Wisconsin Boston Terrier Rescue is a dedicated group of wonderful volunteers devoted to re-homing Boston Terriers in need in the state of Wisconsin. Whether the dogs are abandoned, picked up as strays or surrendered by their owners, we are here to assist. We are not a shelter. All dogs are fostered in private homes and receive all needed veterinary care prior to placement, including but not limited to spaying/neutering, vaccinations and HW testing.
If you are interested in adopting a Boston, please complete our Adoption Application. All adoption applications must be submitted via the online form. We will normally confirm receipt of your application via email within a day or two, but please allow up to 36 hours for a response. The application review process often takes between one and three weeks after that. Wisconsin Boston Terrier Rescue's mission is not to find families for a Boston Terrier, but to find the best family for a Boston Terrier. We often receive dozens of applications for a particular dog, and we have the difficult decision of selecting which family is the best fit for that dog. After we receive your application, we first review it to see if it is a potential fit for the dog in which you are interested. If it looks like it is, we then check with your veterinarian and/or personal references. We do verify with veterinarians that current pets in the home are spayed or neutered and up to date on vaccinations. In order to facilitate the review process, we suggest that before you apply, you make sure this is taken care of and that if your vet requires your authorization to release information, you have given them permission. Applications that may be a potential fit and pass reference checks are forwarded to the dog's foster home to review and assist us in determining which applicant appears to be the best fit. We then require a home visit before we set up any meetings between the applicant and the foster home. If you are not selected for one dog, please be patient, stay in touch via e-mail, and let us know via email when there is another WBTR dog in need that interests you. If there is not a specific dog you are interested in adopting, you can still submit an application, and we will keep it on file. If you have an application on file, either because there was no dog listed at the time you applied, or because your application was not selected for the dog for whom you originally applied, please email wbtradoption@gmail.com when there is (another) specific dog you are interested in. Send an email with the name of the dog and let us know that you have an application on file and would like us to review it for that dog. Due to the large number of applications we often receive, we usually cannot match you to a dog unless you email us to let us know you are interested in that particular dog. Once an applicant has passed reference checks and a home visit, the foster home will contact them to discuss any questions about the dog and set up a meeting. If that meeting goes well, the applicant may adopt the dog at that time. Before an adoption is completed, we will require an adoption contract and an adoption fee.