Not exact matches
Many shelters insist on spaying all
dogs before
placement so spaying may be done as early as six to eight
weeks of age.
Most rescues will keep a
dog for at least a couple
of weeks, to evaluate its temperament and help make the best
placements, but many shelters don't have the ability to do this kind
of screening.
You must remain available during the first
week of that two
week period in the event the
placement does not work out and your foster
dog is returned to you.
Sixteen
of the
dogs are ready for adoption this
week, and the other 30 have more serious medical or behavioral conditions and are in need
of placement with local and regional rescue partners.
From their earliest
weeks with us to the matching and
placement of a
dog with a prospective client, we focus on the mental, physical and emotional well - being
of the
dogs in our care.
However, if a
dog is in such a shelter for
placement, volunteers will need to maintain frequent (minimum
of 3x
week) contact with the director because a shelter that has excess runs available one
week might become overcrowded the following
week.
If the
placement is a good one (and most
of our
placements work out great), the new owner will permanently adopt the
dog after a few
weeks.
The term «healthy» means and includes all
dogs and cats eight
weeks of age or older that, at the time the animal is taken into possession, have manifested no sign
of a behavioral characteristic that could pose a health or safety risk or otherwise make the animal unsuitable for
placement as a pet and have shown no sign
of a medical condition that would adversely affect their heath.