We realize that “Angel” (2 yr old black lab / pitx / 60 lbs) is just one of countless dogs waiting expectantly to find their next home. Honestly, the last thing we needed was yet another dog dropped in our laps when we were filled to the brim w/dogs and were near exhaustion but there is something intangible about her that makes us really want to help her, maybe because no one else would. In fact, she ended up in 3 different shelters so of course we had to rescue her 3 different times.

It has gotten us into trouble but we knew she didn’t have anyone else willing to go to bat for her. So, that’s how she has come to grace our lives. We first got a call about a dog someone found but couldn’t keep her. So she ended up @ the pound the 1st time. Then we got a hysterical call from the same person when they found out she was going to be PTS. We got about 10 calls that day demanding we help get her out and she swore to us she would take full & complete responsibility of the dog from now. So with the help of pitbull rescue we got her out. Yay. We congratulated ourselves and thought that was the end of that. But that would, of course, be too easy. Much to our (unpleasant) surprise and despite countless hours, visits, and phone calls to salvage this home, all attempts failed and she ended up getting dumped 2 more times @ 2 different shelters (as far away as Lake County). At this point we felt a moral responsibility to step in.

Anyway, enough about us. The shelter heard she might not be so good around dogs? But check out the pic? Pitbull rescue has worked w/her on positive but firm correction and she has been thriving and peacefully co-existing with many others of her kind. So much for that theory. She’s friendly, quiet, playful, house-broken, crate-trained & non-destructive but when you look in those big brown eyes she still seems a little lost so we are going to bring her to Adoption Days.

Welcome to our adoption page! We take these steps to ensure the prospective owner and the dog are compatible. Please call us at 707-567-2560 if you are interested in adopting or fostering any of these dogs. Please click  to view our adoption procedures and guidelines.

1. Completed application form. Download our application form here to complete the first step towards your adoption. Bring your completed applicattion with you when we meet with you in step 2 below.

2. We set up a date to meet. We preferably bring the dog to adoption day (Dog Adoptions are every Friday 1:30-3:30 at Vallejo Petco 161 Plaza Drive, Vallejo, CA 94591 – 707.649.8081, and introduce the dog and the interested persons. Also, we if the person already has a dog we ask that they be introduced at the adoption as it is a neutral zone for both the dog for adoption and the interested persons’ dog.

3. House Checks. If the introduction is successful we set-up a house visit to make sure the home is adequate for the dog including the type and size of yard etc. We do this to make sure the dogs are going to be safe in their new atmosphere. For example: some of our dogs are escape artists and they need a yard with adequate fencing etc.

4. Adoption Fees. If the dog is to be adopted we require an adoption fee.

• Regular dogs: $200
  Small dogs: $225
  Senior dogs: $$150 (or a donation)
  Puppies $250
  Purebreds: $275 but this is flexible!

The fee can be collected in payments if it is not possible to pay the fee in full. The fee stands because we spay and neuter all our dogs before adopting them out and pay for other expenses while they are in the rescue.

After the dog is adopted. We provide the following:

Two week grace period. Once a dog has been adopted we have a 2 week grace period in which you can see if the dog fits in your home.

Post-adoption home visits. We take our responsibilities very seriously when it comes to our dogs, so we will continue to do welfare checks periodically to update our records, and we reserve the right to take a dog back at any time if we have serious concerns about them.

We are available for however long adopting families need us. We will stand by the dogs forever but in return we require that we be notified IMMEDIATELY any time there’s a change of address, any time the dog is seriously ill, or if the dog runs away. We can provide names of trainers and give tips on training.