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If you ask us to take your Boston into rescue, we will need as much information
as possible. Why do you want to give up the dog? What are its age, characteristics
and name?
If the Boston is causing problems in your home, what are they and what actions have
you taken to improve the situation? Are you willing to consult a trainer who can
teach the dog, and you, to change its behavior? Sometimes a dog's behavior can be
changed with a little work and a family is able to keep a pet. This makes us so
happy! Sometimes owners are "at the end of their rope," and the best solution is
for us to take the dog, train it, and place it in a new home.
We are a small group of volunteers and we provide foster care in private homes.
We do not operate a shelter. Hence, it almost always takes us a few days to arrange
for a place for a dog to be fostered. Please plan ahead when you contact us. We
need time to make the best possible arrangements for your pet.
We will ask you, and any other owners of the dog, to sign a
Release for Adoption form giving the rescue ownership of the dog.
This form allows us to take custody, provide medical care including spay and/or
neuter, and place the dog in a new home. A completed, signed form is required when
you surrender the Boston.
We will ask you for any medical records you have for the dog and the name and contact
info for your vet. Vaccination and license paperwork is very helpful because it
will allow us to avoid unnecessary vaccinations if the dog is up to date.
Finally, we will make an appointment for you to bring the dog to us. Please bring
along anything that belongs to the dog. Its own crate, bowl, bedding, and toys will
ease the dog's transition into foster care. Many Bostons suffer diarrhea when their
food changes suddenly. A supply of the food it has been eating, at least several
day's worth, will help its digestive system make the transition. We try to make
the dog as comfortable as possible as it leaves one home and joins another.
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