Save A Dog is a humane society whose primary focus is rescuing and rehoming abandoned dogs. We began in 1999 as an all-breed, all-volunteer dog rescue group and ran out of our founder's home for nine years. Finally we have a lovely facility and kennel which we are renting to own in Sudbury, Mass. Save A Dog is a privately funded 501(c)3 organization.
1. The first step in the process is to read our guidelines for adopting a dog from Save A Dog. 2. Fill out the Adoption Application form on this Web site. We require an application first before allowing you to visit the dogs and the application process is at no charge to you. Knowing a little bit about you before you come down to meet the dogs saves both you and our adoption counselors considerable time and it benefits our rescued dogs as it gives us the extra time to take care of all their needs while finding them the best homes to live out their years. 3. Once you have filled out the application, please give us a day or so to email the confirmation that your application was received. We are not a drop-in shelter where you walk through kennels. We have shelter visiting hours, usually on the weekends, but occasionally on week day afternoons. We have a limited amount of private appointments during the week, usually in the day time. Please understand that we are not a "first come, first serve" shelter, but that we try to make the right match for both the dog and the adopter. If you work full time, for example, we may steer you towards an adult dog who can stay at home during the day or who can get along just along just fine with a dog walker. 4. When you come to our shelter visiting hours, we can look up your application and bring you out to meet the dogs you are interested in. We have several play yards where we bring the dogs outside off-leash to meet prospective adopters. As well, we have a Meet-and-Greet room with comfy sofas in the house where you can meet a dog in a home setting. As some of our dogs are in foster homes, receiving an application ahead of time will allow us to notify the foster provider to bring the dog to the shelter for you to meet. If you just drop in, there's a good chance the dog you want to meet might not be here, so it's best to let us know of your planned visit. We ask that all decision-makers be present when you come to meet the dogs. If you have a resident dog that you'd like to bring to meet one of our rescued dogs, we just ask that you let us know ahead of time. As weekends tend to be busy, this might not always be possible during our peak hours, so please talk to us first and we can advise the best time to bring your dog out for a meeting. If you live close by, then it might be best to meet the dog first, make sure that both you and we feel it's a match, and then we would have you go get your dog to be the final decision-maker. 5. Once you have met the dog and both parties agree it is a good match, then you may leave a $100 deposit to hold the dog for 24 hours while we check your references and/or conduct a home visit. The deposit is nonrefundable. If you change your mind, it is used as a donation towards the shelter. If you continue with the adoption, the fee is deducted from your total adoption fee.
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