Today, more and more dog lovers prefer to take pets not from the breeder, but to help the unfortunate animals that have ended up in the shelter. This is a kind of charity gesture that allows you to get the most devoted friend in the world. However, in order to take a dog from a shelter, you need not only to find the same pet, but also to observe a number of formalities.
How a dog gets to a shelter
As it is not bitter to realize this, a lot of dogs end up in the shelter from the hands of the owners, and a very large number of such poor fellows are purebred animals. Yes, purebred pets are often simply thrown out into the street by careless owners, where volunteer animal rights activists pick them up and take them to a shelter.
A dog at a shelter - features of the institution and the nuances of choice
Shelters are municipal - these are institutions that are maintained at the expense of the city budget, but often there are also private institutions created and functioning on voluntary donations from people who are not indifferent to the suffering of animals. Both have their own rules.
First of all, you need to understand that a dog that comes to a shelter almost always undergoes a neutering procedure. From the point of view of animal rights defenders, it does not matter what breed the animal belongs to: running through the streets, dogs multiply uncontrollably, and the number of homeless, unhappy animals increases accordingly.
Therefore, hoping to take a dog from a shelter, you can plan the breed (close mestizo), sex, color and age of the dog, but do not hope to get a pet with plans for further mating. However, there are always exceptions, for example, if you are lucky enough to find a pet that has recently entered the shelter and did not have time to go through all the necessary procedures.
To take a dog from a shelter, you will need to find all institutions of this type in your city and visit them personally. It makes no sense to try to determine with the help of a phone call whether a future friend is waiting for a meeting with you in this institution. The shelter staff can not always give accurate information on the characteristics of the dog that are important to you. Only direct contact, eye contact with unhappy pets will allow your heart to make the right choice.
Documents for a dog from a shelter
Having chosen a dog, it is important not to forget to sign an agreement at the shelter for the transfer of the pet into good hands. This document will serve as the basis for your legal rights to the animal. After all, do not forget that according to Russian law, a dog belongs to property, the rights to which can be challenged in court, for example, by its former owners. In order not to get into such an unpleasant situation, you need to keep the dog transfer agreement.
Finally, it should be noted that by deciding to take a dog from a shelter, you are taking on a much greater responsibility than with a usual purchase of a pet. Animals that wandered on the street and lived in the shelter need your increased attention, correction of possible behavioral disorders, and also almost always in the treatment of various ailments, most often, alas, chronic ones. Therefore, it is worthwhile to repeatedly evaluate at the family council all possible expenses, and not only money, but also mental strength.
