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We realize that sometimes circumstances dictate that one must make the decision to give up their pet. If you would like to inquire about surrendering a dog into our care, please fill out the Owner Surrender Form and e-mail or mail it to us. Please include a few good pictures of the dog - a good face and side view, at the bare minimum, and a brief description of his or her personality and temperament.
We are always willing to take in dogs that might be suitable for training as service/assistance dogs for the handicapped, search & rescue, detection (narcotics or explosives, for example), or law enforcement apprehension dogs. Please contact us if you believe your dog might be suitable for such a job.
HVGSR is always in need of new foster homes; the more foster homes we have, the more dogs we can save from being euthanized. We could not operate without our foster families!
All food and necessary vet care for foster dogs is provided by HVGSR, so fostering can be a wonderful way to be able to have a dog if you otherwise could not afford one!
To apply to be a foster home, click the button at the top of the page to fill out the application, and a representative of HVGSR will get in touch with you to talk a little more about what type of dog you are able to help. The questions we ask are to help us place the right dog into your home.
Click the 'Adopt a Dog' button at the top of the page to fill out an application.
HVGSR's adoption process is fairly simple. First, we require an adoption application be filled out, and then we arrange for you to come and meet the dog(s) that you are interested in, and/or the dog(s) that we feel would be the best match for you. If this meeting goes well and you would like to adopt the dog, then we will schedule a time that we can bring the dog to your home. If you would prefer to be able to take the dog home with you that day, then a home check will need to be done prior to your visit with the dog.
Because of our limited capacity to bring new dogs in based on available foster homes, we might not have a suitable dog for you when you submit your application. However, we are contacted daily (no, that is not an exaggeration!) by owners and shelters. If we feel that one of these dogs would be a good match for you, based on the information you give us on your application, then we can commit to that particular dog just for you, where otherwise we might have to turn it down for lack of available space.
Our adoption fee is $200.
The adoption fees pay for the dog's initial wellness exam, fecal, heartworm test, microchip, spay/neuter surgery, all necessary vaccinations, deworming, flea/tick/heartworm prevention while the dog is under our care, and a bath & nail trim before going home with you. Purebred dogs may or may not come with papers, depending on whether their owners give them to us when they surrender the dog.
We offer low-cost core vaccines and microchips to the general public.
Vaccines
We follow a minimal-vaccination protocol. The vaccines we use are individual shots, meaning the parvo shot contains nothing but parvo, & the distemper shot contains nothing but distemper. These are the only two vaccines that we will administer to puppies, and they must be done at least 2 weeks apart from one another. This reduces the chances of reactions and side effects, and does not over-stress the immune system by bombarding it with several diseases all at once, like combo shots (such as 5-way or 7-way shots) do. For dogs older than 12 months, we offer a combination DA2 (distemper & adenovirus) shot for those interested, in addition to the parvo-only shot.
The vaccines we use are known as 'high titer' vaccines, which means that they are designed to overcome maternal antibodies in puppies younger than 16 weeks. What that means is that just one shot should provide immunity for at least 7 years, if not for life. Visit http://www.aahanet.org to learn more about duration of immunity from vaccines. So far, the studies have only proven them effective for 7 years, but those studies are ongoing. This eliminates the need for giving a series of shots to young puppies, and for annual re-vaccination as well.
Microchips
Even if you did not adopt your dog from us, we are still happy to microchip him or her for you for only $20. We use 24PetWatch microchips.
Please contact us for more information and pricing.
