| Second Chance Boxer Rescue
Adoption Process and Application (USE THIS INFORMATION AND APPLICATION FOR ALL DOGS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITES) |
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| Updated 6/1/10 |
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| WHY DO WE HAVE AN ADOPTION "PROCESS"? |
| A dog who has been rescued has already been traumatized. Whether he has been left to roam the streets for survival or given up by a family who loved him, he's scared and grieving. He needs a warm and safe space inside your home, a loving and compassionate place in your heart to provide all the essentials. Boxers come into rescue for many different reasons. We've even had one Boxer come over from Turkey, where dogs live in the woods and are shot to prevent overpopulation, and found his forever home through us. Recently, a lot of dogs have come from loving homes who have had to give up their friend due to the economy. Rescue dogs often go through an adjustment period when they join a new home. The settle in time varies with each dog and can last months. Adoptive families must be committed, willing, able and dedicated to helping the dog to adjust. SCBR offers post -adoption supports through our private Yahoo Group, website links, limited phone supports and obedience training outside the home, as tools for future preventions, adjustments needed, in developing that bonding relationship with your rescued boxer. The REAL work will fall into your hands. There are no perfect dogs in the world and this certainly applies to rescued boxers! SCBR looks for possible adoptive families who will be stable and able provide for the necessary needs of the dog, including the following: Daily regular exercise - This does not mean simply putting the dog out in the back yard. It means committing to a regular schedule of walks, runs, playing with other dogs, and playing with you! This nteraction helps to strengthen the bond between you and your boxer. It will help to make a happy, healthy, well-socialized dog! Boxer can become bored quickly for lack of attention and something meaningful to do. Boxer’s need jobs, without them they might take on a job YOU don’t like. A tired boxer is a happy boxer. Boxers belong to the AKC Working Group Class of dogs, thus attend to be long playing dogs regardless of age. Exercising for a couple of hours daily is NORMAL for younger boxers. If you can NOT provide a boxer with these types of activities, the breed may not be for you. Use obedience training as the tools for playing with your dog. Obedience training outside the home – As we've said before, this is ESSENTIAL to building a bond with you and your new dog. If you are adopting a dog under 7 years old from us and NOT committed to completing this requirement go no further. STOP, WE WILL NOT adopt to you. |
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| 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 quesitons. 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! |
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| What should I look for? |
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