Dogs for Adoption in Tennessee

Rescues and shelters near 293 Tennessee cities and towns have dogs looking for homes, including 69 near Nashville. Pick the place nearest you, or search by zip code. Updated November 4, 2026.

Biggest cities in Tennessee

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  Dogs for Adoption in Nashville, TN

  69 dogs · 3 rescues
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  Dogs for Adoption in Memphis, TN

  36 dogs · 6 rescues
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  Dogs for Adoption in Knoxville, TN

  139 dogs · 13 rescues
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  Dogs for Adoption in Chattanooga, TN

  291 dogs · 24 rescues
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  Dogs for Adoption in Clarksville, TN

  110 dogs · 5 rescues
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  Dogs for Adoption in Murfreesboro, TN

  107 dogs · 5 rescues
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  Dogs for Adoption in Franklin, TN

  98 dogs · 4 rescues
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  Dogs for Adoption in Johnson City, TN

  204 dogs · 15 rescues
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  Dogs for Adoption in Jackson, TN

  46 dogs · 7 rescues
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  Dogs for Adoption in Hendersonville, TN

  69 dogs · 3 rescues
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  Dogs for Adoption in Smyrna, TN

  41 dogs · 1 rescue
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  Dogs for Adoption in Spring Hill, TN

  96 dogs · 3 rescues

Dogs for adoption by county

• Anderson County 6
• Bedford County 9
• Benton County 24
• Bledsoe County 45
• Blount County 10
• Bradley County 40
• Campbell County 12
• Cannon County 94
• Carroll County 22
• Carter County 22
• Cheatham County 69
• Clay County 26
• Cocke County 73
• Coffee County 44
• Cumberland County 32
• Davidson County 26
• Decatur County 22
• DeKalb County 44
• Dickson County 120
• Fayette County 21
• Fentress County 32
• Franklin County 28
• Giles County 38
• Grainger County 12
• Greene County 70
• Grundy County 45
• Hamilton County 40
• Hardeman County 14
• Haywood County 11
• Henderson County 22
• Henry County 22
• Hickman County 120
• Houston County 91
• Humphreys County 22
• Jackson County 26
• Jefferson County 35
• Johnson County 24
• Knox County 22
• Lauderdale County 11
• Lawrence County 29
• Lewis County 120
• Lincoln County 38
• Loudon County 19
• Macon County 9
• Marion County 28
• Marshall County 38
• Maury County 29
• McMinn County 39
• Meigs County 43
• Monroe County 28
• Montgomery County 91
• Moore County 56
• Morgan County 45
• Overton County 26
• Perry County 53
• Pickett County 26
• Polk County 32
• Putnam County 9
• Rhea County 70
• Roane County 19
• Robertson County 69
• Rutherford County 107
• Scott County 9
• Sequatchie County 45
• Sevier County 67
• Shelby County 6
• Smith County 26
• Stewart County 43
• Sullivan County 20
• Sumner County 69
• Tipton County 18
• Trousdale County 9
• Unicoi County 67
• Union County 22
• Van Buren County 45
• Warren County 53
• Washington County 22
• White County 44
• Williamson County 41
• Wilson County 85

