| Adoption Costs |
| Adoption fee: |
$275.00 for dogs under 1 year old |
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$250.00 for dogs over 1 year old |
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$175.00 for dogs over 6 years old
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Of this total, $25.00
is a non-refundable
application fee. The application fee is paid only if an adoption
is completed
(ie: you
sign, in
person, a paper version of an adoption contract and
pay). |
The Adoption fee may be refunded if the dog is returned to the rescue
for legitimate reasons that made the relationship not work out.
In such
a case, the adoption refund will occur as follows:
| 0-7 days: |
No Refund |
| 8-14 days: |
Full adoption fee refund |
| 14 days and after: |
No Refund
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These fees include the following:
an initial exam, Rabies vaccination,
DHLPP-C vaccination, Bordetella vaccination, heartworm blood test,
skin scrapings or ear swabs (if necessary), fecal tests, heartworm
treatment
(if necessary), other medication (if necessary), five day treatment
of Panacur intestinal worming, heartworm prevention medication,
flea prevention
medication, spay/neuter (if not already done), dewclaws removed (with
spay/neuter), dental cleaning (with spay/neuter), hernia repairs
or other medical procedures
(if necessary), pre-anesthesia bloodwork (on dogs having a spay/neuter
or other medical procedure requiring anesthesia), nail trims, thorough
ear exam, range of motion exam of joints, AVID identification chipping
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We spend a very large part
of our personal time reviewing applications, making appointments,
and meeting with potential
adopters. We also spend at least 2-3 hours to complete
an adoption.
Once an adoption is completed, we fully expect
the new home to allow the dog the time to adapt to a new
home that is necessary for a successful relationship. Any
less time is an exploitation of the dog's and the
rescue’s time.
We require our
adopters to be very serious about adopting a rescue dog.
We expect the new family to treat our dogs exceptionally
well and spoil them more than we ever could.
This especially
means that the dogs are allowed the time needed to learn
their way around a new family and home, and time to adapt
to
the new schedule.
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