"Right Dog, Right Home"

All pets (dogs & cats) in your home MUST be appropriately spayed/neutered according to age and breed unless medically ill-advised.

All pets (includes cats), past and current, MUST be historically up-to-date on core VACCINATIONS (rabies and parvo/distemper) AND dogs continuously on HEARTWORM PREVENTATIVE (*requires yearly testing to dispense/prescription to purchase elsewhere). Yearly titer testing is acceptable in place of vaccinations.

When contacted, please reply within 24 hrs to the email, text or phone call you have received or your application will not be considered. Be sure to check your spam folder for communication from a volunteer.

Understand that an adoption/foster application is not a quick process.

Application Filled Out; Application Team works your application (calls references, Veterinarian, looks over your application. If all is good, then your application is moved to the Home Check process. You can do via video chat or send in videos. When this is all done you will be approved. Then the adoption coordinator will contact you to setup a meet and greet with the animal(s).

Some dogs have more applications than others and it could be a week or longer before first contact. 

At Rescue Garage, everyone is a volunteer. Applications can take time to process, You should receive an email that your application was received.

If you have questions about your application, you can email applications@rescuegarage.org

You MUST be able to travel with your dog(s) to Rescue Garage (or other adoption locaton)  to pick up your adopted dog.  Exceptions may be made for senior and special needs dogs.

Meets with animals are scheduled after an approved application

The animal your were originally interested in may not be available however the Team goes through the process of matchmaking to prevent animals being returned.

Make sure your vet(s) has permission to release your records to Rescue Garage.

Make sure that your references know that Rescue Garage will be calling them.

Applications are worked first come first serve.

Adopters are not chosen on a first come, first served basis; Please take your time to fill out the application in its entirety. Applications with incomplete data will not be processed.

Applications that do not meet our requirements will not be processed. 

Our Adoption fee is $350 plus applicable card fees and software fees.

Our fee covers: spay/neuter, vaccinations, veterinarian visits while in our care, medications, heartworm, tick & flea prevention, food, treats, toys, plus the adoption goodie bag sent home with you and your new fur baby. 

There may be a lower fee for Senior Animals.