Prior to being available for adoption, all dogs undergo a thorough temperament evaluation for handling, human interaction, food and toy possessiveness and compatability with other animals. Once evaluated, they are altered, receive vaccines and any necessary medical attention, and then spend time with a foster family becoming re-acclimated to a home environment. In foster care, they receive basic obedience training, learn - or re-learn - house manners, and are crate trained.
Potential guardians need to fill out an adoption application. References will be checked and a home visit conducted. Potential guardians need to ensure that any current pets and all family members meet with us prior to any transfer of guardianship.
Processing adoption applications involves our volunteers' time and resources. We ask that you REVIEW OUR ADOPTION CONTRACT which outlines training, housing and fencing requirements BEFORE YOU APPLY. If agreeing to all of the terms in the contract is not something you are willing to comply with, please do not apply.
We prefer our dogs to be placed in northern New England because that's where we are physically. We will extend our adoptions to the immediate surrounding states including northern New Jersey and New York based on volunteer availability. Our dogs are often in foster care over the New York border from Pittsfield, MA. If you are interested in one of our dogs, and are just a little bit further, please feel free to contact us - and also check out other dogs available through these other resources:
These dogs live in our homes as family members. We all have a vested interest in these dogs' lives with their new guardians. We will make the best choices for our dogs based on the potential guardians' home situations, and the dogs' temperaments. We reserve the right to refuse any individual/home for guardianship.
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Please review our contract to ensure that you are able to comply with the conditions of transfer of guardianship. This outlines our requirements for training, housing, fencing, and
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Guardians must have previous dominant large breed ownership experience - specifically a Rottweiler, Doberman, German Shepard Dogs, or other working breed animal, or a bully breed for any of our bully breed canines.
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We will not place a dog in a home with children under 6 yrs of age unless we know that dog has lived with a child of a similar age.
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Guardians must be at least 21 years of age and live in New England, preferably New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Capital District of NY.
We will transfer all medical records with the dog, and will provide all known behavioral information at that time too. Our dogs are not guaranteed for health of temperament and are rehomed "AS IS." We require that the dog be returned to us if, for any reason, s/he can not remain with the new guardian.
The fee at the time of transfer of guardianship is $300-350. depending on the circimstances in which the dog arrived in our program. Purebred puppies and dogs rescued from the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast are $350. Please consult your tax advisor for rules specific to tax exemptions
All of this being said, we would love to have your application on file. We will update you regularly on our available dogs, and ask that you bookmark the site for your regular viewing!
