Why Mutt Matchers & Friends?
Every year, Mohave County kills between 6000 and 8000 animals. Why? Because it has no choice. But now there is a choice, one each of us can make today. Mutt Matchers & Friends has created an adoption center to rescue adoptable dogs from euthanasia at the county shelter. We can't save all 8000, but we can save hundreds by placing loving animals in loving homes. Mutt Matchers & Friends Adoption Center is unique. No animals from the public, just the best carefully selected dogs from the county shelter. We furnish shots, microchipping, and spay and neutering. We are located at 1001 Buchanan Street in Kingman, Arizona.
We Save Dogs From Death Row!
All our rescued animals are spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped prior to adoption. All donations go to MM&F This website will be updated only once a month. Please go to PetFinder and 1800saveapet.org. Those websites are updated once a week with any new dogs that are available for adoption.
Pound to Pen Partnership Program
In 2005, Mutt Matchers & Friends started a basic dog obedience training program at the local prison. The program was the first of its kind in the State of Arizona, and its goal is to provide the basic training required to increase the adoptability of the dogs, in keeping with our overall goal of saving dogs from death row and adopting them out to loving members of the community.
Mutt Matchers volunteers teach prison inmate "handlers" to train the dogs over the the course of eight weeks, culminating in a graduation ceremony that is open to the public. That ceremony allows the community to see firsthand the obedience lessons learned by the animals, as well as some special tricks the more advanced handlers develop with the dogs. To date, 37 dogs have graduated from the Pound to Pen Partnership Program, and 36 of the graduates have been adopted.
Help Mutt Matchers Now!
Monthly meetings are held on the fourth Saturday of the month at our center located at 1001 Buchanan. Hope to see you there! Call 718-4DOG for more information. Donations of funds and supplies are always appreciated. Volunteers are always needed and we'd love to find a spot that fits you. There are so many ways to give your time to help the animals! And while you're here, check out the friends looking for forever homes!
