Sentences with phrase «most dog adopters»

Not exact matches

The adopter and her husband looked for five months, but most of the dogs they saw were Labs who would very likely be taken by other homes.

4) Requisite of a doggy door — like Nathan above where the rescue noted the dog should have the ability to go in and out at whim 5) Someone will not be home full time — Most people do have to work — and how will adopters afford a dog if they do not work.

Most of our adopters work full time, so the 9 - 5 routine helps prepare the dog for such a lifestyle.

While some animals are lucky enough to be adopted from shelters, don't delude yourself: most cats / dogs in most shelters are killed within days because there are too few adopters for the thousands of worthy animals hoping for a good home.

The program is designed for people who can keep a dog or cat in their home during the week and place it up for adoption at CAP on the weekend, a time when most potential adopters visit the shelter.

Having a dental performed on a senior dog before adoption would remove a huge hurdle for most adopters considering a new senior companion.

Requires a home visit before adoption approval under special circumstances if phone interview is outstanding applicant Follows up with adopters after placement Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs have most tests (heartworm, fecal and other regionally appropriate tests) before adoptDogs are observed and evaluated before adoption All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs have most tests (heartworm, fecal and other regionally appropriate tests) before adoptdogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs have most tests (heartworm, fecal and other regionally appropriate tests) before adoptdogs have most tests (heartworm, fecal and other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption.

After a great deal of research and travelling to some of the most impoverished communities in the Southern regions of our country — we discovered an alarming abundance of adoptable dogs who are losing their lives by the tens of thousands simply because there are no rescues or adopters available to help.

Now that we have our own facility, it is important for most of our dogs to be onsite to meet potential adopters.

I actually enjoy the challenge of training a dog that may not have had the best of starts in life or that has reached adulthood without the necessary manners to appeal to most adopters.

Photo entry with the most «likes»: Winner will receive a Petco gift card in the amount of $ 500, an original watercolor painting by MUTTS creator Patrick McDonnell featuring the adopter's pet, a Petco Foundation apparel item and a year of dry WholeHearted dog or cat food.

Sadly, older dogs and cats are among the least desired by most adopters, even as they make wonderful companions.

To add to the strain of the pet overpopulation crisis, senior dogs are typically overlooked and are the first to fall victim to euthanasia, since most adopters are looking for puppies or young adult dogs.

Adopters are making their initial (and most important) impressions of the dogs when they walk through the kennels and see them inside their cages.

This is when the dogs are typically the most excited; and while jumping and barking are normal kennel - related behaviors, adopters often may think that the dog is out of control.

The company, which Mark said places most pets within seven days, charges both owner and prospective adopter a fee: $ 90 for both the owner and adopter of a dog, and $ 90 for the owner of a cat and $ 50 for the adopter.

Since most dogs are adopted without an opportunity to meet them, we use Skype, videos and phone conversations with the foster families to insure that each prospective adopter has all the information possible to make a great choice for a furever family member.

The Matchmaker P rogram was designed to match the right dog to the right home, and it is focused on getting the dogs that have the most difficulty finding the right adopter into homes — large breed dogs.

Because I deal with the dog's profiles, the most rewarding experience has been hearing potential adopters say they felt a connection to a dog through their images and bio.

Most of our prospective adopters tell us they have come to rescue because they want to give something back to the breed and help a DVGRR dog in need, and we are very grateful for their willingness to do so.

Most adopters in my area are interested in smaller dogs.

Dogs with behavior problems tend to languish longer in shelters due to the understandable reluctance on the part of most adopters to take on a dog with possible ongoing behavior challenges.1 In addition, shelter staff often hold onto the dogs before making them available for adoption to work on the behavior probDogs with behavior problems tend to languish longer in shelters due to the understandable reluctance on the part of most adopters to take on a dog with possible ongoing behavior challenges.1 In addition, shelter staff often hold onto the dogs before making them available for adoption to work on the behavior probdogs before making them available for adoption to work on the behavior problem.

After you've selected a pet who seems right for you, most private shelters will let you visit with him or her in their own «dog apartments» or «kitty condos,» or will invite you to spend time with the pet in a special room or fenced outdoor area set aside for pets and adopters to get acquainted.

Our most successful adopters come to CPR not because they want a dog.

Most of the dogs are small, usually under 30 pounds, thus enabling Buddy Dog to find many adopters looking for a smaller dog, a new companion, without going to a pet store or breedDog to find many adopters looking for a smaller dog, a new companion, without going to a pet store or breeddog, a new companion, without going to a pet store or breeder.

He lived in a rural beach town on the Oregon Coast, where potential adopters were most interested in smaller dogs, not a large reactive pitbull like Odie.

This belief that somehow this won't ever happen to THEM is what strikes me — despite scores of incidents in which adopted dogs — most notably, pit bulls — maul and kill adopters, their families and their neighbors, we continue to see shelters carrying out reckless policies as if nothing unusual is happening.

After filling out a plethora of these and speaking to the screeners, I realized that rather than using these to accept or reject an applicant, most rescues use the applications as a tool to guide prospective adopters to a dog that is best suited for them.

Like the stringent questions on the applications, most rescuers don't use this as a tool to reject adopters; rather, they utilize the time to assist in settling the dog into the new environment and answering any lingering questions that the new owners may have.

A 2011 study by the ASPCA found that appearance is the most important factor for adopters, both with puppies (29 %), and full - grown dogs (26 %); black dogs are consistently listed as the least desirable.

Most shelters feature photos of their animals on a website in an attempt to entice adopters; black dogs are difficult to photograph, and their personalities are often masked in darkness.

Jacque Lynn Schultz, ASPCA's shelter outreach director told People that most adopters feel black dogs «look menacing because their facial expressions are harder to read.»

Having faced the cost of caring for an elderly dog first - hand, they realized why most adopters are deterred from the prospect of taking home a shelter senior.

«The most rewarding part is when I am socializing with an animal and a potential adopter walks by to see how great the dog / cat can be,» he says.

Maybe the dog was surrendered with a behavior that most adopters are not able to safely manage let alone successfully work through.

The most successful adoption matches tend to come from taking each adult dog's individual personality style into account as well as the prospective adopters» lifestyle and expectations.