Beginning the Adoption Process

I decided that I'd like to blog my journey to adding another member to our family, no not a baby, a Pug. I've been trying to decide for some time what kind of pet would be good for my son Navy, as well as his brother Brody. Navy has special needs and I think that a pet to help care for and be there for him would be a great source of comfort and calming for him.

Andrew's mom has a Pug named Pete. Before Pete, getting a pug would have never crossed my mind, I have never been overly fond of the breed or had them cross my mind much but Pete has these huge brown eyes that could melt anyones heart, I knew right then the breed would be perfect! I researched them and found that they are great dogs for children which is even better.

I automatically started looking at puppies, and saw so many cute ones! Then Andrew told me that I should get a dog from the humane society and rescue one. I thought, "No way! I want a pug!" But he began to tell me all the advantages, they are already spayed/neutered, they are older so you don't have to deal with puppy issues, you already know what their temperament is like, and the biggest advantage of all, you are saving a life!

So I decided to Google, "Indiana pug rescue", and wouldn't you know it I found one! I really wasn't expecting to but I found Kentuckiana Pug Rescue (KPR) right away! I have been looking over the website for days and it seems absolutely perfect! I submitted the application tonight and got the process going. I specified we'd like any dogs aged 1-6 but I wouldnt mind adopting a little older than that, and that sex wasn't an issue! Below is the auto response I got back! I am so excited and can't wait to hear back from them in a couple of weeks, I certainly hope we are approved!

Hello - my name is Amy and I am the Indiana Adoption Coordinator for Kentuckiana Pug Rescue. We have received your application and will begin processing it. Please understand that this can take time, we are an all volunteer organization and all of us have jobs, families, and dogs of our own to take care of, as well as our KPR responsibilities. If you have not heard from someone in two weeks, please email me at this address and let me know so that I can find out what is going on with your application.

How the process works - we will check your references and if they are good, we will then ask for a volunteer to do your home visit. Depending on where you live, it can take some time to find someone to do the home visit. Once a volunteer has stepped forward, they will contact you to set up the home visit at a time that is convenient for both of you. Once the home visit has been conducted, the KPR volunteer will contact me and let me know if you are approved to adopt and what kind of dog they think will work best in your home. I will then contact you and we will begin to work on finding a dog for you. Please understand, again, that this all takes time. If you are applying for a younger dog, especially a younger female, it might take a while for the right dog to come into the rescue as these are the most popular dogs and everyone wants to adopt them. Once your home visit is completed and you are approved, please direct all questions regarding the adoption process to me, at this email address, and not to the volunteer who did your visit. The volunteer that does your home visit is not involved in the adoption process in any way other than to conduct the home visit, and will not be able to answer questions regarding the process.

Also, even though you may have applied for a specific dog there is no guarantee that this is the dog that you will be able to adopt. We may already have an approved applicant who is interested in adopting the dog and could already be working on a placement. Many times this is the case, especially for the younger dogs. This is why we recommend that you go ahead with a home visit even if you are not sure you are ready to adopt right away - it can take some time to find the right dog and if your home visit is already done, then you are one step ahead in the process and when the right dog does come along you will be ready to go. Approved applicants will be considered for adoption before new applicants.

Please feel free to email me with any questions that you have about the adoption process. It is my job to help you during this process and I am glad to do so, in any way that I can. Thank you so much for wanting to help one of our pugs find a forever home.

Again, please be patient - this process takes time!

Amy