Adopt                    

Our adoption process includes an application approval, adoption fee, and home visit to insure that our dogs are placed in the most loving homes.  All DDB dogs, MUST be indoor dogs.

-Application:  Please complete the adoption application

-Adoption Donation (non-refundable): All of our dogs are up to date on shots, have been heart-worm/Lyme tested, microchipped, and spayed/neutered. 

-Home Visit:  If your application is accepted we will require a home visit.

-Meet and greet with your potential new family member

-Transport:  We do adopt out of state; however, if you request that DDB arrange a transport there will be an additional fee of $0.16/mile round trip.


 


DOGS DESERVE BETTER is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to freeing the chained dog, and bringing
our 'best friend' into the home and family.

Dogs Deserve Better, 2003 First Place Winner of the ASPCA/Chase Pet Protector Award, is a voice for chained and penned dogs, whose sadness speaks only through the eyes. As the days become years, many of these dogs sit, lay, eat, and defecate within the same 10-foot radius. Chained by the neck, they exist without respect, love, exercise, social interaction, and sometimes even basic nourishment. They live as prisoners, yet long to be pets.


DDB of the NRV-VA Takes Their Dogs To:





Adoption Checklist
                 

Below are the Top 10 most important steps potential pet adopters can take to ensure they have the best possible adoption experience. This checklist is based on a survey of more than 180 pet shelters and rescue groups across the United States. Education is a crucial factor in keeping pets in forever homes, and thats why the Permanent Pet Adoption checklist can be a valuable resource for potential pet adopters.


Before You Adopt Give This List Some Thought:

1.

When you adopt, you need to make a real commitment to care for your pet for its entire life, no matter what that entails, just as you would with a child.

2.

Be prepared for a pet to affect other parts of your life for as long as you have the pet (can be up to 15 years for a dog and 20 years for cat). Your pet’s well-being will have to be considered in all kinds of decisions, including travel, social life, relocating to a new home, adopting other pets, having children, etc.

3.

Verify in advance that you’re allowed to keep a pet where you live, especially if you rent or belong to a homeowners’ association.

4.

Make any necessary modifications to your yard and fence, if you have one, to provide for your pet’s safety and to prevent your pet from escaping.

5.

Never give a pet as a gift.


6.

Choose a pet appropriate to your living situation and lifestyle. Figure out what size, age, and energy-level pet is most appropriate for you.

7.

Never adopt a pet on a whim or because you feel it’s love-at-first-sight. Do your research and carefully consider all the aspects and implications of adopting before you make a decision.

8.

If you’re adopting a pet for your kids, understand that the responsibility is yours. Kids, by their nature, often tire of things that were once new and exciting, and this includes their pets. You will most likely end up being the one who provides most of the pet’s care.

9.

Plan for a several-week adjustment period during which there will be challenges.

10.

Provide sufficient exercise and stimulation. (Walk dogs according to individual need, provide playtime and appropriate toys for both dogs and cats, spend time just petting and talking to your pet, include pet in family activities.)




























 
Shannon E. Allen, DDB Representative - NRV Virginia
SERVING PULASKI, GILES, MONTGOMERY, CRAIG, AND FLOYD