Dog Adoption

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Pet type: Dog

Dog Adoption, dos and don'ts. Use other people experience with dog adoption, learn about the differences of adopting a puppy or an adult dog. Use the information below as a user guide to dog adoption and contribute your own experience to help others through the process.

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Have you ever had an adoption go wrong?

I help many people after adoptions and there are times when, sadly, the wrong dog or cat was given to the wrong family. It's got to be one of the most heartbreaking things for me to see when people have to return the pet due to a serious problem (i.e. bite to child's face). Have any of y… Read more
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Answered by looking 10 months ago | Thumbs up 2

We adopted Radar, a 3 year old Jack Russell who had been on the streets for about 6 months before being taken to the shelter, and was at the shelter for a couple months before we adopted him. After w… read more

What is a fair adoption fee?

Reading the Hill's news story about subsidized fees and see several comments that shelter adoption fees are too high what do zootoo'ers think is fair. Lets work under the basic asumption that the animal would be spayed or neutered, have a heartworm or FIV/leukemia test. inno… Read more
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Answered by Corinne B. (Murphy24) 9 months ago | Thumbs up 2

With what pet stores charge for animals with health problems, etc... I think most shelter/rescue fees are extremely reasonable! read more

Why are there more black labs up for adoption than any other dog?

I was looking at the dogs up for adoption and I saw that there were more black labs up for adoption than any other breed of dog. Personally, I have a black lab and shes a really great dog. I've had black labs all my life. They are an awsome breed. I just want to know why?! Read more
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Answered by Mary L. (MaryLenau) 9 months ago | Thumbs up 2

It is because they are such great dogs, therefore there are so many and so many owners are too stupid to spay and neuter, even in this day and age, that they are allowed to make lots of babies, lab m… read more

Help! adopted dog with problem's

I adopted a neglected puppy from our local shelter a few week's ago. I was aware at adoption that he had not been potty trained. Now I have tried everything to train him that I know. Nothing seem's to be working. Our other small dog uses wee-wee pad's and we need him to do the same if he i… Read more
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Answered by Patty W. (PattyWink08) 10 months ago | Thumbs up 2

AWWW poor pup. He is probably confused,and has never had proper training obviously. Have you tried crate training? You could put the pee pads in there with him until he gets it. Or put him in a small … read more

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Curing ‘Kennel Crazy’ Dogs Increases Adoption Chances

Posted by: TheBloodhound | Posted on: 05/04/08 | Comments: 176

GOLDEN, Colo. -- The shelter community calls it “Kennel Crazy,” and it’s one of the leading reasons why an otherwise healthy dog becomes unadoptable. A kennel crazy dog will often bark and jump uncontrollably, making it drastically less attractive to potential new owners. Read more

800 Rescue Dogs Cause International Adoption Craze

Posted by: piranhapetter | Posted on: 18/03/08 | Comments: 1419

PHOENIX – The rescue of 800 Chihuahuas in a filthy rural Arizona home last week made headlines around the world. It was an extreme case of hoarding, which caught the media eye and turned out hundreds of goodwill seekers who then got ugly in the process of trying to adopt the rescued d… Read more

Missing dog is adopted to new family

Posted by: TheBloodhound | Posted on: 19/12/07 | Comments: 683

NEW YORK – Seven-year-old Tootsie Roll is home safe after she escaped from her backyard in Sullivan County, New York. There’s only one problem – she went home to a different family. It all started when Tootsie Roll got loose from a chain in her backyard. She was found and taken… Read more

Dog Survives Truck, Ready for Adoption

Posted by: piranhapetter | Posted on: 14/11/07 | Comments: 771

ATLANTA – A dog that was nearly killed after being dragged down a highway while tied to a truck is ready to be adopted. His survival can be described only as amazing - and what's more, the dog now has a long list of people ready to love him. On July 24th, the one year-old… Read more

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Meet My new Foster Dog

Posted by: moore4dogs | Posted on: 02/27/08 at 12:55am

Meet Bubbles... She has obviously endured a horrendous neglected life...just take a look at the before and after picture,and watch the video of when she was being shaved...when she came to the shelter she looked like a heap of matted filthy trash... that moved!My question is the same.."who could treat a pet in such a neglectful way?" Bubble's will be staying with us for a while and then will be a… read more

Dog Adoption Gone Awry

Posted by: zipnjulie | Posted on: 12/4/08 at 4:59pm

I received a message from a friend regarding the Adoption of a Cocker Spaniel named Hailey. Evidently, the Rescue did not realize that Hailey was 4 to 6 weeks pregnant when she was adopted. The new owners took her to their vet, who also treats their other dog, (which was rescued from the same place) thinking she was sick. The vet did an ultrasound, which showed she was very pregnant. The Rescue re… read more

My first dog adoption!

Posted by: CCAS | Posted on: 09/24/08 at 11:04am

I adopted Noodles from the Carbon County Animal Shelter on May 12, 2008. She was given up because her owner became ill and could no longer take care of her. Noodles is a 4 year old chocolate Lab. She was already spayed and was current on all of her shots. Noodles would not stay in the kennels at the shelter, but she never ran off. She made the shelter her home; she would go visit the cats… read more

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