Your Poodle Awaits You

If you're ready to get a Poodle don't go to the puppy store at the mall or even to a poodle breeder. Contact a poodle rescue organization to see what kinds of homeless poodles they have available for adoption. By rescuing a poodle, you can get a purebred dog without paying a purebred Poodle price, and your dog gets a new home with a loving owner. Any family needing a pet cannot go wrong at a Poodle rescue center.

Most poodles have nothing to do with the fact they end up as rescue dogs. For whatever reason, their owners have decided to surrender them to Poodle rescue. Some Poodle rescue dogs' owners have died or gone to an assisted living home. Others have new children, roommates or spouses who are allergic to dogs or don't get along with dogs for some reason. Toy Poodles, Miniature Poodles and Standard Poodles can all be found in Poodle rescue at one time or another.

When you adopt a dog from Poodle rescue you will be asked to pay an adoption fee calculated from a sliding scale based on the age and condition of your dog and your ability to pay. Most Poodle rescues are non-profit organizations that rely on fees and charitable donations to stay in business. Your adoption fee goes to defray Poodle rescue's operating expenses. Remember, you are getting a purebred poodle for much less than one costs in a pet store or from a breeder.

Most of the expenses Poodle Rescue incurs for your dog are the cost of medical care. Poodles are spayed or neutered if they are still fertile when they are surrendered to Poodle rescue. Adoption fees helps cover the cost of the operation and the expenses a foster family incurs to care for your dog while it recuperates from surgery

Poodle rescue maintains relationships with foster families, groomers, shelters and veterinarians to make sure all rescue Poodles are groomed, examined and are current in their vaccinations and heartworm medications. Your adoption fee helps cover the expenses that Poodle rescue incurred to rescue and care for your dog before you adopted it. Poodle rescue has offices in all fifty of the United States, and the poodles available for adoption in each state vary from one location to another. Once you start looking at the dogs available for adoption, you'll see how many there are to choose from.

If you want a quiet dog, consider Chester, a twelve-year-old male Miniature Poodle in Massachusetts, or Jake, a twelve-year-old Poodle who was found abandoned at a convenience store. If you prefer a younger dog, consider five-year-old Rocket. Similar poodles are available in your area.

If you want to adopt a Poodle from Poodle rescue, you must complete an application process that includes filling out an application and going through a home visit. Potential owners must be twenty-one years of age or older, provide landlord's written permission to have a dog if they are renters, and commit to get regular grooming for the dog. The application also asks about prior dog ownership and what kind of activity level the owner has. Your new Poodle awaits you at a Poodle rescue near you

Lisa Collins is a lawyer who donates legal services to Poodle rescue. Don't get your next Poodle from a mall or breeder. Contact Poodle rescue instead. For more Poodle information about adoption , contact your state Poodle rescue organization.