adoption frequently asked questions
What is required to adopt a dog from The Pack Project?
Providing a home to a dog in need is an incredibly rewarding experience, and we thank you for considering adoption. The adoption process begins by viewing our list of adoptable dogs, reading their biographies and considering whether they would be a good fit for your home and lifestyle. If there is a dog that you fall in love with, the next step is to fill out an adoption application. Our volunteers will then spend some time getting to know you better to ensure that it is a match made in heaven. We will complete a home visit to look for potential hazards to pets and to make sure that the dog selected will be a good fit in your home. If you have other animals at home, we will also assist in a formal meet-and-greet to ensure that everyone gets along. Finally, we will complete reference checks including your vet clinic. From start to finish, the adoption process usually takes 1-2 weeks. It is our mission to make sure that all of our dogs receive exceptional care and go on to live their best lives and we reserve the right to deny an application for any reason. We pride ourselves in matching the right dogs with the right families so that once our dogs go home, they stay home.
How long after I submit my application can I expect to hear from someone?
We strive to ensure every dog placed for adoption goes to their furever home. All applications received will be reviewed and considered. The foster home will review all applications and proceed in an order they believe to be the best fit for the dog. It may take 7-10 business days to be contacted on the status of the dog. Sometimes applications fall through during the adoption process, just because you haven't been contacted yet doesn't mean you're not being considered. applications are considered active until the adoption is complete. As a volunteer organization, our fosters often work full-time jobs in addition to fostering, we ask that you remain patient and understanding throughout this process.
Why do you charge an adoption fee?
We often get asked the question, why do we charge an adoption fee or why aren’t rescue dogs free to adopt?
The simple answer is because caring for a dog isn’t free. Adoption fees help offset some of the costs incurred by the rescue. They also help to ensure that adopters have given serious thought to welcoming a new pet into their home and have considered that even providing the most basic needs of a dog is going to cost money.
What do the adoption fees cover?
Just like individual dog owners, there are costs associated with providing the basic needs for our dogs. Some of these costs include:
What else do I get for my adoption fee?
In addition to a new friend or family member, vet care, vaccinations and microchipping, we have worked hard to put together a valuable adoption package. With the generous support of various sponsors, your adoption package includes a free vet visit, coupons for grooming, a ton of coupons for supplies, training, free doggy daycare passes and discounts off other dog related services (subject to availability). Please note that you are responsible for obtaining the necessary city pet license for your new companion.
Why do you do a home visit?
We consider the home visit an important step of the screening process. It is a tool used by many animal rescues in Saskatchewan and other provinces. Most home visits take about 10-15 minutes and include a tour of your home and yard; anywhere that the dog may hang out. The volunteer isn't intrusive and won't open drawers or judge your decorating style, but will look for potential hazards to pets to make sure that they are addressed and that the dog is a good fit. The home visit, supplemented with reference checks, also helps us ensure that the representations made on the adoption application are factual and we are not sending our dogs to a hoarder or reseller. The home visit is just one of the tools we use to ensure that our dogs are going to suitable homes.
What kind of support will I receive after adoption?
It’s very important to us to match the right dogs with the right families and that those families are supported after adoption so that once our dogs go home, they stay home. We care about the ongoing well being of the dogs that leave our care and may, from time to time, follow up through messages, phone calls or visits. Training is also available to any of our adopters at reduced prices from DogLogic Training and Behavioral Rehabilitation as well as other providers as included in your adoption package. We also encourage TPP adopters to join The Pack Project Adopters facebook page. You can use this page to share stories, photos and videos so that we can all share in the joy that your new companion brings not only to your family but to everyone who truly cares about rescue work. This is also a place to share your tips, tricks and suggestions as well as ask any questions you may have.
What are some of the other costs that the rescue incurs?
Where does the money come from when adoption fees don’t cover all of the costs?
As a rescue, we do not receive funding from the municipal, provincial or federal government. About half of our costs are covered by adoption fees, but the rest of the money needed to run the rescue comes from our generous sponsors, donors and volunteer run fundraising events. Please see the Sponsors link on our webpage for some of the amazing businesses that support our efforts!
What happens if the adoption doesn’t work out?
Our hope is that all homes are forever homes, however we understand that circumstances can change, and that sometimes it just isn’t the right fit. In these cases we try our best to bring the dog back into our care as their well-being is our top concern. However, if the foster home is no longer available or is no longer a good fit for the dog, we may try an find another foster home or another rescue to assist. Please understand that this process can take some time, especially during the summer or peak vacation season. Where the dog has been gone longer than one month, we require the adopter to complete the surrender form so that we understand any changes to the dog’s behavior or health since leaving our care.
What is required to adopt a dog from The Pack Project?
