Our motto: is “Saving Scotties in the Sunshine State!” The best interests of the Scottie are always primary, as we serve as their advocate. Our mission: We are dedicated to the rescue and placement of homeless and displaced Scottish Terriers in Florida. We do not adopt our rescue Scotties outside the state of Florida. These dogs come to us from a variety of sources. Some are abandoned by their owners or are turned in to an animal shelter. Others are picked up as strays and never claimed. Occasionally, owners must give up their dogs because of medical problems, moving into retirement homes, divorce, or a new baby. Some become homeless because they outlive their owners. We take them in, love them like our own, and ensure their medical needs are taken care of.
If you are interested in adopting a rescue Scottie, you must complete an extensive application, pass a home visit inspection, provide personal and veterinary references, and demonstrate ability to properly care for your new family member. An adoption fee is required to help offset the cost of veterinary and rehabilitative care previously provided. All rescue dogs will be spayed or neutered before placement. These are some of the factors that are taken into account when adoption applications are considered: 1. Your reasons for wanting to adopt a Scottish Terrier. 2. Previous experience with Scottish Terriers and other pets. 3. Willingness to adopt an adult or elderly Scottie, a Scottie-mix, a bonded Scottie pair, or a Scottie with special needs. (Very few Scottie puppies become available for adoption.) 4. Suitability of your living accommodations to meet the needs of a Scottie, which include: living indoors with their family out of the Florida heat and humidity, quality food and fresh water, daily exercise and human attention, frequent professional grooming, a fenced yard, and protection from ready access to pools or other large bodies of water. (Scotties do not swim well!). 5. Presence of young children and/or other pets in your household. 6. Your willingness to devote the necessary time, energy, and finances to provide a quality home for the Scottie. 7. References - from your personal veterinarian and several friends—who can attest to your ability to provide for a rescue Scottie. 8. Your agreement to sign, and abide by, the provisions of our Adoption agreement. (One key provision of that contract is that the new adoptive owner may not sell, donate, or otherwise dispose of the rescue Scottie unless it is returned to the rescue group if for any reason the adoptive placement is not successful.)
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