This is for us arguably the most fun part of our voluntary work! There are certainly cases where we are able to get out to go say Hello on a repeat visit to the forever home. Some forever homes really make it clear by expressing no enthusiasm for doing this that they now wish to enjoy their dog in the privacy of their own home without a window on the world, and this we respect. What we do more so is that we request of forever homes to supply us with regular photos (with accompanying captions) that we can upload to our Success Story albums. We have home checkers throughout South Africa. We work with all shelters and if they only allow on-site applications, we have had applicants drive from one province to another to apply (with success always) on-site. We do cross-provincial rehomings and most of those occur with home checks in their home province and the application is done online. We always insist on an off-leash play date with all humans standing right back and we insist that it take place on safe, neutral turf when no other people/dogs/traffic can distract e.g. If you have existing dogs we will arrange an introduction to see if they will be compatible. We merely state on the dog’s ad “This dog does not come from a home with cats” or “Cats are unknown to this dog”. Where possible we test the dogs reaction to other dogs, cats and children to determine suitability. There have been cases where the previous owner has decided to withdraw his application to rehome his Boxer(s) and to call in a behaviourist. deworming or sterilization or microchipping ahead of going to the forever home and is asked to give the dog a basic physical examination.Īll new owners are given the full history on the dog that we have available.Īny behaviour problems that ended with the dog in the shelter are communicated to applicant homes. Big brownie points if the forever home agrees to putting the dog on a good pet medical insurance scheme such as (one I personally like very much) Yes – it is made crystal clear to the vet that annual vaccinations, when given, are to include a basic physical check – and if the dog is already up to date on vaccinations, a vet will anyway likely be seeing the dog for something else e.g. We want forever homes to also pay .za for their Pet911 R100-a-dog-a-year registration fee at the time that they are to take on the dog. We also insist on microchipping (ideally Identipet), deworming, and that the dog is up to date on all annual vaccinations (including kennel cough) before heading to the forever home. occurs before the dog can head to the forever home and it is luck of the draw as to how much all this will cost depending on which dog is being rehomed (many were already sterilized by their previous owner). We do not charge an adoption fee but the forever home pays a vet by EFT for, not least, any sterilization before the dog can go to their home – all sterilization, etc.
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