Rescue dogs for adoption and rehoming in and around Glasgow

No dog rescue we list is inside the City of Glasgow: the only rescue we list in the city, Purrple Cat Rescue, rehomes cats. The dog rescues we list with premises are all about 30 miles away or more: Greyhound Rescue Fife at Gairneybank near Kinross, about 40 miles away, and Saving and Rehoming Strays at Ayr, while Springer Rescue Scotland has no premises and keeps its spaniels in foster homes.

So this page lists dogs from within about 41 miles, nearest first, and most adoptions mean a drive. You apply to the rescue on each profile: we don't rehome dogs ourselves, and each rescue runs its own application, home check and fee.

In Scotland, a person who finds a stray dog must by law return it to its owner, or take it to the council's officer for the area or to the nearest police station, and say where it was found. A Scottish finder who keeps the dog must keep it for at least one month, and becomes its owner after two months unclaimed.

When we read Glasgow City Council's stray dog page on 17 October 2026, it said the council's stray dog service "is currently suspended until further notice". The council says staff at a police station or a vet should be able to read the dog's microchip. Check the council page for changes before you rely on it.

Each rescue sets its own fee. Greyhound Rescue Fife asks for a donation of £180 when you adopt a greyhound, and Saving and Rehoming Strays a rehoming donation of £500, asked only once a home check has gone well and your dog is reserved.

Springer Rescue Scotland asks for a donation with no fixed amount, and says most dogs cost it upwards of £400 in foster care. The fee pays towards vet work already done: Saving and Rehoming Strays' donation covers vaccinations, a microchip and flea, tick and worm treatment, and Greyhound Rescue Fife's covers vaccinations, "a special collar, lead and muzzle, and neutering" (what each fee covers).

Each rescue sets its own adoption fee, and Dogs Trust charges £300 for a puppy or adult dog in England, Wales and Scotland. The fee usually covers neutering, microchipping and first vaccinations, and each rescue confirms its own fee.

These are the rules Glasgow adopters meet most often (how to choose a rescue from Glasgow). Describe your home honestly: tenement living can still suit some dogs.

• Visiting the dog. The Saving and Rehoming Strays centre at Ayr is open by appointment only, and its home check is sometimes by video.
• Your garden. Greyhound Rescue Fife needs "a five foot or higher fence around a safe enclosed garden", and it won't rehome to a home with a child under five.
• Your dog at home. Saving and Rehoming Strays won't place a dog where there is an unneutered dog already, and Springer Rescue Scotland wants your dog with you when you visit its spaniel in foster, at least twice.
• Renting and long days. Saving and Rehoming Strays needs your landlord's or council's permission in writing, and won't place a dog that would be alone for longer than 4 or 5 hours a day.

The rehoming centres inside Glasgow itself are ones we name but don't list. Glasgow City Council's licence register lists three animal welfare establishments in the city: the Scottish SPCA's Glasgow centre, Dogs Trust and Cats Protection. Search their own sites for their animals.

• Dogs Trust Glasgow is at 315 Hamilton Road, G71 7SL. You can browse on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 12 to 4pm; Wednesday and Friday mornings are by pre-arranged appointment.
• The Scottish SPCA has its Glasgow rescue and rehoming centre in Cardonald, G52 3RY, and a Lanarkshire centre in Hamilton, ML3 0SB. The Scottish SPCA also rehomes animals; search on its own site.
• For greyhounds, Greyhound Trust West Scotland says it is "located near Glasgow" and asks you to contact it for the full address.

Our breed guides cover Staffies, German Shepherds, greyhounds, Cockapoos, French Bulldogs and Dachshunds, with the breed rescues that cover the city. Two rescues we list are breed rescues, so the greyhound and spaniel pages are worth watching.

Need to rehome your own dog instead? Our Glasgow rehoming page sets out the local routes, including Dogs Trust Glasgow's Homestay scheme and Dog Aid Scotland, where your dog stays with you while a new home is found.