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Rescue · Rehabilitate · Rehome

Small Dogs.
Big New Beginnings.

We help New Mexico's small companion dogs find safety, healing, and the loving homes they deserve.

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100% foster-based & volunteer-powered

November

National Adopt a Senior Pet Month

A little gray. A lot of love.
Open your heart to a senior.

Meet Our Adoptable Pets

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How can we help?

Whether you're looking for a new best friend or helping one find their way, you're in the right place.

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Meet the pets waiting to make your home complete.

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Foster

Open your home for a little while. Change a life forever.

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We'll help you explore compassionate, responsible next steps.

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Featured little faces

Meet a few LDRNM pets looking for their people. Availability can change quickly, so our secure adoption system always has the most current information.

Bean

ID 4551

1.5 years · Chihuahua / Mixed

Benji

ID 4548

3 years old · Shih Tzu / Maltese / Mixed

Biscuits

ID 4560

3 months 21 Days (best estimate) · Labrador Retriever / Mixed

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Meet Our Adoptable Pets

Current profiles, availability, and applications are securely managed in our adoption system.

Come say hello

Meet us in the community.

A relaxed way to meet our dogs, talk with volunteers, and learn about adoption.

Our next event

Simply Diego’s 10th Anniversary Celebration

Join Lap Dog Rescue of New Mexico and several local rescue organizations as Simply Diego’s celebrates 10 wonderful years of supporting pets and our community! Enjoy a food truck, ice cream for humans and dogs, and adorable adoptable pets. Bring your furry friends—we hope to see you there!

When: Saturday, November 14, 2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM · Mountain Time
Where: Simply Diego’s Natural Pet Food Market
3301 Menaul Blvd NE, Suite 10, Albuquerque, NM 87107

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Adoptions follow LDRNM’s application and approval process.

A thoughtful match

How adoption works

Our process is designed around the needs of each dog and family—not who applies first.

Start online

Explore & apply

Meet our available dogs, then complete one secure adoption application. You can tell us about more than one dog who interests you.

Find the fit

Foster review

The foster who knows the dog best reviews applications for the strongest match and may contact promising applicants to learn more.

Take the next step

Meet & home visit

Selected applicants meet the dog and complete a home visit. If it feels right for everyone, we help your new companion come home.

A small rescue with a big heart

Every dog deserves to feel at home.

Lap Dog Rescue of New Mexico is a foster-based nonprofit dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming small companion dogs. Since earning nonprofit status in 2001, our volunteer community has helped thousands of dogs trade uncertainty for soft beds, kind hands, and families of their own.

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