Thank you for your interest in adopting a rescue dog. Before completing your application, please review our adoption policies and process.
Adoption Policy
We adopt to homes in southeastern PA and southern NJ. We will occasionally make
exceptions for applicants interested in adopting special needs or senior
dogs.
Our dogs are fostered in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. If approved, you
will need to drive to the foster home with your family and pets to meet
the dog you are interested in adopting.
We place dogs in age appropriate homes.
We generally do not adopt to families with children under the age of 10 years.
Preference will be given to homes with small dog experience.
We require that all pets in your home be spayed or neutered and up to
date on vaccinations. All dogs should be heartworm tested and on
preventative medication. If you do not currently own a pet, you are
still required to list the name of the veterinarian you will be using.
We charge adoption fees for our dogs. Higher adoption fees for younger
dogs help to pay for medical treatment that may be necessary for older
dogs.
Adoption Process
Step 1: Application
Please be sure to fill out the application completely. We cannot process any application with missing information.
Step 2: Veterinary Reference Check
A Sherry's Place volunteer will contact your veterinarian to confirm
that all of your current pets are up to date on vaccinations and
spayed/neutered. If you do not have a pet, we will verify that the
veterinarian you have selected is accepting new patients.
Step 3: Phone Interview
A Sherry's Place volunteer will contact you by phone or email to set a
time for your phone interview. This conversation will help us find out
more about you and your lifestyle so that we can match you with the
right dog.
Step 4: Home Visit
A volunteer will set up an appointment to visit your home to determine
if it is a safe environment for a small dog. Please have everyone who
lives in your home available at this time.
Step 5: Adoption
Once you have completed this process, and are approved to adopt, you
will be ready to meet one of our dogs. The foster home will schedule a
"meet and greet" with your family and pets. If the foster home agrees
that you are a good match for the dog, you may adopt that day. Your
adoption folder will contain a copy of the dogs veterinary records as
well as information about feeding and the foster home's experience with
the dog.
