The Adoption Process

Shiba Inu with pointy ears and an orange collar sat on a bench smiling.

1. Apply

If you are interested in one of our animals, fill out a “Perfect match form” or contact us via phone or email.

White and beige kitten looking up at the camera.

2. Meet and Greet

If your application is successful, we will invite all household members in to attend a “meet and greet” with the dog. All household members must attend in order to go ahead to the next stage.

3. Home Check

If the above is successful, we will then move onto a home visit to check the premises and the garden.

4. Adoption!

Once the home check has been passed you will then move onto booking an Adoption Date! All Adopters will receive 4 weeks Free PetPlan Insurance upon Adopting an animal from us. After re-homing, you’ll be able to access advice from the Sanctuary as needed for the rest of the dog’s life. Our Dog Assessor and Trainer, Gary Mathlin is happy to aid and advise with any queries.

Important Rehoming Information

To help us cover the costs of caring for our animals—including veterinary treatment, neutering, and flea and worm prevention – we request the following rehoming donations:

Dogs

Adult dogs: £300 donation
Dogs under 12 months: £375 donation

Please note:

If you live in rented accommodation, you must provide written permission from your landlord, sent to us via email.
All dogs rehomed from our Sanctuary will be neutered (unless medically exempt), microchipped, and up to date with flea and worming treatments.
We are unable to rehome dogs into households with unneutered resident dogs, except in cases of medical or exceptional circumstances.

Rehoming Donations for Other Animals