Available for Adoption
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Blue is a 4 year old male that we were told by his previous owner had separation anxiety, and the primary reason for being re-homed. While in his foster home, we quickly learned that he had some other behaviors that needed to be addressed. We also learned that Blue was not really a loved family member, and was confined to one room in the home. He got very little exercise. With his first foster, we were made aware of some problems. While most of the time he was very sweet, when he did not want to do something, he was very stubborn and would not do as asked.
We knew that we needed to get him to our Trainer in Marysville. For the next several weeks she worked on observing him, gaining his trust and what situations provoked the stubbornness. She has had a lot of success in minimizing his unwanted behavior. Since she was also fostering him, she was able to see how he interacted with other family members and pets in the home. He does well with other dogs as well as cats! Blue has graduated to his next step, and is with one more trainer who will be proofing his training, adding him to play groups with all types of dogs, getting him out socially, and sharing any tips that will help him in his forever home. He will be going to our foster in Petaluma after this training session, and we feel he will be ready to meet a new forever family soon. We think that any children must be over 12 years old. A friendly canine companion would be great for him, but he may do well by himself also. He's good with small dogs and was raised with cats. His new family must be willing to continue working with him and be able to give him exercise every day! We suggest minimal alone time for Blue. If you feel like Blue would be a great new companion for your home, please contact us or fill out our application and we can answer any questions you may have. https://form.jotform.com/212066727579162 |
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Adoption Process
We strive to post most dogs that we intake on social media as well as our website. Once a dog is posted as “available for adoption” we will ask for applications for that particular dog. We will review, interview, and select the adopter most suitable for that Weimaraner’s needs. Due to constraints in volunteer availability, we may not be able to interview every applicant for every dog. The adoption application is located here.
If you have already filled out an application to adopt and are interested in a particular dog on our website or Facebook, please send us an email to [email protected] or send us a message on Facebook.
If you have already filled out an application to adopt and are interested in a particular dog on our website or Facebook, please send us an email to [email protected] or send us a message on Facebook.
Application and Approval
You must complete the entire application and approval process before meeting any of our rescue dogs. This process consists of completing an application using the button below, a phone interview, and a home visit (during the pandemic, we’ll ask for photos of your yard instead).
For the safety of adopting families and our rescue dogs, we rarely place dogs in homes with children under 10 years old unless it is a puppy or the dog has a known, positive history of living with babies & toddlers.
Our ideal adoptive home has:
Each situation will be evaluated on a case by case basis. Please be patient as it may take a few days to respond to your application.
For the safety of adopting families and our rescue dogs, we rarely place dogs in homes with children under 10 years old unless it is a puppy or the dog has a known, positive history of living with babies & toddlers.
Our ideal adoptive home has:
- minimal alone time
- vigorous exercise every day
- lots of family activity
- a minimum of a small potty yard attached to the house with a 6 foot high fence
Each situation will be evaluated on a case by case basis. Please be patient as it may take a few days to respond to your application.
Adoption Fees
Our adoption fees vary per adoption, ranging from $0 to $700 depending on many factors but primarily the dog’s age. Sometimes we need to spend very little on vet care, rehab etc. and sometimes we spend thousands to give a Weim a chance at a happy life.
If we based our fees on our costs for each dog respectively, young healthy dogs with small fees would be quite easy to place. Older dogs with issues and huge fees however would be very hard to place. Similar to insurance, our adoption fee structure spreads our costs over all our rescues to make sure every dog finds a forever home.
Payment of adoption fees and a signed adoption contract are required when adopting a dog.
If we based our fees on our costs for each dog respectively, young healthy dogs with small fees would be quite easy to place. Older dogs with issues and huge fees however would be very hard to place. Similar to insurance, our adoption fee structure spreads our costs over all our rescues to make sure every dog finds a forever home.
Payment of adoption fees and a signed adoption contract are required when adopting a dog.