Providing a home to a dog in need is an incredibly rewarding experience, and we thank you for considering adoption. The adoption process begins by viewing our list of adoptable dogs, reading their biographies and considering whether they would be a good fit for your home and lifestyle. If there is a dog that you fall in love with, the next step is to fill out an adoption application. Our volunteers will then spend some time getting to know you better to ensure that it is a match made in heaven. We will complete a home visit to look for potential hazards to pets and to make sure that the dog selected will be a good fit in your home. If you have other animals at home, we will also assist in a formal meet-and-greet to ensure that everyone gets along. Finally, we will complete reference checks including your vet clinic. From start to finish, the adoption process usually takes 1-2 weeks. It is our mission to make sure that all of our dogs receive exceptional care and go on to live their best lives and we reserve the right to deny an application for any reason. We pride ourselves in matching the right dogs with the right families so that once our dogs go home, they stay home.
How long after I submit my application can I expect to hear from someone?
We strive to ensure every dog placed for adoption goes to their furever home. All applications received will be reviewed and considered. The foster home will review all applications and proceed in an order they believe to be the best fit for the dog. It may take 7-10 business days to be contacted on the status of the dog. Sometimes applications fall through during the adoption process, just because you haven't been contacted yet doesn't mean you're not being considered. applications are considered active until the adoption is complete. As a volunteer organization, our fosters often work full-time jobs in addition to fostering, we ask that you remain patient and understanding throughout this process.
Why do you charge an adoption fee?
We often get asked the question, why do we charge an adoption fee or why aren’t rescue dogs free to adopt?
The simple answer is because caring for a dog isn’t free. Adoption fees help offset some of the costs incurred by the rescue. They also help to ensure that adopters have given serious thought to welcoming a new pet into their home and have considered that even providing the most basic needs of a dog is going to cost money.
What do the adoption fees cover?
Just like individual dog owners, there are costs associated with providing the basic needs for our dogs. Some of these costs include:
- Veterinary exams
- Vaccinations
- Dewormer
- Other medical treatment as needed such as treatment of additional parasites, dental care, injuries, ongoing skin conditions, allergies etc. Some dogs require significant medical care upon arrival and rather than making it cost prohibitive to adopt that dog, we charge a flat adoption fee for all dogs
- Spaying/neutering of adult dogs (it costs approximately $200 - 250 to alter a dog)
- Microchipping
- Food: much of our food is donated but there are times when a dog requires a special diet or we run out of food and need to buy some
- Crates, kennels, beds, leashes, collars, grooming items
- Behavioral training to give our dogs the best chance of a successful adoption
What else do I get for my adoption fee?
In addition to a new friend or family member, vet care, vaccinations and microchipping, we have worked hard to put together a valuable adoption package. With the generous support of various sponsors, your adoption package includes a free vet visit, coupons for grooming, a ton of coupons for supplies, training, free doggy daycare passes and discounts off other dog related services (subject to availability). Please note that you are responsible for obtaining the necessary city pet license for your new companion.
Why do you do a home visit?
We consider the home visit an important step of the screening process. It is a tool used by many animal rescues in Saskatchewan and other provinces. Most home visits take about 10-15 minutes and include a tour of your home and yard; anywhere that the dog may hang out. The volunteer isn't intrusive and won't open drawers or judge your decorating style, but will look for potential hazards to pets to make sure that they are addressed and that the dog is a good fit. The home visit, supplemented with reference checks, also helps us ensure that the representations made on the adoption application are factual and we are not sending our dogs to a hoarder or reseller. The home visit is just one of the tools we use to ensure that our dogs are going to suitable homes.
What kind of support will I receive after adoption?
It’s very important to us to match the right dogs with the right families and that those families are supported after adoption so that once our dogs go home, they stay home. We care about the ongoing well being of the dogs that leave our care and may, from time to time, follow up through messages, phone calls or visits. Training is also available to any of our adopters at reduced prices from DogLogic Training and Behavioral Rehabilitation as well as other providers as included in your adoption package. We also encourage TPP adopters to join The Pack Project Adopters facebook page. You can use this page to share stories, photos and videos so that we can all share in the joy that your new companion brings not only to your family but to everyone who truly cares about rescue work. This is also a place to share your tips, tricks and suggestions as well as ask any questions you may have.
What are some of the other costs that the rescue incurs?
- Transportation, gasoline: Many of our dogs need some sort of transportation and even with volunteer drivers the costs add up
- Signage, pamphlets, business cards and other costs related to promoting our adoption events which help find homes for our adoptable dogs
Where does the money come from when adoption fees don’t cover all of the costs?
As a rescue, we do not receive funding from the municipal, provincial or federal government. About half of our costs are covered by adoption fees, but the rest of the money needed to run the rescue comes from our generous sponsors, donors and volunteer run fundraising events. Please see the Sponsors link on our webpage for some of the amazing businesses that support our efforts!
What happens if the adoption doesn’t work out?
Our hope is that all homes are forever homes, however we understand that circumstances can change, and that sometimes it just isn’t the right fit. In these cases we try our best to bring the dog back into our care as their well-being is our top concern. However, if the foster home is no longer available or is no longer a good fit for the dog, we may try an find another foster home or another rescue to assist. Please understand that this process can take some time, especially during the summer or peak vacation season. Where the dog has been gone longer than one month, we require the adopter to complete the surrender form so that we understand any changes to the dog’s behavior or health since leaving our care.
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