adoption kennels do not apply for staycations.
*A $10 license applies to Mecklenburg County pet owners when adopting.
Daycation
Can't take a dog home for a staycation and wish you can do more? Now you can! ALL of our adoptable dogs qualify for this program.
Dogs love Daycations! It gives them a much-needed break from the stress of the kennel and away from the shelter for a few hours or the day. It's also a way for you hoomans to enjoy having a furry companion for the day. Please keep in mind this is a flex program that we can only offer when we do not have a line of adopters waiting to meet dogs. Adopters are potential homes, and we don't want the dogs to miss out on a forever home opportunity.
How it works: come in between 11am-3pm weekends and 11am-5pm weekdays, walk through our kennels to see our adoptable dogs, take a picture of the kennel card of the dog you wish to take, show staff your picture and your ID, sign a waiver, take them anywhere in the county, and bring them back before closing. That's it! No appointments or applications.
Anyone can come do this! It doesn't matter where you live. If you can dedicate a full or even half a day to take them out for whatever, you can participate! You do not need to bring your own leash and collar, but it is encouraged as our supplies may run low due to the popularity of this program.
IMPORTANT: There are some dogs with behavior or medical issues that will disqualify them from this program. When looking at our website, you may see some dogs with a label of "No Staycation". This means that this particular dog cannot go on staycations/daycations for various reasons.
Did you know that you can donate leashes and collars for this program straight off of our Amazon Wish List? We use these specific supplies to make it easier and more secure for when our pups go out for the day.