With years of animal rescue and fostering experience between them, a group of friends recognized the need for a canine only rescue group in the Triad area. Consolidating their shared goal to help dogs of all breeds find the best possible home, while also matching adopters with their ideal companion, they joined forces to create a new rescue group. Stepping Stones Canine Rescue is a charitable and educational non-profit corporation, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Our volunteers share an enthusiasm for dogs and support a mission to rescue, protect, provide sanctuary and ultimately find adoptive families for abandoned, stray and neglected dogs. All of our dogs are housed in foster homes where they are provided with an enormous amount of love and any medical attention needed to insure their best health before adoption. All dogs are evaluated for temperament and personality, helping us to place them in homes that are well suited to their needs and to the needs of their future family.
If you see a dog or puppy on our website and would like to start the process of saving a rescued animal, please submit an application to get the ball rolling on a meet-and-greet! Each dog's page has lots of information about their personality and the kind of home they need. You can also find the link to apply for them and instructions for submitting an application in their descriptions. Due to the number of messages we receive and each of the dogs being unique in their needs, we do not accept "pre-approval" applications. We are only able to process applications for dogs who are currently available. Our adoption process usually takes about a week but may take more or less time depending on the schedules of our foster families and the number of applications we receive for any particular dog. Please be patient. Our organization is completely volunteer, and all of our volunteers work full time jobs during the day, have families, etc. ALL potential adoptive families must have up-to-date veterinary records on all pets currently residing in the home. We believe for health and temperament reasons that it is in the best interest of the dog to be spayed or neutered. We will not adopt a dog into a home if your current dog(s) are not spayed or neutered or if you have a history of not completing this type of surgery in a timely manner for your pets. We will, however, work with you to provide resources and education to spay or neuter your dog. Personal references will be contacted for applicants who are not current or previous pet owners. For most of our dogs, we prefer adopters have a fenced yard. But, we do take each adoption on a case by case basis and may make some exceptions. Our adoption fee for approved applications is $200 for any dog in our program. If a puppy is younger than 4 months of age, the adoption fee will include the spay/neuter when they are of an appropriate age.