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Contact us at
Lifeline. We have the experience and knowledge of this breed
and will work with your dog in foster care for whatever length of
time is necessary until we re-home him/her with a family who is educated about the
special needs of an Italian Greyhound. Your dog will have a safe,
comfortable, loving home with one of our foster families until we
find a match with one of our approved adopters. Each potential adopter
is thoroughly screened through a written application, personal and
veterinary references, and we require a physical visit done at their home
so we can meet the family and other animals before any adoption is
approved. Adopters sign a contract stating that the IG they adopt
MUST be returned to our rescue if they cannot keep the dog for any
reason. S/he will never be sold, given away or taken to a shelter.
Contact your vet and
get a copy of your dog's medical records, including rabies tag and
microchip registration, if applicable. This will save him/her from
being unnecessarily re-vaccinated. If your dog is unaltered, needs
vaccines, heartworm testing, or a dental cleaning, please do your dog one last favor and
take care of these veterinary needs. Rescue is constantly pinched
for funds to care for IGs who are strays or dumped in shelters or
veterinary offices, so taking
responsibility for these veterinary necessities will allow us to
place your dog sooner and allow our rescue to channel our limited funds to
the truly neglected dogs. If you are unable to get your dog
up-to-date on vaccinations and spayed/neutered, please consider a
monetary donation upon surrendering your dog to help cover part of
these costs.
See which of your dog's belongings
you can send with him/her. Having his/her own crate, bed, toys,
jacket, etc. not only keeps the dog more comfortable being around
familiar objects, but relieves rescue of having to purchase so many
of these items for your dog. Pack up medications or supplements your
dog needs, too, along with instructions for administration of them.
If you can, make a list of things
rescue should know about your dog, for example, if s/he sleeps in a
crate at night, if s/he uses potty pads or a litter box, if s/he's
afraid of thunder, and anything else you feel is important.
You'll be asked to bring your dog to
a designated intake place, or to transport at least part of the way
if you are a long distance from the rescue representative or foster
home. Make sure your dog is wearing a collar and ID tags for the
trip.
When you meet with the transporter or foster
parent, you'll be asked to sign relinquishment papers giving up
ownership of your dog. If you'd like, we will send you a letter or
email when your IG is placed to let you know a little about the
home, but without names or addresses of the new adopters. This is a
confidential adoption process. You will not be able to contact the
new adopters or call the foster home or rescue rep for more
information.
Remember, surrendering your IG to
Lifeline Italian Greyhound rescue ensures that your IG will be placed
in a loving, educated, forever home with people who understand the
special needs of this breed. A humane society, shelter or all-breed
rescue may not be able to do the same.
Thank you for looking out for the
best interest of your IG.
For more
information on surrendering email
jenny@italiangreyhoundrescue.org, or leave a voice mail on our
toll-free line at 888-921-4211 for a call back within 24 hours.
For
an emergency intake, please call Jenny at 715-495-8285.
PLEASE NOTE:
We are based out of the Minneapolis/western Wisconsin
area. If you
are not within our region, please search online for an IG rescue
group in
your area.
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