dog adoption process

Our priority is to find the ideal home for our rescue dogs and our simple and effective process helps us do just that. We run an appointment system for you to meet your future dog, this allows us to give you time to spend with them in a calm environment.

Apply

You can help to ensure that your match is successful by carefully considering the responsibility you will be taking on. It’s vital that everybody living in your home also understands and approves of the adoption prior to enquiring.

Once you’ve decided that you’re ready to adopt, please visit our ‘Meet the Dogs’ page. Select a dog you are interested in and complete our online enquiry form.

Following this, one of our team will be in contact via phone or email within 2-3 days to discuss things in more detail.

A home check and meet & greet will be required.

Match & Meet

We will assess your suitability with your chosen dog to be confident that you are the ideal match for each other. If we decide together that another dog may be more suitable, then we can introduce you to the other dogs currently available, or update you on future arrivals for you to consider.

An appointment can then be scheduled at the rescue centre for you to meet and collect your new dog.

Adopt

Now for the final, magical step of officially confirming your dog’s adoption! We will ask you to sign an Adoption Agreement and pay an adoption fee (amount specified on each dog’s website profile.) We’ll make sure you have all the information and advice you need for when you first welcome your dog home, and we’ll be in touch in the coming days and weeks to ask how things are going. We’d love for you to please keep in touch with us and to reach out if you need any help or advice. We are invested in the success of your adoption and promise to do all we can to help make it work.

Did you know we have a shop you can purchase your dog products from, and all the proceeds come back to Rain Rescue? View our shop here.

Aftercare

Although you are responsible for the wellbeing of your new companion after adoption, Rain Rescue is always here to help and advice when needed. We have lots of advice on our website, and you can also call our team for further support.