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Post by starfire on Jul 9, 2008 23:12:53 GMT -5
Does anyone know anything about adopting dogs from shelters? I am not ready yet but I was wonder how that worked or any info or experiences.
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Post by bbird on Jul 10, 2008 11:36:10 GMT -5
Starfire, I haven't adopted through a shelter personally but I do know what the closest shelter requires here. They do a home inspection and you must have a fence. Even if you live out in the country with no neighbors. They require that the animal be spayed/neutered. Usually they do this while the animal is in there care and its part of the adoption price you pay. You also have to sign a paper saying that if you ever decide you can not take care of the animal it must go back to the same shelter. In other words, you can't give it to a relative, or sell the animal.
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Post by Kathy on Jul 10, 2008 12:05:28 GMT -5
I adopted a little Jack Russel from a shelter in Memphis when I lived there. Unfortunately, I had to take her back because even after 3 weeks, she couldn't handle the people walking past the apartment without barking and disturbing everyone in the building.  All I had to do was have a valid address, a pets approved release from the apartment complex, the adoption fee and I filled out a form allowing them to do a home visit if they choose for the first year and also had to agree to return the animal to them if it is to be surrendered. The Memphis animal shelter has/had a 3 day policy, if a pet isn't re homed in 3 days after the initial quarantine, it's euthanized. I didn't know that when I adopted from the other shelter otherwise I would have checked there first. Check out www.petfinder.com , you'll see a lot of great animals up for adoption. Shelters plus breed specific rescues post on Petfinder. Here's the questionnaire you're asked to fill out for Good Dog Rescue in Memphis. members.petfinder.com/~TN308/adoptionapplication.txt |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2008 12:21:33 GMT -5
We've gotten a lot of our animals from shelters, and we never had to jump through hoops - just pay the fee and take the dog or cat home. Of course, they wanted a form filled out with your name and address, but there was no home inspection required and no other restrictions. Once you adopted it, it was yours.
It's been a really long time since I did that in a big city, though, and maybe that's the difference. We got Flash and Kato from the shelter in Redmond, Oregon, and we just told them our address, and paid the adoption fees. That was in 1998. Then last summer, we adopted Becca from the shelter in Rapid City, and it was the same story, pay the fee, take the dog home. The only time I ever ran into the "fence is required," "home inspection is required" type stuff was when I was adopting a rescue Doberman. The rescue groups for purebreds usually have much stricter conditions than adopting from a shelter, but like I said, I haven't adopted from a big city shelter in a long time, so maybe things have changed. I know the PRICES have gone up! LOL!
~Lannie
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Post by Kathy on Jul 10, 2008 18:41:38 GMT -5
Lannie, that's the way I adopted Lucky and Goldie-just went in, played with all of the dogs, made my choice and filled out a small form with my name, address, etc and paid my adoption fee & they were mine.  I think because of the chance of 'city' dogs becoming more of a threat to other people and children due to population density, the shelters are a bit more cautious. Or maybe the city shelters just feel they're dogs are better than our country dogs.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2008 19:35:03 GMT -5
Yep, yer prolly right, Kathy! Give me a country dog any day!  ~Lannie |
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Post by bbird on Jul 10, 2008 22:12:21 GMT -5
Dd volunteers at our county shelter. The reason they have chosen to require fencing and a home inspection is because they were finding that anyone can afford to get a $55 dog and then resell it on craigslist (or whatever way they want to resell it)and make a lot more money. I had no idea people did this until dd started volunteering there. I have to admit I thought it was ridiculous to have the hoops to jump through before knowing that.
Since then, I've heard of people's dogs getting stolen and then they scan craigslist and find someone trying to sell their stolen dog. The world is crazy when people are trying to make money off of animals like that.
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Post by Kathy on Jul 10, 2008 22:17:59 GMT -5
Dd volunteers at our county shelter. The reason they have chosen to require fencing and a home inspection is because they were finding that anyone can afford to get a $55 dog and then resell it on craigslist (or whatever way they want to resell it)and make a lot more money. I had no idea people did this until dd started volunteering there. I have to admit I thought it was ridiculous to have the hoops to jump through before knowing that. Since then, I've heard of people's dogs getting stolen and then they scan craigslist and find someone trying to sell their stolen dog. The world is crazy when people are trying to make money off of animals like that. That's such a sad testament to our culture & ethics these days.  I never even thought about that aspect of the fee and requirements, I just assumed that it was due to the sheer number of people who could be affected by a bad placement. Tell your DD, thanks from me, since I've adopted so many pets from shelters over the years, I know she's doing a good thing for those animals ! |
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Post by starfire on Jul 11, 2008 21:39:50 GMT -5
Thanks for all the info, guess I better clean up my house if there is going to be a home inspection. LOL I am not ready yet, maybe September. But I am trying to start thinking about another dog, it is just to hard right now. I really miss haveing a dog around.
KATHY-Did you have a vet referance when you filled out the form? I really liked her vet, but I was going to go to another vet closer that a friend uses. If I use her old vet for a referance I don't want him to think I will be using him. Heck, I may go back to him because I really liked them all there, but the place is just so much out of the way.
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Post by Kathy on Jul 12, 2008 9:03:12 GMT -5
The dog I adopted at the Memphis shelter had a spot for the vet, which I filled in-my last vet was in KY! They didn't seem to have a problem with that and still allowed me to adopt. The local shelter here had a spot and I was new to the area so I asked them for the name of a good vet since it had been 3 yrs since I'd had a dog so no vet. I think when the time comes you might call/visit the new vet and see if he sounds like someone you'd use. Tell him you're going to be adopting a new pet and even ask for his opinions of the different shelters- I've heard that some are bad at having kennel cough in their animals. Then you can decide if you'll use your old vet for the reference & future caregiver or put down the old vets name as a reference but the new vet as who you'll be taking your new baby to for care. Just tell the shelter you plan on changing due to the distance factor.  |
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Post by starfire on Jul 13, 2008 23:20:40 GMT -5
Thanks Kathy, it will be a few months but need to get my brain thinking about things and getting anther one when I can.
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