Adoption Guidelines
Summit Dog Rescue's goal is to find loving forever homes for the dogs and kitties in our care.
*We have our behavior team work with each dog we take into our program. That way we're able to match them with homes that meet their needs - each dog has unique needs based on their learning history, environmental needs, genetics and their personality.
For this reason we've created an application process that makes sure the dog or kitty you want to adopt will be a mutally good fit.
Your adoption fee helps pay for the care your dog or kitty receives before adoption: spaying/ neutering, vaccinations, tests and medical treatments (if needed), food, and transport from shelters that are often from out of state. (No one at SDR receives a salary)
General guidelines:
Like us on Facebook and see even more SDR adoptables. We post new adoptable dogs and cats DAILY on our Facebook page! Check us out at www.facebook.com/summitdogrescue
Summit Dog Rescue's goal is to find loving forever homes for the dogs and kitties in our care.
*We have our behavior team work with each dog we take into our program. That way we're able to match them with homes that meet their needs - each dog has unique needs based on their learning history, environmental needs, genetics and their personality.
For this reason we've created an application process that makes sure the dog or kitty you want to adopt will be a mutally good fit.
Your adoption fee helps pay for the care your dog or kitty receives before adoption: spaying/ neutering, vaccinations, tests and medical treatments (if needed), food, and transport from shelters that are often from out of state. (No one at SDR receives a salary)
General guidelines:
- Dog adoption fee: $485, which goes towarards our costs for transport, veterinary care, vaccinations, spaying/neutering and food.
- Kitty adoption fees: $250 for kittens under 1 year; $175 for adult kitties over 1 year; and a discounted fee of $375 for a bonded pair of kitties.
- Please note: We do not to applicants under the age of 26, nor to households with kids under the age of 6. Thanks for your understanding.
- Our dogs come with a Freedom Harness, a microchip, and are fully vaccinated, tested for heartworm (if over one year of age) and are often tested for Erhlichia. Dogs from high heartworm areas come with the remainder of their heartworm prevention medications.
- Our dogs come with continued behavior support during the adjustment period.
- Puppies under 6 months of age may still require sterilization surgery after adoption for health reasons. Our adoption contract and the State of Colorado mandate that you spay/neuter, so there are no exceptions
- Please read this position statement on humane training from the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior to learn the latest about training and behavior modification" avsab.ftlbcdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/AVSAB-Humane-Dog-Training-Position-Statement-2021.pdf
Like us on Facebook and see even more SDR adoptables. We post new adoptable dogs and cats DAILY on our Facebook page! Check us out at www.facebook.com/summitdogrescue
ALL our dogs are adopted out with a Freedom Harness -- included in the adoption fee. Please watch this short video on how it works:
Special thanks to Shine Pet Food Company (formerly Marty's Meals) in Boulder for sponsoring one SDR dog at a time with a full diet of raw, organic, grassfed local food!
Before applying for any of our dogs or kitties, we strongly suggest you watch this video debunking the Dominance/Pack Theory: