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Frequently Asked QuestionsWant to adopt a puppy from PMR&R? Please read....Puppies are hard! They are not trained; they do not understand English, teaching them proper behavior is a process that will take weeks to months. They require training and we require that you provide that training in our contract. Some will continue puppy behaviors longer and will test you longer. They are not your 10-year-old dog who lays at your feet for belly rubs. They will bite, jump, use your floor as a bathroom and chew. You are guaranteed to lose a shoe, a stair tread or the corner of a table! It may happen once, it may happen often. The damage may be something small and inexpensive or it may be something that is irreplaceable. Puppies don’t discriminate. They are busy! They whine and cry and get under your feet. They need a good deal of exercise. They cannot be left in a crate all day and put back in a crate in the evening. Puppies need your time and commitment and every effort put into them to make them a good dog. Again, this is NOT your old dog. This puppy is it’s own dog and will require patience and love and your time. I need to surrender my dog, can you take her in please?PMR&R rescues dogs from shelters all around North Carolina to save them from euthanization. As soon as we adopt a dog out, we seek another to save, so the foster slots are rarely open for any time at all. If we take your dog in, we are not able to save another dog's life that is already in a shelter and in grave danger. I found a dog on the street and would like you to take it in.North Carolina law requires that anyone who finds a stray dog must make a 'reasonable' attempt to find the owner before the dog can be considered for disposition (owned or euthanized). You must post notices in the neighborhood and in the local papers - the Raleigh News and Observer and other papers post Found Pet notices for free - for at least three days, recommended five days. Also, take the dog to a veterinarian or Animal Control Shelter to have is scanned for a microchip. Once these are done, you can consider the dog not claimed. Where are you located, what are your hours?PMR&R is an organization of volunteers and foster homes, and we have no physical shelter or location for you to visit. Please see the next question. How can I visit one of your dogs?There are two ways for you to visit our dogs:
What is your Adoption Fee?Our Adoption Fee is $400.00 What does your Adoption fee include?Our Adoption donation includes:
Why is your Adoption fee so high?Actually, the PMR&R adoption donation does not even cover our costs. We have every dog we rescue fully vetted, vaccinated, microchipped, spayed or neutered, and treated for any medical issues. We provide heartworm and flea and tick preventative to all of our foster dogs. In addition, we sometimes have to treat dogs for heartworms, Parvovirus infections, mange, ringworm, intestinal worms and parasites, injuries, and other medical conditions that usually come from the shelter or stray environment. We also sometimes pay for grooming or training. Combined with the costs of traveling all over North Carolina to rescue and adopt the dogs, maintaining a Web page, and other logistic costs (printing costs, phone costs, etc.), we do not break even from the Adoption Donations. Do you adopt to folks out of state?Yes, we do and we have. There are a few conditions that must be met:
What does "pending" mean on the end of the dog's name?When an application to adopt has been reviewed and approved, and we have agreed to a date and time for a home check for the adoption, we change the dog's status from "available" to "adoption pending". The system we use changes the name of the dog by appending "pending" to the end of the dog's name, to show that the dog is pending an adoption. It is not adopted yet - not all Home Checks end in an adoption - but it is likely to be adopted soon. Do I need to submit different applications for different dogs?No, one application is all you need - it will apply for any of the dogs in our program. If you are interested in others than the one you applied for, please send us an email. Do you accept or adopt out cats?No, we only work with dogs. Do you have any dogs under 20 pounds that are housebroken, don't chew, etc....?No. Several points:
Can we keep the dog for a few days for a 'trial adoption'?No. We are extremely busy, and simply do not have the time for this added process. In addition, we would not have control over your activities with our dog, and we are not comfortable giving up that responsibility. We are fairly thorough in our reviews and home checks. If we have to make multiple home checks we will consider it, but we will not leave the dog until the adoption is complete. Is the puppy spayed or neutered already?If the puppy is less than 5 months old for a female or 7 months old for a male, it is not yet altered. Our veterinarian believes that early alteration can lead to developmental issues, and we follow his advice. We will have ALL adopted dogs neutered, and we will pay for them (if done with our vet), but not before 5 months of age for females or 7 months for males, and before they are 7 months old for females or 9 months for males. Can we skip the spay or neuter?Absolutely not. Are microchips safe? Do they cause cancer?Pet microchips are safe, and all research to date shows that they do not cause tumors in dogs. Please read this excellent report on the situation here. |