The Process:
1) Read the info on this site to help you decide if you want and are prepared to adopt a dog.
2) Choose the dog you want to adopt by selecting from the "Available Pooches" or visiting an adoption event to meet them in person.
3) Fill out an application in person at the adoption event or by downloading and printing it out. Fax, mail or bring it to us at an event.
4) Your application will be reviewed and if you are approved we will contact you and arrange for the home inspection to determine if your home is safe and appropriate for the dog you want to adopt.
5) If everything is approved we will usually deliver the dog to you and help introduce him to the home and go over any issues that you should be aware of to assure a successful placement of the dog in your home. This includes signing of paperwork to make it all official.
6) Enjoy, love and play with your new companion.
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Things you should consider before deciding to adopt:
This is a big decision and commitment. It is not a purchase. These dogs are living beings with feelings, and needs just like us. They have been through a lot and have been abandoned before. Therefore, your commitment to them is the most important thing you can give them.
In most cases they have a history of not being treated well or being ignored. All dogs need to learn how to act in our world, and your new dog will be no different. He will not know how you want him to behave, where he should go to the bathroom, what he can chew, who is friend or who is foe. These are things you will teach him, just like the rest of us learn it. Please be patient and give him a chance to show you what he can do. He wants desperately to please you. He just needs to learn how. It will take some time for him to be convinced that you are his forever family. He has been fooled before.
Things to expect:
1) Toilet: Your new dog has no idea where he should poop and pee. Dogs mark their territory this way, but they also have a natural instinct to not go where they eat, sleep, and play. They will not know where these areas are for a while. You must teach them, but they will learn. Be patient and give them plenty of opportunity to do it right with many walks, and then thank them when they do it right.
2) Aggression: Our dogs are screened and trained to not show aggression toward people or other dogs, but this can never be 100%. Your dog may need more training from you to feel confident and understand that he and you are both safe and do not need protecting all the time. Bully breeds are not more aggressive than other breeds, they are just trained that way more often. This has caused many of them to be killed for only doing what they were taught. We need to teach them that we do not want that from them. They would prefer not to fight, but they do what we ask them to. They are true friends.
3) Feeding: There are many ideas about how best to feed your dog. There is a wealth of information on the Internet about this and much of it is well supported by science. Do some research to determine what you want for your dog. Most philosophies are fine as long as you remember that there is no substitute for quality. Good food builds good bodies. Good does not always mean expensive. There are high cost - poor quality foods as well as low cost - good quality. All that matters is what's in it. Dogs are opportunistic carnivores, meaning that while they can and will eat almost anything and survive, they have evolved a system designed to eat a high protein diet composed mostly of meat products. It is also important to remember that eating is not only for survival. It should be pleasurable and interesting as well, so give your dog a variety of flavors and textures regardless of what philosophy you choose.
If you choose to use formulated foods from the store look at the ingredients list. The ingredients are listed in order of their relative portion of the recipe. The first item listed is the largest ingredient, second is next, etc. Dogs do not easily digest grains, especially corn and wheat. Most formulas have these, but look for foods that do not have these listed first. First items should be meat, meat meal, or at least meat in some form.
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4) Training:
5) Grooming:
6) Health Care:
vacinations, dental, check ups, vets
7) Exercise: 