Adoption Requirements

Process:

1) Fill out our Online Application or download our Microsoft Word Application and email it to  sheltersurvivors@live.com.

Please complete the application with little or no omissions, this will help expedite the process.  You can also fill out an application at one of our adoption events after meeting our dogs. Please see our Events page for adoption clinic dates and locations.

Pay particular attention to your references and Veterinarian, including phone numbers.

If you are not within 40 miles of the Bridgewater, NJ area, please attach pictures of your home and yard to your email.

2) Interview: A Shelter Survivor volunteer (we are all volunteers) will contact you for a phone or email interview.  We conduct interviews prior to placement for many reasons.   First, we want to find our dogs the best possible homes. Second, we want to match personalities as much as possible. (We really hate to see adoptions fail). Third, we get a kick out of helping to complete families, and who knows, you might get convinced to become a volunteer as well.

3) Reference Check: A volunteer will contact the references you listed on your application.

4) Home Visit: This is an important step in the process for both the potential adopter and the dog.  The dog your are interested in adopting will be brought along on the home visit. This gives you a chance to see how he/she will react to your home environment.  Our goal is to make every adoption a success!

5) Pending:  If all goes well on the home visit our volunteer will leave your new family member with you on a trial basis.  You will be given all of your new pet's medical records and the foster family's contact information.  During this time please feel free to contact us with any questions you have.  After a week our volunteer will contact you to finalize the adoption.

6) Follow Ups: You may hear from us!! We will try to make follow up calls to check out how things are going.

7) Success Stories:  Please send us pictures of your new family member whenever possible. We love to see success stories, so please keep in touch. You are very welcome to come to a later clinic with your new family member and show him (her) off. We also love to get Alumni pictures and stories from the new family to post!