FAQ

We treat every situation individually so don’t tend to have too many hard and fast rules. If you are already known to us or we are able to conduct all the necessary checks prior to your visit (homecheck, vet reference, tenancy agreement permitting keeping a dog etc) then we would anticipate that you would be able to take your dog home on the day of your visit. However there are many reasons why you may not get to take the dog home after the first visit, common reasons are listed below.

• The dog may require some veterinary treatment prior to leaving our care
• You have a holiday booked in the upcoming weeks and this could unsettled a dog n a new home
• You are moving house in the near future
• You already have a resident dog and a meet & greet needs to be arranged

As every dog and potential home is different we would always discuss the timing of the dog going home with you.

Yes, of course. However, as we said, every day that dog is in foster care is a day another dog cannot come in. We will give you a couple of days but if the dog is popular we will then contact other interested parties.

Our priority is the welfare of the dog and this answer is similar to above and is down to the individual dog. We can sometimes get an idea of what they would be like but cannot guarantee as we do not always know the background of the dog and we do not have any facilities to cat test the dogs. Any decision would be based on the welfare of the dog and any other animals involved. We would also take into consideration your willingness and ability to train both the dog and any other animals to live together amicably.

We do not have a blanket rule for rehoming dogs to families with small children and is down to the induvial dog and family.

We have had many successful adoptions to families with young children however many of the dogs we take in are handed in by people who have been unable to manage both the children and their dog or have been strays so we do not have a full history of the dog. We do our own assessments with the dogs to ensure we place them in the best suited home and we do not want to risk dogs being returned to us after adoption so this means that we may refuse to place a specific dog with a particular family. It does not mean that we are saying you are not suitable to adopt a dog but you may not be suitable to adopt that particular dog. 

We do not specify a set adoption fee however we always ask for a donation. Our aim is to ensure that each dog gets the forever home it deserves and that is something you cannot put a price on but we do ask that the donation should reflect to some extent the value you put on the dog.

The average cost to the KWK9 Rescue for rehoming a dog is £300, this cost is inclusive of neutering, vaccinations, treatment of worms, fleas and ticks, microchipping if not already done and a full health check. There are occasions when the dogs have not had the above completed however this will be explained in full prior to adoption.We do not expect you to cover this cost but a donation that you can afford will be very much appreciated.

KWK9 Rescue is a registered charity funded solely by the generosity of the public. We have no paid staff. Trustees, fosterers, fundraisers and everyone involved do everything necessary voluntarily and receive no payment at all for their services. This ensures that your donation goes towards the care of the dogs we are looking after.

We do not contact everyone individually by telephone because there is not the time or resource to do so. We will only contact you if we have a dog that we think will be suitable for you and take things further from there. However, if you have sent in a form previously and see a dog you are interested in on our website or Facebook page it is always worth sending us a quick private message or email as a prompt. We deal with a high volume of applications every week and cannot possibly remember every form that comes in.

If you find yourself in a situation where you feel you can no longer keep you dog we may be able to take it into our care to find it a new home, due to having a limited number of foster homes we may not be able to take it on immediately however we could advertise the dog on your behalf and put suitable homes in touch with you. If you feel you have to rehome your dog please complete our online form and we will see if we can help you.

Please note KWK9 Rescue are under no obligation to agree to take your dog into our care.

As our dogs are all in foster homes we do not have a base however our volunteers, trustees, and fosterers are all based within Caithness.