D O G A P P L I C A T I O N
ADOPTION STEPS:
We know our application is long and detailed, but experience has shown us that if we don't understand your lifestyle and what you are looking for, you could potentially adopt a dog that is not the right fit for you or the dog. Feel free to email us before filling out the application, a little bit about yourself and your lifestyle, and we can let you know if we think the dog you are interested in would be a good match potentially or not - summitdogrescue@yahoo.com
It is better to spend the extra energy filling out a detailed application than go through the heartache of adopting a dog that is not the right fit.
We are wanting to help you find the right fit as much as we are looking for good placements for our dogs!
Please read the book Love Has No Age Limit by Patricia McConnell. It's about a 30 minute read and is excellent.
Please listen to the podcast episode with Dr McConnell www.podtotherescue.com/dr-patricia-mcconnell.html on rescue dog transition time.
*We do require our adopters to commit to learning about training and behavior. Our society is rife with misinformation about dogs, how they learn and how best to teach them the skills necessary to live successfully in our over-demanding human worlds.
*The extent of our expectation depends upon the dog. Some dogs are fairly resilient and easy going and others have bigger training/behavior supprt needs or environmental management needs etc. - please let us know how open you are to learning and how much time and energy you have to give to working with a dog that might have bigger needs.
* Feel free to email us before filling out the application if you have questions about the needs of the dog you are applying for.
*If you live in the Boulder area, our behavior team will be working with you before and after adoption as part of the adoption. This is one reason why we prefer Boulder area applicants. However, if you live outside of Boulder, we might just require more extensive training with a force-free trainer in your area (again, depending on the needs of the dog).
4). We expect and require this learning and commitment because too many people adopted dogs from SDR over our 15 years in operation, didn't do training and then returned the dogs because their behavior deteriorated in their adoptive home without training and clear instructions. On rare occassions, these returned dogs were euthanized because their behavior made them unsafe to be re-homed.
5). Each dog in our program is working with our behavior team - and this behavior support goes with the dog upon adoption, through the transition period. Our behavior team is all volunteer, highly credentialed professionals in the dog training/behavior field.
We know our application is long and detailed, but experience has shown us that if we don't understand your lifestyle and what you are looking for, you could potentially adopt a dog that is not the right fit for you or the dog. Feel free to email us before filling out the application, a little bit about yourself and your lifestyle, and we can let you know if we think the dog you are interested in would be a good match potentially or not - summitdogrescue@yahoo.com
It is better to spend the extra energy filling out a detailed application than go through the heartache of adopting a dog that is not the right fit.
We are wanting to help you find the right fit as much as we are looking for good placements for our dogs!
Please read the book Love Has No Age Limit by Patricia McConnell. It's about a 30 minute read and is excellent.
Please listen to the podcast episode with Dr McConnell www.podtotherescue.com/dr-patricia-mcconnell.html on rescue dog transition time.
*We do require our adopters to commit to learning about training and behavior. Our society is rife with misinformation about dogs, how they learn and how best to teach them the skills necessary to live successfully in our over-demanding human worlds.
*The extent of our expectation depends upon the dog. Some dogs are fairly resilient and easy going and others have bigger training/behavior supprt needs or environmental management needs etc. - please let us know how open you are to learning and how much time and energy you have to give to working with a dog that might have bigger needs.
* Feel free to email us before filling out the application if you have questions about the needs of the dog you are applying for.
*If you live in the Boulder area, our behavior team will be working with you before and after adoption as part of the adoption. This is one reason why we prefer Boulder area applicants. However, if you live outside of Boulder, we might just require more extensive training with a force-free trainer in your area (again, depending on the needs of the dog).
4). We expect and require this learning and commitment because too many people adopted dogs from SDR over our 15 years in operation, didn't do training and then returned the dogs because their behavior deteriorated in their adoptive home without training and clear instructions. On rare occassions, these returned dogs were euthanized because their behavior made them unsafe to be re-homed.
5). Each dog in our program is working with our behavior team - and this behavior support goes with the dog upon adoption, through the transition period. Our behavior team is all volunteer, highly credentialed professionals in the dog training/behavior field.
Our dogs come with a front clip Harness, a tag, a microchip, and vetting. Dogs who originated from Arkansas, Kansas, Texas or Oklahoma (high heartworm areas) come with the remainder of their heartworm pills. Our adoption fee is $485 unless otherwise noted.
***The More Detail In Your Application, the More Likely We Will Be Able to Help You Find A Dog****
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