🤝 Guidance, signposting and practical support
Find support for you and your dog
Choose the situation that most closely matches what is happening to explore relevant guidance, organisations and support options.
HomeWagger brings welfare-first information together in one place, helping people understand where to turn before a difficult situation becomes a crisis.
Where there is immediate danger to a person or a dog, contact the emergency services or an emergency veterinary practice first.
Immediate help
Is this an emergency?
Call 999 or 112 where somebody is in immediate danger or there is a serious threat to life. Contact a veterinary practice immediately where a dog is seriously ill, injured, in significant pain or rapidly deteriorating.
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What do you need help with?
Select a live category to visit the full guidance page. Further support pages are being developed and will be added here as they become available.
One place to understand your options
Support first. Rehoming only when necessary.
Support for people with dogs is often spread across charities, veterinary services, housing organisations, specialist programmes and local providers. HomeWagger helps bring those pathways together so that people can find the right type of help more easily.
Understand where to start
Identify the type of support that most closely matches your situation and explore practical next steps.
Find relevant organisations
Access clearly explained signposting to charities, professional services and specialist support programmes.
Consider welfare-first options
Explore support that may help you and your dog stay together while recognising when responsible rehoming may be necessary.
Important information
About organisations and services featured by HomeWagger
HomeWagger provides general information, navigation and signposting. Mentioning or linking to an organisation does not mean that HomeWagger accredits, regulates, endorses or guarantees its services.
- Services may have eligibility requirements or geographic limits.
- Availability, opening hours and referral arrangements may change.
- Financial help, accommodation, fostering and rescue placements cannot be guaranteed.
- Confirm current information directly with the relevant organisation.
- HomeWagger is not responsible for decisions made by independent organisations or service providers.
Where there is an emergency, contact the appropriate emergency service rather than waiting for HomeWagger or another organisation to respond.
General guidance and signposting
Still unsure where to start?
Where nobody is in immediate danger and the situation does not require emergency veterinary care, you can contact HomeWagger for general guidance and signposting.
HomeWagger cannot guarantee an immediate response or secure a service, foster home, rescue placement, veterinary appointment or accommodation on your behalf.