Itty Bitty's & Pitties Rescue

Additional adoption info

Our adoption process starts with an application. We review the application, check references then either have a phone call or a meeting to hear about the family and what type of dog they are looking for. We strive to place dogs and families by matching their personalities and lifestyles so everyone benefits. We want Forever homes for the dogs we have taken off death row.
We don't base our adoptions on a first come, first serve basis , but rather ,choosing the best home for the dog, and the best pet for each individual family.
So far this has worked out extremely well .
We stay in touch with our adoptive families, and receive pictures and updates on how everyone is doing.
This is another way to help in having dogs returned to us because of incompatibility.
Our adoption fees are solely based on our out of pocket costs of getting out of the shelter, addressing injuries or immediate health needs, medications, flea,tick and heartworm preventative,, shots, and regular vetting, worming, spay/neutering,micro chipping, In the cases of pregnant moms, we do x-rays, ultrasounds, and often find that these neglected moms require c sections. By the time we have a dog ready for adoption in our rescue, they have been through a great deal of care, and all costs are out of pocket. It's rare these days to ever get a dog out of a shelter that isn't very ill requiring sometimes a couple months of care, before we can put them on our adoptables list.
Our donation request for adoptable
adult dogs is 250.00
puppies 300.00
seniors150.00
We have found that in the past 4 years we average anywhere from $300-$700 per dog out of pocket expenses. Some as much as $5000.00.. Rescue is NOT about money, and we are aware we will never even break even, we just need to be able to afford to get them out of the shelters, get whatever medical care and medications necessary, pay for food, and necessities and keep our doors open.