Every city and town in Tennessee

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• "Lynchburg 56
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• Adams 69
• Alcoa 22
• Alexandria 76
• Algood 26
• Allardt 32
• Altamont 45
• Ardmore 38
• Arlington 21
• Ashland City 69
• Athens 28
• Atoka 21
• Atwood 22
• Auburntown 102
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• Baileyton 38
• Baneberry 53
• Bartlett 36
• Baxter 26
• Beersheba Springs 54
• Bell Buckle 123
• Belle Meade 69
• Benton 30
• Berry Hill 69
• Big Sandy 24
• Blaine 22
• Bloomingdale 20
• Blountville 20
• Bluff City 20
• Bolivar 14
• Braden 21
• Brentwood 67
• Brighton 18
• Bristol 20
• Brownsville 11
• Bruceton 22
• Burlison 18
• Burns 69
• Byrdstown 26
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• Calhoun 30
• Camden 22
• Carthage 26
• Caryville 22
• Cedar Hill 69
• Celina 26
• Centertown 53
• Centerville 120
• Chapel Hill 38
• Charleston 30
• Charlotte 120
• Chattanooga 291
• Church Hill 23
• Clarksburg 22
• Clarksville 110
• Cleveland 267
• Clifton 22
• Clinton 22
• Coalmont 45
• Collegedale 40
• Collierville 22
• Colonial Heights 20
• Columbia 107
• Cookeville 26
• Coopertown 69
• Copperhill 45
• Cornersville 38
• Cottage Grove 22
• Covington 18
• Cowan 28
• Crab Orchard 45
• Cross Plains 69
• Crossville 32
• Cumberland City 91
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• Dandridge 35
• Dayton 45
• Decatur 43
• Decaturville 22
• Decherd 28
• Dickson 120
• Dover 43
• Dowelltown 35
• Doyle 44
• Dresden 22
• Ducktown 45
• Dunlap 45
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• Eagleton Village 22
• Eagleville 79
• East Ridge 40
• Elizabethton 22
• Elkton 38
• Englewood 38
• Erin 50
• Erwin 67
• Estill Springs 28
• Ethridge 38
• Etowah 38
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• Fairfield Glade 35
• Fairmount 28
• Fairview 69
• Farragut 22
• Fayetteville 56
• Forest Hills 69
• Franklin 98
• Friendsville 22
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• Gainesboro 26
• Gallatin 69
• Gallaway 21
• Garland 18
• Gatlinburg 67
• Germantown 21
• Gilt Edge 18
• Gleason 22
• Goodlettsville 69
• Gordonsville 26
• Grand Junction 21
• Graysville 45
• Green Hill 98
• Greenback 19
• Greenbrier 69
• Greeneville 70
• Gruetli-Laager 45
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• Harriman 36
• Harrison 40
• Hartsville/Trousdale County 9
• Hendersonville 69
• Henning 11
• Henry 22
• Hickory Valley 14
• Hohenwald 120
• Hollow Rock 22
• Huntingdon 22
• Huntland 27
• Huntsville 9
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• Jacksboro 22
• Jackson 46
• Jamestown 32
• Jasper 28
• Jefferson City 35
• Jellico 12
• Johnson City 204
• Jonesborough 22
• K
• Kingsport 131
• Kingston 19
• Kingston Springs 69
• Knoxville 139
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• La Follette 22
• La Grange 21
• La Vergne 67
• Lafayette 9
• Lake Tansi 32
• Lakeland 21
• Lakesite 38
• Lawrenceburg 29
• Lebanon 78
• Lenoir City 19
• Lewisburg 38
• Lexington 22
• Liberty 35
• Linden 51
• Livingston 26
• Lobelville 53
• Lookout Mountain 40
• Loretto 29
• Loudon 19
• Louisville 22
• Luttrell 22
• Lynnville 105
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• Madisonville 28
• Manchester 44
• Maryville 22
• Mason 21
• Maynardville 22
• McEwen 120
• McKenzie 22
• McLemoresville 22
• McMinnville 53
• Memphis 36
• Middle Valley 38
• Millersville 69
• Millington 21
• Minor Hill 38
• Mitchellville 67
• Monteagle 28
• Monterey 26
• Morrison 53
• Moscow 21
• Mosheim 70
• Mount Juliet 98
• Mount Pleasant 107
• Mountain City 24
• Munford 18
• Murfreesboro 107
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• Nashville 69
• New Johnsonville 24
• New Market 35
• Newport 53
• Niota 28
• Nolensville 67
• Normandy 56
• Norris 22
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• Oak Grove 22
• Oak Hill 69
• Oak Ridge 22
• Oakdale 36
• Oakland 21
• Oliver Springs 22
• Oneida 6
• Orlinda 69
• Orme 28
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• Paris 22
• Parker's Crossroads 22
• Parrottsville 70
• Parsons 22
• Pegram 69
• Petersburg 79
• Philadelphia 19
• Pigeon Forge 35
• Pikeville 45
• Piperton 21
• Pittman Center 63
• Plainview 22
• Pleasant Hill 26
• Pleasant View 69
• Portland 69
• Powells Crossroads 28
• Pulaski 38
• Puryear 22
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• Red Bank 30
• Red Boiling Springs 26
• Ridgeside 40
• Ridgetop 69
• Ripley 11
• Rockford 22
• Rockwood 36
• Rocky Top 22
• Rossville 22
• Rutledge 12
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• Sale Creek 45
• Sardis 22
• Saulsbury 9
• Scotts Hill 22
• Sevierville 35
• Seymour 35
• Shackle Island 69
• Shelbyville 123
• Signal Mountain 28
• Slayden 91
• Smithville 44
• Smyrna 41
• Soddy-Daisy 45
• Somerville 21
• South Carthage 26
• South Cleveland 40
• Sparta 44
• Spencer 44
• Spring City 42
• Spring Hill 96
• Springfield 69
• Spurgeon 22
• St. Joseph 29
• Stanton 14
• Sunbright 35
• Sweetwater 28
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• Tellico Plains 38
• Tellico Village 19
• Tennessee Ridge 50
• Thompson's Station 96
• Townsend 35
• Tracy City 28
• Trezevant 22
• Tullahoma 56
• Tusculum 70
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• Unicoi 22
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• Vanleer 120
• Viola 54
• Vonore 19
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• Walden 28
• Wartburg 36
• Wartrace 97
• Watauga 22
• Watertown 102
• Waverly 50
• Waynesboro 29
• Westmoreland 9
• White Bluff 69
• White House 69
• White Pine 21
• Whiteville 14
• Whitwell 28
• Wildwood Lake 22
• Williston 21
• Winchester 28
• Winfield 6
• Woodbury 94

Rescues in Tennessee

• Critter Cavalry Rescue 40
• Russell Rescue, Inc. 26
• Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue 25
• Humphreys County Humane Society 12
• All American Dachshund Rescue 9
• A.A.R.F. - All About Rescue and Fixin' Inc. 9
• Maryville Alcoa Animal Rescue Center 8

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