Our Adoption Process

Thank you for your interest in adopting from True Love Canine Rescue, and more importantly, thank you for you interest in one of our grateful companions.

It is stressful for a dog to be transferred from home to home which is why we take the adoption process very seriously and are very thorough throughout the entire adoption process. Not only do we want to make sure that our dogs will be comfortable in your home, we want to make sure that each dog is placed with the perfect family. This will ensure that both you and your new dog will enjoy a long and happy life together.

True Love Canine Rescue cannot adopt dogs to homes any further than 2 hours from Athens, GA. We also cannot place a dog in a home with an unaltered dog - please spay and neuter your pets! We also require that all dogs be kept as inside pets.

Our adoption fee is $175. All dogs adopted from TLC Rescue:

Have been tested for heartworms
Are up-to-date on all vaccinations and medications
Have been treated with monthly Heartworm and Flea/Tick preventative
Have been micro-chipped to ensure a safe return should they ever be lost or stolen
Have been spayed or neutered

Applying:
We have streamlined the adoption process into 3 easy steps.

Fill out our adoption questionnaire. Once we have received your completed questionnaire, a TLC volunteer will contact you within 48 hours. At that time we will be able to discuss the adoption process and answer any questions you may have about the dog of interest.

Don't worry if you are unsure about which dog might be the best fit, go ahead and fill out the adoption questionnaire and we will get back with you with suggestions based on your preferences and our knowledge of the dogs.
We will contact your personal references and if any of our volunteers have any major concerns about adopting a dog to you, based on conversations with your personal references, your application may be denied at this point.

After reviewing your adoption questionnaire, we will contact you by phone or email to schedule a home visit. During the visit, we will introduce you to the dog and discuss where the dog will stay while at your home. We will also see how he or she will interact with the other animals in your home. If our home visit volunteers have any major concerns about your home environment, or if you refuse a home visit, your application will be denied at this point in the process.
If steps 1 and 2 meet TLC's guidelines, we will fill out an adoption agreement. At this point, the dog will begin its two week trial period in your home.

The two week trial period is for all potential adopters to give you time to decide if the dog is right for you and your family. Within this two week period you may return the dog and we will refund your adoption fee. After the two week trial, we will accept the dog back, however no refund will be given.

Please keep in mind that we are here for you and your dog throughout the adoption process and after. We will offer suggestions to concerns you may have and are glad to help in any way that we can.

Finally, don't lose contact! We want to stay in touch and be updated on the dog. Our foster families love to receive photos and stay updated on their dogs after they have been adopted.

"We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare, and love we can spare. And in return they give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made." - M. Acklam

True Love Canine Rescue

Rescue - Foster - Adopt

Our Adoption Process