| Where can I go to see the available dogs? Our available dogs are residing in foster homes throughout the state of
Wisconsin. Due to volunteer time constraints, we limit visits
with available dogs to approved families. |
| How much to adopt? Our adoption fee is $200 for dogs over one year old and $250 for puppies 1 year and yournger. |
| What is the adoption fee? How does the adoption fee work?
The adoption fee helps cover the vetting of the dogs in our
program. Most animals needing rescue are also in need of routine
vaccinations, spays or neuters, heartworm testing, preventative or
treatment and a microchip. The adoption fee helps cover these
costs. Some incoming dogs are in need of other medical attention
and any funds left over after routine vetting are pooled together for
more expensive care needs. Fundraisers are held to help cover any
other costs. |
Where do your dogs come from?
- Shelters
- many shelters (humane societies) are over crowded and in need of
space to save more animals. Breed rescue helps fill this need by
helping to place based on breed knowledge.
- Animal Control
- after stray holds are completed - animals need to go somewhere.
Not being an adoption foum - animal control animals often go to
shelters and/or rescue for placement.
- Owner Surrenders - when
families can no longer keep their pets or realize their mistake in
getting one - they will contact us for find new homes.
- Good
Samaritans - when animals are found in less than desirable situations,
some owners can be talked into a better solution for thier pet.
Neighbors, mailmen, landlords and friends have contacted us for
information to pass along to families about options for the animals in
their care.
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| Do you accept donations?
Absolutely. Doberman Paw is an all volunteer organization with no
paid employees. Any money coming in goes towards the medical care
of the animals in our program. Currently our foster homes pay all
the dog's physical needs (collars/leashes, crates, food, toys, bowls,
shampoos, etc) and we would love to relief some of those costs to
lessen their individual burdens and help more animals. |
| Do you adopt 'out of state'?
This varies by dog of interest and distance from our volunteer
base. Our goal is to safeguard the animals we touch for their
entire life. If distance is too great, we are unable to quickly
respond. We are less knowledge of the area, local businesses,
medical contacts, and training facilities. It also limits our
ability to stop by for reassurance or more informaiton. Though we
use other rescues for support and help, we don't like to rely too
heavily on another organization to increase their burden. |
| Why do you only rescue Dobermans?
We have a passion for the Doberman breed. They are what we
know and continue to learn from. We will place other breeds that
land on our doorstep, but we focus on the Doberman. Much like a
reputable breeder - we 'specialize' for a greater knowledge base to
better help these dogs find where they need to be. |
What is the next step?- Completed application
- Vet reference
- Home visit
- questions or approval
- work through concerns or work through available dogs for a match
- or possibly wait for an incoming match
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| How can I help?
We'd love for you to help. Our biggest need is foster
homes, but we have other volunteer oportunities available. Please
stop sy our volunteer page for more information. |
| What takes so long?
Personal and Rescue related time constraints on our volunteers
and distance. We may not have a Doberman currently in the program
that matches your interests or family - placing you on an approved
adopter list for our incoming dogs. |
| Why do I need a home visit?
It is one of the tools we use to help better understand your
family, situation and desires. We pool all the information from
the home visit, vet reference, and application to help make great
matches. Some of our dogs require very specific situations and
living companions, while other may fit in anywhere. We try to
help them find where they need to be. |
| Do you have puppies available? It is rare for rescue to have puppies.
Most of our dogs come in between 1 and 2 years old while others come in
after 7 and 8 years old. Puppies under 1 year are usually still
manageable. It is when they are 'full grown' puppies that they are
surrendered. |
| When will you have puppies available? We never know. It doesn't
happen very often. We currently hold a waiting list for people only
interested in a younger dog for very specific reasons - search/rescue,
leader dogs, etc. |
| Can an older dog/Doberman bond with a new family? Oh yes, they seem to
be the most grateful of our efforts and of their new adoptive families. |
| Why do you only adopt out dogs after spay/neuter? Our overall goal
is to put the need for rescue 'out of business.' To move forward on
that goal - we promote ethical and responsible breeding programs
designed to better our wonderful breed. With limited or no history on
the Dobermans coming into our program - although beautiful - they
should not be used for breeding. |
| Is 'Suzie' still available? She (he) may be. Many of our dogs are
adopted by approved homes before they are publicly listed for
adoption. The best plan for adoption is - get approved - and work with
us on finding your next companion. |
| What does 'pre-approved' and 'approved' mean? As families finish the
application process, they become either approved or denied. Past
adopters are pre-approved or denied. |
| How soon before new dogs are listed? As soon as we are done evaluating
and determin interest from approved homes on the waiting list. |
| Do you have 'cropped, black, natural, male, blue (etc)' dogs
available? We may, or one might be on it's way in. We normally don't
place Dobermans by their physical appearance. We place by personality
and temperament. |
What is a fawn or blue Doberman? Doberman's come in four colors.
* Black - the most common
* Red -
* Blue - a diluted black
* Fawn - a diluted red - the least common
More information can be found at www.dpca.org/PublicEd/PEC/PECFourColors.html# |
| What is a white Doberman? There is an albino gene that will cause the
trait and other health concerns. A wonderful source of information on
this subject can be found at whitedobes.doberinfo.com or
dpca.org/albino/albino_about.htm |
| What genetic issues/diseases run in Dobermans? Dobermans do have a
number of health issues. We'd like to direct you to the DPCA website
for more information. www.dpca.org/PublicEd/PEC/PECGenetic.html. You
can find a lot more infomation about our breed on the other DPCA Public
Education pages. |
| How can I meet the foster? By becoming an approved home or volunteer.
We normally receive a minimum or 10 applications per dog in our
program. Each of these homes that don't match up with the dog of
inquiry may become approved for a different dog - or one that's not in
yet. Our approved list can get quite long. Approved homes are able
to meet the fosters that may match with their families. The best way
to approach this process is to - become a part of our family and let us
know what you are looking for. |
| Where are you located? We have volunteers all over the state of Wisconsin |
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