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AVA
Great Dane
Female, Adult
Sycamore, IL

PANZER
Great Dane
Male, Adult
Sycamore, IL
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Our adoption fee's vary.
In general; Puppies will be the most in adoption fee's.
young adults , next , mature adults next ,
and senior dogs carry low adoption fee's .
** We prefer to adopt senior dogs to senior citizens, and offer senior citizen discounts in these cases to help seniors be able to afford to own one of these majestic dogs.
** THE REASON FOR ADOPTION FEE'S:
Please bare in mind feeding these giant dogs is very expensive and we ONLY feed top quality premium food - all our Danes eat Eagle pack.( as reccomended by the great Dane expets)
All our danes get expensive suppliments for joint health , skin health etc. -, and full vet care, from standard exams vaccinations, wormings heartworm testing, to fixing any medical conditions, and altering of Danes above age 6 months ( in most breeds we do reccomend pediatric spay & neuter , BUT in Danes we prefer to wait to sexually maturity- however there is a follow up - IF you choose to follow this advise by the Dane experts)
Also, to run the rescue, there are many , many other unseen costs involved as well.
We try to keep the adoption fee's reasonable as possible, but without these fee's we would not be able to continue to save these dogs.
* what ever fee is set for any specific dog,
is non negotionable, please do not try to haggle the fee. We survive & save these dogs on our own money, adoption fee's that sometimes exceed the dogs vetting/ food etc.. and we survive on help & donations.
We DO NOT get any state , federal or even big corporate funding like many of the larger rescues do . ( ie; like purina's rescue efforst- they ONLY go to 501(c) (3) rescues & shelters. as its a tax write off for them.)
** E Mail us if you would like to know more about the 501 (c) (3) controversy.
REQUIREMENTS for adoption:
* you must be a legal adult to adopt ( as minors cannot enter into any legal contracts)
1- if you see a dog you are Interested in , E-Mail Taradise - and in the subject line write the name of the dog your interested in & your name.
We will send you an application via e mail , all the dogs vital information will be on his / her BIO. As well as links to the breed in general. ** PLEASE read the dogs BIO- as if we say the dog is not adoptable to people with young children, and you have a 3 year old, please choose a different dog or do not apply, processing an application then only to deny you due to the dog you picked was stated as unable to live in a certain lifestyle causes delays in getting that dog adopted & also causes other dogs on deaths row to die as we will not have room for them. So please, read the bio's.
2- Please allow us 7 WORKING days to process your application, ( ie: we do NOT process applications on weekends) You will get a reply via E mail Or phone within that time. Be sure you fill the application out in FULL, incomplete applications will not be processed.
* PLEASE- inform your vets office that we will be calling to get vet record information, and give them permission to release that information to us. by not doing this it can hold us up and you may have someone else approved for the dog in question, so be prepared & contact your vet .
** if you have not heard from us by the 8 th working day - please drop us another E mail , as sometimes if we are slammed - on rare occasions your appy may have fell through the cracks.
Once we have processed your appy, contacted your vet - we will contact you for a phone interview, in E mail we will ask you to tell us a good time for you to take the time to talk as this interveiw is usually about 45 mins on average.
Then we set up a home visit, all members of the family that LIVE in the home should be there when we ( or a helper rescuer) does the home visit.
When you are approved , you will be asked to come out & meet the dog your Interested in , as well as meet us. If you & the dog are compatabile , you will be asked to fill out & sign a "lifetime care & return contract" This is a legally binding contract to ensure the care of the dog for life.
This sounds like a huge procedure, but if you follow the directions above - we can & have been able to approve people within a week or two. It is not difficult at all. I understand this may seem intrusive, please understand we saved these dogs from horrible lives in most cases and we do this to ensure these animals NEVER end up in the wrong hands again.
DeKalb, IL 60115
2072 Sycamore Rd, Dekalb, IL 60115
27779 Five Points Rd., Sycamore, IL 60178

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