What To Look For In A Poodle Rescue Centre
If you are considering adopting a Poodle from a rescue centre rather than buying a puppy, good for you! Please keep in mind that you will still have to fork out a few hundred dollars in adoption fees. This is still a lot cheaper than getting a purebred puppy. A good Poodle rescue centre will charge about two hundred fifty dollars in adoption fees, sometimes three hundred dollars. This is to discourage those less kindly folks who would sell the dogs for medical research, or worse.
First off, if you go online, there are many fine Poodle rescue centres that have websites, but there are also fraudulent ones. Sometimes these sites are scams with no dogs at all or are just fronts for puppy mills masquerading as a Poodle rescue centre. No legitimate Poodle rescue centre will ship their dogs or puppies out to you. They also will not accept applications from anyone who lives more than a few hours drive away. Poodle rescue centres usually do not have Teacup Poodles so don’t even bother asking.
A good Poodle rescue centre’s website will only let you apply for a dog, not put one on reserve. The application should be lengthy, almost to the point of making you cry, and should quiz you on your current knowledge of Poodle information on their care and handling.
This is not like ordering shoes online, and if it is then you have hit a puppy broker or puppy mill pretending to be a rescue. The Poodle rescue should never offer to ship the dogs anywhere in the country.
Expect to have your home checked out (they won’t go in the medicine cabinet or the underwear drawer, don’t worry!) Expect to be given advice again and again no matter how much experience you have with dogs in your past. You don’t have the final say on if and which dog you get ? the Poodle rescue centre does.
Always get to visit the dog at the Poodle rescue centre before you sign anything or pay any full fees (with the possible exception of the initial application fee). You want to see if you get along with the dog, how healthy he or she is and what conditions he or she has been currently living in. There may be more than one visit required before adoption is finalized.
Always meet the dog you want to adopt before any money or signatures exchange hands. You want to be sure not only that you and the dog get along, but also that the dog has been getting proper care. You really don’t want to bring a dog home, fall in love and then discover that the dog has been trained to attack small children.
The Poodle rescue workers will often give your home a thorough check before you are allowed to bring a dog home. The process takes a while, but a Poodle for a friend is worth the wait.
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