Thank you for your interest in one of our dogs available for adoption. Please fill out the adoption application below and submit to The Dog Spot Rescue. All fields are required if applicable.  Please think about your situation, stability, tolerance, patience, time, carefully before considering adoption. Dogs impact your life so dramatically. It can be a pleasure or a heartache depending how prepared you are to weather the change. Although TDS prefers not to handle puppies, we have at least 15 in the program as of 10/16/09. This is due to a mass rescue from Bakersfield in August of 10 pregnant or new mother dogs. So puppies are us at the moment. All pups are residing in foster homes raised by loving and committed fosters. These pups still came from moms who were exposed to pathogens in the shelter. We have done our level best to raise healthy pups but problems can arise when dealing with young dogs. We ask that our pups not be adopted to folks who live in apartments or Condos because we just feel that the quarters are too close to raise puppies successfully without neighbors being impacted. Puppies need yards, places to run and play freely. We are also looking for people who may not have to move frequently as that is how so many dogs come to shelters in the first place. All the dogs we have were previously owned and found themselves on a euthanasia list. We need to stop the flow in and out of our shelters. It is easy to fall in love with the baby face of an adorable puppy. Consider the crying, peeing, pooing, the need for constant attention, guidence, training before adoption. Consider the 14 year stay in your home. Can you offer a ONE STOP family for this dog or puppy? Dogs grieve just like people at the loss of their families, special person and pack. They are lost without you.

PLEASE NOTE:

All shelter dogs come in contact with pathogens which can impact their health, the health of other dogs they come in contact with and in some instances, the health of family members. This can include but not limited to: Kennel Cough, Guardia,(the two most common) ringworm, parasites.Parvo, and other diseases associated with dogs. The Dog Spot is  dedicated to discovering anything a dog or puppy may have medically challenging and addressing it before a dog or puppy is released. However, a dog may not be symptomatic immedialtely and may show signs of ill health shortly after adoption. If so, and within your trial period,  we ask that the dog/ or pup be returned to us as soon as possible so we may begin treatment with our own team of Veterinarians.. You may have a refund of your adoption donation, pick another dog/pup/ or wait to see the outcome and readopt your orginal dog/pup when cleared of medical issues. Internal issues like cancer, heart murmurs, skelatory problems, infections can also be missed if dog is showing no symptoms of pain or abnormalities. As the last leg of the rescue process, we ask that you take your newly adopted dog to your own vet for a conformational well check during your one week trial to determine suitability of dog for your lifestyle, and basic health of dog presented.

Adoption Application