We saw a posting about and organization called Habitat for Paws that we think is just great: http://www.habitat4paws.org/ The basic idea behind this organization is similar to Habitat for Humanity. They raise money to build winter/summer dog houses for dogs who are not inside dogs and have no shelter outside. The intelligent design of the house gives dogs both a warm indoor place and a covered outdoor space. The idea is that by providing dogs protection from the elements that you can allow homes who do not have the space or may have other issues to keep more dogs instead of taking them to the shelter. We are definitely going to keep our eyes on this organization and think it is just a wonderful idea.