Houndsong Rescue Alliance Dog rescue · Chattanooga, TN Start an application
Chattanooga, Tennessee

All aboard for a forever home.

Houndsong Rescue Alliance is Chattanooga's adoption station. Every dog on our board is a passenger with a seat waiting — browse the platform and start your application on the same visit.

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  • Adoptions
  • Fostering
  • Spay & neuter vouchers
  • Training classes
Departures Service to a loving home
A rescue dog's face looking toward the camera in warm daylight
Passenger of the day · riding to a loving home
  • ScoutTerrier mix
  • MabelHound mix
  • HankSenior companion
Destination · A loving home No return ticket
Now boarding

Meet the passengers.

These dogs are on the platform and ready to ride. Pick a passenger and start your application without leaving the station — same visit, same page. The full carriage is longer than the board, so ask the station desk for the rest.

A calm older dog sitting on a station bench in warm light Scout

Scout

Adult · Small, wiggly, walks well on a leash

Boarding now. Scout has a ticket punched, a seat waiting and a blanket folded by the door.

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A young hound mix sitting in an open yard at golden hour Mabel

Mabel

Young · Big ears, bigger voice

Looking for a window seat and someone to watch the world with. Mabel is still learning her quiet-car manners.

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A senior dog resting on a soft bed indoors in soft daylight Hank

Hank

Senior · Quiet car preferred

Steady company for a slow afternoon. Hank rides best with a soft place to land and a short daily walk.

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Only three passengers are listed here at a time. Ask the station desk for the full carriage and the dogs still waiting on the platform.

Adoption & foster applications

Foster a passenger while they wait.

Fostering is the baggage you carry for a while: a spare room, a soft bed, a few weeks of good company. Tell us about your household and we'll match you with a dog who fits the space.

A foster dog curled up asleep on a couch in a sunlit living room
A quiet landing place · Foster home
  • Room indoors for a crate or a bed
  • Time in the week for walks and settling in
  • Patience for the first few wobbly days
Ticket window

Foster & adoption application

Looking for a voucher or a class? There's an option for that too.

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The clinic car & training

Keep the trains running on time.

Two programs keep the platform clear. The clinic car issues low-cost spay and neuter vouchers for dogs in Chattanooga and the surrounding communities. Basic training classes help dogs settle into their new home once they ride out.

01 · Vouchers

Low-cost spay & neuter

Tell us about your dog and where you're based. The station desk walks you through what the voucher covers, then you book the appointment with your vet. Fewer litters on the platform means more room for the passengers already waiting.

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02 · Classes

Basic training classes

Short, friendly sessions for dogs who are new to the household — and for the people learning alongside them. Small groups, held on a regular schedule alongside our other station programs.

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A veterinarian examining a calm dog on an exam table in soft daylight
Clinic car · by appointment
The timetable

Scheduled departures.

The station runs on a rhythm: a monthly adoption event, training classes and the clinic car. Dates post to the board each month — check back here or ask at the desk.

Monthly

Adoption event

Chattanooga · Everybody welcome

Meet the dogs on the platform in person, talk with foster families and volunteers, and start an application on site.

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Ongoing

Basic training class

Small groups · Regular schedule

Friendly sessions for dogs new to the household and the people learning alongside them. Ask the desk for the next start date.

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By appointment

Clinic car · spay & neuter

Voucher required · Chattanooga area

Request a voucher first, then book the appointment with your vet. The station desk confirms what the voucher covers.

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Open

Foster desk

Applications open · All year

Foster families are the reason the platform keeps moving. Tell us about your household and we'll match you with a dog.

Apply to foster

Dates post on the board each month · Chattanooga, TN

Put your name down for the next event
The souvenir stand

Fares that keep the trains running.

Every fare goes straight back into the station: the dogs on the platform, the vouchers at the clinic car, and the events that bring everybody together on a Saturday morning.

On the table Totes, bandanas and enamel pins travel with us to every adoption event, and live at the station desk between them.

Final call

Next stop: your couch.

Pick a passenger, send in an application, and let the station desk do the rest. Fostering, adopting and giving all leave from the same platform.

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