$50 DISCOUNT ON BONDED  PAIR    VETS CHARGE THE SAME TO VET A DOXIE  MIX AS THEY DO A PUREBRED.    If you cannot afford the adoption fee* you may ask if we have any dogs available that are currently being sponsored.  When a dog is sponsored by someone ,it means a  person has donated to help pay the vetting on a particular dog to make him be more adoptable.  Only those dogs will have reduced adoption fee prices.

Why are our adoption fees higher than a local shelter?  Shelters call us to take dogs into rescue when they cannot afford to pay for the vetting costs a dog needs or the time allotted for adoption at the shelter has passed .(State law allows 5 days in the shelter )

  We will take the dog and totally have him/her vetted including heartworm treatment if necessary.  The dog is placed in foster care ( a family setting) and we begin to socialize the pet.  Some have never had much human contact  especially loving human contact and some have even been  abused.  It's wonderful to see a pet come "into their own" when placed in a loving family setting and accept the love they so much need.

Because we take so many dogs that need extensive vetting , we must charge a fee that is higher than what shelters charge.  Shelters call us when they have a dog that is going to require more than they can give it, either in time to adopt or medical care.  Please understand the dog you adopt may have not required extensive vetting, But the next three dogs we rescue may need the care.  So we must charge a higher fee in order to offset the care for the three dogs who need special care.  You are actually helping other dogs to find homes when you adopt your pet!  Isn't that a wonderful thing?

 The fee schedule above is determined by the vetting costs we normally incur when preparing a dog for adoption.  Puppies are higher because they require a series of vaccinations spanning over a period of 6 wks to 16 weeks and a spay/neuter.  Vets charge more to spay a female than neuter a male reflected in the schedule.  Our pricing  schedule allows the pricing by age and whether a dog is female or male.  We gradually reduce the price for older pets to allow them to be more adoptable..

   All dogs receive the same top quality care.  Some will require more vetting such as dental cleaning or tooth removal or a surgery.  In those incidences KDR still charges the normal and customary adoption fee listed above.  Other dogs may not need spay/neuter but their adoption fees will help cover the costs of the dogs who did require EXTRA VETTING.  Our goal is to always provide whatever care a dog needs to be adopted healthy.