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NORTHEAST ADOPTION PROCESS & PROCEDURE for MAGRR This page has VERY IMPORTANT information for those in the northeast who are looking to adopt a Golden. Please take the time to read and understand it. If you have questions about anything that we have not covered here, please ask. Remember that we are all volunteers who, in addition to doing our best to find homes for these precious dogs, have families, homes, and careers that we are trying to maintain as well. Long Distance Adoptions take more time than those locally because you must consider one dog at a time. Sometimes it can be accomplished much quicker than other times, but the results are definitely worth the effort. This process does require patience and cannot be rushed.
It is well worth the effort!
FEES: Adoption Fee:
$250 Transportation Fee is for our approved ground transportation. Peterson Express Transport Service or Companion Pet Rescue and Transport are the approved method of transport as they are licensed by the Department of Agriculture. All dogs travel with a U.S. Health Certificate and current vaccination records. No dogs travel unless out of a shelter for at least 2 weeks. Flying is an option in fall and spring, but we feel the ground transportation if actually safer and air is more expensive. ALL fees must be paid using PayPal, a certified check, or a cashier check arriving in Memphis prior to the Golden’s departure day. If paying by PayPal there is a small, additional fee for this service.
PROCESS: Go to http://www.magrr.org/Applications/onlineapp.htm and fill out an application. Be sure you enter your email address accurately! If your email address is entered correctly, you will receive a notification that your application has been received. The first step will be a check with your veterinarian if you currently own a pet or have owned one within the last 3 years. Please notify your vet that a representative from MAGRR will be calling and give permission to release information! The second step wills be a telephone call from one of our Adoption Team members to talk to you about MAGRR, Goldens and the long distance adoption process. The 3rd step is for someone to visit with you in your home. MAGRR will notify you via email that your Home Visitor has been selected. In some cases, another rescue group will perform this task for us. The Home Visitor will then contact you directly to schedule the visit. Please feel free to browse our "Available Dogs" to get an idea of the types of dogs we have HOWEVER PLEASE UNDERSTAND not all of the dogs will be an appropriate for your home and some are not a candidate for a long distance adoption! Only after MAGRR has received a written home visit report, will you be contacted by our Adoption Coordinator about specific dogs who would be an appropriate match for your family. It will then be your responsibility to call the Foster Parent of the dog to ask any and all questions about the Golden’s personality, etc. You will be interviewing the Foster and he/she will be interviewing you to see if your home and family will be a good match for the Golden who is being fostered. The Foster knows his/her foster dog better than anyone. After an appropriate match has been agreed upon, the Adoption Process is as follows: ADOPTION: An "Adoption Instruction" email will be sent to you with the proper way to accomplish the paperwork to complete the adoption. TRANSPORTATION: You, the adopter are responsible for all transport costs. The fees must arrive in Memphis before your dog will be accepted to transport. If you choose to fly your dog, you will need to pay for an airline approved travel crate in addition to air fare. SCHEDULE: The ground transportation company has an air condition/heated trailer with secured crates. It is a safe way for the doggies to travel. Leave Memphis on Thursday Noon: Arrive in the Northeast on Saturday See Peterson Express Transport Service for current schedules and stops. Companion Pet Rescue & Transport is a smaller transport but very similar to Peterson. They leave Memphis on Mondays and arrive in the Northeast on Wednesdays. You must meet the transport at the appropriate stop and phone a MAGRR representative that your new Golden is now with you. Directions will be provided once you have completed the adoption. FOLLOW-UP: You will now be a part of the MAGRR Family. This is very important! We need pictures and periodic updates on how your Golden is doing. We are very attached to our sweet Goldens, even those who travel far to begin their new lives, and want only the best possible homes for them. We want to keep up with them throughout their entire life. A Reunion was held in the New York/New England Area spring of 2005. We hope this will become a reoccurring event, with some of our Memphis members in attendance. We hope that you will attend and meet other Southern Dogs and Adopters. |
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