“I became more worried as the days passed and we didn’t know about him and we gave him up for lost,” Martinez said.So sadly, Dante was put up for adoption, but he wasn’t giving those puppy dog eyes to any prospective families.“I had the idea of seeing if I could find him there, but I had lost hope,” Martinez saidThen as fate would have it, they made the decision to go to a shelter.To help get them into forever homes, this Veterans Day weekend, county shelters are waiving adoption fees for active duty military members and veterans.“We have birds, rabbits, guinea, pigs, hamsters, dogs, cats, and even a lizard so, no matter what your interest is, and what kind of companion you were looking for, we have someone waiting and looking for their home,” Currier said."