Second Chance Boxer Rescue Inc. is an independent, 501c3 not-for-profit organization that places purebred boxers in loving homes that may enter rescue as an owner surrender (due to divorce, death, etc.), a stray, through a shelter, and/or because of abuse or neglect situations. We help provide a safe harbor for Boxers that might otherwise be destroyed and place them in loving homes. Second Chance Boxer Rescue is not affiliated with any other boxer rescues. We were incorporated in New York in 2000 and prior to that we were known as Rochester Boxer Rescue & Maine Boxer Rescue.
The Adoption Process: 1. You must be least 21 years of age. 2. We do not do the “RENT TO OWN” or “FOSTER TO ADOPT” method of placement. All dogs go to qualified SCBR foster homes for evaluation. We don’t allow foster homes to adopt their own fosters so you know they’re always available. This also means you cannot “try out” a dog you’re thinking to adopt, nor can you bring your own animals to “see if they get along”. Its not fair to the rescue dog. 3. Complete the online adoption application located exclusively on the SCBR site, below. If you filled it out an adoption application on another site, we won’t have access to it. Please fill our application out in its entirety. The more thorough you are, the better an idea we will have of who you are and what kind of dog is suitable for you and your family. 4. Read your email regularly to look out for your interview information (check your spam/junk mailboxes too). You will be asked to notify your vet and landlord (if applicable to your situation) that we will be calling. 5. You will be interviewed over the phone by an SCBR interview volunteer to talk more about the adoption process and go over your application and answer your early adoption questons. 6. Other volunteers will be calling your landlord and vet references (if applicable) you listed on your application. We are checking to make sure you have permission to have a large dog, outside references on how you will deal with your pet, and if you’ve kept up with their medical care in the past. These all tell us if you’re likely to give the dog a permanent home. 7. You will be asked to be available for a home check. All family members must be present. An SCBR representative will call you to schedule a date and time convenient for everyone. Compliance on the home check does not imply that you will receive a dog from SCBR or that you have been approved to receive one from us. 8. The matching process. Once all the other pieces of your application have been approved, SCBR begins the process of matching the most suitable dog to the most suitable home. At the same time, we ask approved candidates to start looking at the available dogs on our site to see if you feel any may be a good match for you and that you are interested in. This is the time everyone gets excited about including us!