Surrendering an animal

We hope that this is something you never have to do (and of course, we understand that there are many reasons why you may believe you have to).
In the event you feel you have investigated all other options for rehoming your dog (including asking family/friends – PLEASE, do not take your dog to the shelter), check out the link below to see if they can offer you some valuable advice/tips:

Can we help you keep your pet?

If after following the steps they advise you STILL feel you have no alternative, contact us and we will do what we can to help advertise/network your dog for rehoming.
We do ask that you provide us with at least three (3) good quality photos of your dog, and complete the Dog Owner Questionnaire.

PLEASE BE COMPLETELY HONEST when you complete the questionnaire: many times, behaviors that you feel are unacceptable or problematic are behaviors that a trainer/behaviorist/rescue will be willing to help you with.
Our main goal is to help you KEEP the dog in your home if we can and we will offer advice, suggestions and training assistance if we can.

Many times we are asked to help with a dog that has bitten (for a variety of reasons).

Owners often believe that simply turning their ‘biting’ dog over to a rescue will solve all the issues, but realistically, most rescues cannot take in ‘biters’ for insurance/liability reasons.

Please read the following articles about what to do if your dog bites and also the linked article which classifies the different types of dog bites (remember, these notes are primarily directed towards dogs that have bitten humans and do not take into account dogs that may have bitten other animals, or that may have bitten humans with a classic redirect bite when the human steps in, for example, to break up a fight between dogs).

We are always full, but IF we are able to take your dog into our rescue (IF we can find a suitable foster home), then we do require that the dog be fully up to date with all his/her vaccinations, and be spayed/neutered before we can accept them. We also require a Surrender Donation of $350.00 (minimum – if you choose to donate more, then we are extremely grateful), which goes to cover the costs of having the dog health-checked, providing flea/tick medications as necessary, behavioral evaluation/training costs, and provision of food and supplies to the dog’s new foster home.

PLEASE REMEMBER, we do not, unfortunately have a sanctuary/dedicated kennel where we can house unlimited numbers of dogs, so we rely on the generosity of private individuals to open their homes as foster parents. The “Farm” is the private home and farm of our Directors, and though it may look to some like an ideal place for dogs to live out their years, it is NOT a sanctuary and it is not reasonable for you to expect we can simply take your dog off your hands and into our Directors’ home.
We cover expenses for the upkeep of the dog, and this money comes from donations alone, with excess coming from our own pockets.