Adoption Process
Adoptable Dogs | Adoption Application
Thank you for considering adoption through rescue!
Here's how the adoption process works:
- Submit an application and provide references, including your vet. The best indicator of how your next dog will be treated is how your last dog was treated, so that's why we ask for this.
- Allow a Pet Dog Adoptions volunteer to visit your home. This way we get a good sense as to what type of dog will fit you and any current pets best.
- Once your application is approved, begin the search for your new friend. You may see an interesting possibility on our site or we may suggest a dog not yet posted that is in foster care. Either way, you'll be put in contact with the foster home where the dog is located to learn more from the person who knows the dog best.
- Meet the dog and decide if it feels right. There's no obligation to take the dog home the same day; in fact, we encourage you to talk it over and come back. If the driving distance is too great, go have lunch and think it over. Your Pet Dog Adoptions contact and the foster home will be invaluable in helping you make this important decision.
- Adopt! When you feel you've met the right dog, you sign an adoption contract which says you'll provide appropriate care, for the remainder of the dogs life. We strive to make a good match to ensure the adoption lasts a lifetime.
- Pay an adoption fee between $200 and $250, depending on the age of the dog. In general, dogs will be spayed/neutered and up to date on standard shots at the time you adopt. The fee helps us cover the cost of vetting and other expenses, and will usually be far less than the same services would cost through your vet.