The Kaua‘i Humane Society has a program I think would work almost everywhere. The program allows visitors to “check out” a rescue dog for the day. Socializing the dogs is good for the animals and for the lucky people who get to be their companions for the day. The Field Trips for Shelter Dogs program is dedicated to the memory of lifelong animal advocate Jian Mehta. In his short life, Mehta, who passed at the age of 23 from cancer, had a huge impact on the rescue animal population in Kaua‘i.

Because the Kaua’i Human Society is the only open animal shelter on the island, they are always operating at more than capacity, but the Field Trip program has gone a long way toward helping get these precious animals adopted.

You can learn more about the Kaua’i Human Society’s Field Trips for Shelter Dogs program on their website, and you can follow the Humane Society on YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook.