Adopt

"In every stray, there's a heart waiting to love, a soul waiting to be seen, and a family waiting to be found."

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Adoption Form

First name

Last name

Phone

Email

Address

Do you currently have any other pets in your household. If yes, please describe. Are they friendly with other animals? If no, have you ever owned a pet before? How many animals have you owned in the past?

Is someone home at your house during the day? If no, what would you do with the dog during the day?

Do you have a fenced yard?

Do you own or rent?

Are you willing to put in the time to potty train a puppy/dog?

Do you have a specific Rock Bottom Rescue dog in mind? If so, what is her/his name?

Do you have children in your home? Ages?

Do you live in an apartment/condo, townhouse or house?

Please list the name and phone number of your veterinarian.

Driver’s License Number (or parent's):

What is your current age?

Is everybody in the household on board with adopting the dog?

Who in your house will care for the pet?

Please provide veterinarian name and phone number so we may call for reference .

Are the animals in your house current on:

Monthly Heartworm prevention (dogs)

Flea/tick prevention (dogs)

FIV/Felv (cats)

Spayed/nutered

Where will the dog spend the day? Where will the dog spend the night?

What is your dog size preference?

What are your plans for your dog when you go out of town?

Do you have any other animals in your house? (If yes, please list type, age, size, and personality.)

Are you ready financially to care for a pet? (routine and emergency medical care, licensing, etc.)

Is there anything else you would like to tell us to help us match the right pet for you?

Are you prepared for the 10-15 year commitment of owning a pet?

Do you have a gender preference?

Describe how you will train this pet.

Who will have financial responsibility for this pet?

Do you understand that once spay/neuter is completed, verification needs to be sent to Rock Bottom Rescue in a timely manner? (no more than 6 months after adoption).

Please describe your experience with puppies/dogs.

Do you agree that this will be an "indoor" dog?

Spay/neuter is REQUIRED for all dogs adopted through Rock Bottom Rescue. Do you agree that if the adopted dog/puppy is not already spay/neutered, you will have this done BEFORE the 1st heat cycle for females or by the age of 6 months for males?

Do you agree that you will return this animal to Rock Bottom Rescue if at any point you are no longer able to keep him/her?

Do you agree to provide licensed veterinary care for your animal?

As all our dogs are rescues, we cannot guarantee any breeds that are included or excluded in the DNA makeup of our dogs. We can also not guarantee adult sizes, although we do try our best to be as accurate as possible in the listings.

Dogs and puppies may not be taken to dog parks, pet stores, schools or other public places while they are being fostered. Please acknowledge that you will not take any Rock Bottom Rescue animal in your care as indicated above until the adoption is final.

I certify that the information entered on this application is true.

I understand that an adoption is not finalized until an adoption contract is completed AND full adoption fee is paid.

Date:

This animal will reside in my home as my pet. I will provide it with quality dog/cat food, plenty of fresh water, indoor shelter, affection, annual physical exams, and vaccinations under the supervision of a licenced veterinarian.

Name:

Why Adopt a Stray?

Imagine you are on the streets, starving, no one even looking at you, and sometimes even throwing rocks at you, when all you want is to be loved. Painful pangs in your stomach distract you from being yourself. You can feel fleas crawling across your skin and fur. You are at rock bottom. Then somebody finally notices you. They take you somewhere, and you come out feeling so much better. Than you meet a kind family, who loves you and pampers you. You have found your forever family.

“The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you saved a dog’s life and gave them a second chance.”

This is the story of most dogs we rescue, or what their future holds. These

dogs are always incredibly grateful and thankful for you rescuing them. It completely changes the course of their life. They give you lots of love and

are very loyal and loving. If you have never adopted a stray, you have never felt the unconditional love and overwhelming gratitude of a dogs whose life you saved.

This is the story of most dogs we rescue, or what their future holds. These

dogs are always incredibly grateful and thankful for you rescuing them. It completely changes the course of their life. They give you lots of love and

are very loyal and loving. If you have never adopted a stray, you have never felt the unconditional love and overwhelming gratitude of a dogs whose life you saved.

"When you open up your heart to a stray, you unlock a world of loyalty, joy, and love you never knew existed."

Assuming a mother dog lives to 10 years old, starts breeding at one year, and has two litters of 5 puppies per year that dog alone can produce 90 puppies in her lifetime. If 50% of her litter survives, and 50% are girls, those female dogs get stuck in the same cycle. When you adopt a stray, you are helping to break the cycle of dog homelessness, and you are giving a dog who has hit rock bottom, through no fault of its own, a second chance. In Puerto Rico alone, despite it being a US territory, there are an estimated 500,000 to 650,000 stray dogs.

What Risks Are There for a Street Dog?

One disease is heartworm which infects the heart of many street dogs. The worms get into the heart and heart vessels of a dog and causes them to be short of breath. It also can cause the dog to be short of breath. 30% - 80% of dogs in developing countries and territories have heartworm.

For only $10-30 dogs can be easily cured of worms

Homeless street dogs are destined to a life of malnutrition due to intestinal worms

Intestinal worms are another pariste that dogs can be infected with. Dogs are almost guaranteed to get worms, as they can contracte it from their mother's placenta and milk. Roundworms, hookworms, whipworms and tapeworms are the type of worms dogs can get. They take the nutrients from the food the dogs get and take it for themselves, which leaves the dogs starving. Sadly it is a cheap easy pill which can resolve the issue, but once they go back onto the streets, they just recontract it.

“Before you get a dog, you can’t quite imagine what living with one might be like; afterward, you can’t imagine living any other way.”

Also, more than 40% of street dogs in Puerto Rico are starving, from lack of food, worms or both.

20% of dogs are likely to be hurt or killed in a car accident. By getting them off the street and into loving homes, this

significantly lowers the risk.

In addition to this, there is a 100% chance of the dog living a life of loneliness on the streets by themselves.

When you save a stray dog, you help to lower the risk of many of these things, another reason why your dog would be forever grateful to you for saving it. You also save puppies destined for a life of death and disease.

Why Adopt From
Rock Bottom Rescue?

When you adopt from Rock Bottom Rescue, you get, individually selected dogs, that are sweet with humans and other animals. We make sure that they are healthy and well fed before we give them a forever home. We or our partners hand pick the kindest, most trusting dogs off the streets. We only bring back dogs that will easily find homes. Either the ones at rock bottom, or the ones destined for a life of worms, fleas and starvation.

You can take the dog to your house for

two days to see if you fall in love with it.

If you fall in love with the dog, it is your. If not, that is fine. It is just a love trial.

"You can't change a dog's past but you can rewrite its future."

In addition to this, there is a 14 day grace period in which you can bring the dog back to us, no questions asked. We want you to fall head over heels for the dog. If the stars don't align, we will find it a new home. It is our goal to find dogs

their perfect human mach and vica versa. If they this one's not your soul mate, bring it back, and try again. We know it is a huge commitment to adopt a dog for 10 - 15 years based of a photo. We want the dog to be a perfect match for you and your family.

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You could adopt cuties like these and get them off the streets

There is also little to no overhead. All proceeds go to getting dogs vaccines, neutering/spaying and getting dogs on planes. None go to store fronts, or salaries, or administrative costs. It is entirely volunteer based, so all money goes to saving dogs. Any pet fees go back into rescuing dogs.

Rock Bottom Rescue empowers teens and tween over the age of 10, to foster and volunteer to help dogs (with their parents consent). Kids can do a lot more than they are given credit for, if given the chance.

Spay and neuter programs desparately needed

The fee for puppies is to offset the vet bills, flights, and finding homes for older dogs. Older dogs are free to a loving, kind home.

"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than it loves itself."

What the Adoption Includes?

When you adopt a Rock Bottom Rescue dog, the dogs are fully vaccinated, with

their rabies shots, and are spayed/neutered. They are dewormed, and have been treated with tick/flea medicine. The dogs are fully vetted with a Certificate of Health.

When you adopt with Rock Bottom Rescue, you get a 30 minute in person training session, if you opt to get one. It includes basic obedience, and potty training session.