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GPC Rescue
Rescue Guidelines
We are an organization of volunteers. We feel that rescue is
an essential part of a purebred dog club’s mission. We do, however, have
very limited resources and only one club member handling rescue for the club.
With that
in mind, our guidelines are as follow:
For potential adopters:
We do not do any fostering of Poodles. If you make an application to adopt
a Poodle we will keep your application information on hand until a Poodle comes
into rescue which might fit your situation. This could be within a week or
it could be several months before I contact you.
I do NOT take adoption applications on the phone. They must be filled out
by you and sent to me. I do not mind discussing rescue with you and in fact
I welcome your call as a follow-up to that application but please wait until
I have received it. Email is also welcome.
If I have to return a long distance call it will be a collect call. I am in
north-central Maryland, in Carroll County.
We matchmake. By that I mean that if a Poodle comes into rescue that might
be suitable for you I contact you with the information about the dog. If you
are still waiting for a Poodle (remember it could be months) and you are interested
I will put you in direct contact with the owner. Basically you and the dog’s
owner work out the details of meeting and transferring the dog. I follow up
so I will know whether I need to continue trying to place the dog or not. I
will make all attempts to know as much as I can about the Poodle prior to contacting
you.
Occasionally I hear of a Poodle in a shelter. Some shelters will only adopt
to local residents but others do not. In the case of a Poodle in a shelter
I will still try to place it by applications. Of course the potential adopter
would be subject to the shelter’s requirements.
NO MONEY CHANGES HANDS.
Dogs coming into rescue are either neutered/spayed or are expected to be taken
care of within the first month of placement.
For People placing dogs into rescue:
We do not do any fostering of Poodles. We matchmake (see above notes to potential
adopters).
To get your dog into rescue, call with info about
the Poodle. If you e-mail we will still have to talk directly (by phone, that
is) so I can learn all I can about your dog to help me find a placement. Information
I hope to get from you includes: age, gender, variety, color; reason for placing
the dog; medical issues if any; medications; experience with children, men,
other dogs, cats; diet, training level. There are not any bad answers to my
list of questions; I just try to match a dog which is not safe with cats, in
a household with no cats.
Sometimes it takes a while to match your dog to someone. This is particularly
true with elderly dogs, or dogs with particular behavior problems. Doesn’t
mean they are unplaceable, but it does mean it takes time sometimes. I can
have dozens of applications but many might be no longer searching by the time
I call them. Or everyone has a cat.
I do my best to make a good match and do not ever knowingly send an applicant
to you who would not be a good home. Ultimately however the decision on who
will take your Poodle into their home will be yours to make. I expect and hope
to stay involved in the process as well.
NO MONEY CHANGES HANDS. We do not collect a fee from either party in rescue.
The Poodle should be neutered. The cost of this will be borne by the adopter
if the dog its not yet neutered.
If you have any other general questions please feel free to email me, my preferred
method of contact for general information. Call me if you need to place a
dog, however. As noted above, long distance calls from me will be collect
calls.
About Poodles in Rescue
They come in all sizes and all ages,
and for all reasons. As you can imagine the easiest to place are young, healthy
and have
no significant behavioral problems. The most difficult to place are the elderly
and/or infirm. These older dogs can be wonderful sweet companions, and often
the medical issues are mostly issues needing careful diet management or daily
medication. We hope you will consider being open to adopting the older dog..
We are fortunate to get a steady stream of applicants for rescue Poodles but
it can take a very long time sometimes to match the senior dog to an applicant.
Rescue Chair
LINDA WILDMAN
3065 Windsor Place Drive
New Windsor, MD 21776
(301) 606-2268
Rescue forms
If you are interested in adopting a poodle please go to this
page Greenspring Rescue Service Home Evaluation Form
Please print the form, fill it out
and mail it to us.
If we do not have an appropriate
poodle in rescue we will be happy to keep your name on file.
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