The UK side of SDRR is run by a dedicated and passionate team of volunteers who will be delighted to help you through the adoption process which is: 

If you see a dog that you are interested in adopting, or are just interested in general, in the first instance please can you complete and return an application form.

We will review all applications received and if successful, a member of our volunteer home check team will call you for an informal chat,  

We will talk through the home check form and find out more about you, your lifestyle etc. (This is also an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have.)

After your homecheck we will review the form and if successful we will be in contact to show you dogs that have been matched to your family. 

We will arrange a visit with the dog you are interested in adopting. We ask for a minimum of two visits, including taking any dogs already in the home for a walk together to see if they get along.

After ongoing conversations and if everyone agrees,we will check you have everything needed in the equipment list and we will send you an adoption agreement to sign and return to us. We will also ask for the adoption fee to be paid in full.

Once the adoption fee is paid and the signed contract returned we will make arrangements for you to collect your new family member, we will also transfer the microchip details to yours and send you confirmation by email, and lastly you will be invited to join our Facebook furever after page.

PLEASE NOTE;

The adoption contract that you sign when homing one of our dogs includes a clause that if you need to surrender the dog, you will do so only to us. We hope you will persevere with any problems you may experience in the early days and we will support you with advice about any issues that arise. We also hope you would not surrender the dog for a trivial reason. We provide full rescue back up for all our adopted dogs and like to keep in regular touch with all our dogs to check on their welfare.

Download  our Adopters Handbook                                      Complete the online application and one of the team will contact you

Potential Adopter , please read the statement below .

 All SDRR dogs unless because of a medical condition must wear a Slip lead on COLLECTION this will be a condition of adoption otherwise adoption will not take place. A harness is used in ADDITION to the Slip lead but not instead of.

All SDRR dogs will wear a tracker inside & out, 24 hours a day for the first 6 weeks ( Except when charging )

All Dogs must be collected on adoption in secure metal crates – without a crate the adoption will not take place

No Stopping on the way home because the dog is crying or upset – DO NOT get the dog out of the crate until you are in your home and have carried the crate inside and the front door is closed. 

SDRR offers full Rescue backup for the dog's lifetime and SDRR MUST be made aware of any arising problems / complaints and will always provide FREE advice and help.

Under NO circumstances is any SDRR dog to be passed onto a 3rd party or sold on and that SDRR must be informed if you cannot keep the dog for any reason.

We are proud of our rehoming system. No dog goes anywhere without thorough home checks prior to adoption. A successful adoption first time is what we as a rescue strive for.

These are our policies and they are there to keep our dogs safe – if you are uncomfortable with these please do not proceed with your enquiry.

WE DO NOT PERMIT SAME DAY ADOPTIONS. 

ALL APPLICANTS MUST GO AWAY AFTER A MEETING TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER ADOPTION. WE WILL DISCUSS WITH YOU HOW THE MEETING WENT AND WHETHER YOU CONSIDER THE APPLICANT A GOOD MATCH FOR YOUR FOSTER DOG. 

Having a successful home check is no guarantee of adoption. IN THE CASE OF MULTIPLE APPLICANTS WE WILL CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE FAMILY FOR THE DOG.

PLEASE NOTE;

UK SURRENDER ADOPTION FEE ARE SET AFTER ALL COSTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION;

OVERSEAS ADOPTION FEES

PLEASE NOTE; UK SURRENDER ADOPTION FEE ARE SET AFTER ALL COSTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION;