REHOMING POLICIES
1. Prospective owners must be aged 21 or over
2. If you take on a younger dog who has not yet been neutered, they MUST be done on the date that we will discuss with you. We will also contact your vet for proof that this has been done.
3. We do not rehome any dogs to people who work full time unless the dog will either be taken to work, or have someone care for it whilst the owner(s) are at work.
4. No dogs must be left alone in the home for more than 4 hours.
5. As a general rule, we do not home to families with children under the age of 4 years old.
6. You MUST travel to us to meet the dog - we do not 'deliver' dogs.
7. We will require you to bring any other dog owned by you for introduction to make sure the dogs get along, the same applies with children.
8. We do not rehome to homes who have un neutered dogs. Except for medical reasons.
9. All members of the family/people in the home must be in agreement about getting a rescue boxer.
10. All homes must have a secure garden.
11. We do not rehome to people who use dogs for hunting/guarding or keep dogs in kennels/runs or make them sleep outside.
12. We ask potential adopters not to use crates/cages for their dogs if they are not used to them, but to seek advice from a behaviourist if the dog has problems in the future (but this will depend on the individual dog)
13. We expect new owners to give the dog a reasonable amount of time to settle and adjust to their new life, however if an incompatibility arises and you can no longer keep the dog, the dog MUST be returned to us.
14. We ask for a minimum adoption fee of £190.00 which covers all medical care that the dog has received and also helps towards veterinary care of other dogs in need.
15. An Adoption contact MUST be signed to agree to all of the above on the day of adoption.
16. The decision of rehoming is made for the benefit of the dog in question and is at the discretion of Boxer Dog Rescue. We are unable to suggest or guarantee rehome approval until the home check is carried out.
REHOMING PROCEDURES
We will look at each individual dog and each individual home prior to rehoming, to ensure each dog is homed to the right family for them. First you will have to fill our interest form out (this can be found on the 'Apply To Adopt' page), alternatively we can send you one out in the post. Please give as many details as possible in this form. Providing the information you have given is ok we will then arrange a homecheck, were one of our representatives will visit you at your home to discuss your circumstances etc. Our main concern is OUR DOGS, we are looking for loving forever homes for our rescue boxers, so this means many questions will be asked to ensure you are the right type of home for them. We ensure that all dogs are assessed before rehoming to get to know them and their temperaments/personalities. Each dog is an individual, some will be good with other dogs, some will have to be an only dog, some are good with small children some are not, these sorts of things are taken into consideration when finding the right dog for your family. We are a NONE PROFIT organisation and rely solely on donations from people adopting our dogs, we ask for a minimum donation of £190 for an adult dog to cover all vet care and to help towards kenneling fee's. We promote neutering and will castrate/spay all of our dogs, if a dog comes into our care he/she will be neutered, if for any reason the dog is not neutered when he/she comes to live with you, it will be stated in the adoption contract that this MUST be done. We do not rehome to people with entire dogs in the home, we will not in anyway be connected to, or condone breeding, whether deliberate or unintentional, entire dogs'/bitches have the ability to breed, and therefore, possibly create more dogs coming into rescue. Also newly spayed bitches can still be of interest to male dogs - especially unneutered ones, so if you already have an entire male this will cause problems. If an entire male dog can smell a bitch in season, he will most likely try and mate with the nearest bitch he can find, entire males can still tie with spayed females. By neutering your pets proves to us you are a responsible dog owner and have the dog’s best interests at heart.
