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United Doberman Rescue and Canine Castaways of Minnesota

David Adams

June 25, 2024

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United Doberman Rescue and Canine Castaways of Minnesota

#100 in United States, #15 in Minnesota, #14 in Minneapolis

http://uniteddobermanrescue.org

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Buffalo, MN

We are a 501C3 , non-profit animal rescue, based in Minnesota. We believe the need to rescue exists not only on a local basis, but more broadly across the United States and the world. With a passion for dogs and over 40 years working with and loving the Doberman breed specifically, w e can truly say we know Dobermans! Let us help you if you have a Doberman/animal in need of rescue, or if you want to adopt, we can make recommendations for the best dog for your home! United Doberman Rescue's and Canine Castaways of Minnesota mission is to help all homeless, abandoned or neglected Dobermans, Doberman mixes and others in need of rescue, regardless of age or health condition, eliminate suffering to all Dobermans who have been victims of abuse and help them begin the process of healing and finding a permanent forever, loving home through our foster to adopt program. We endeavor to provide breed education to the public and promote responsible pet ownership. All Dobermans that enter our program will be spayed or neutered, vetted and micro-chipped. We are based in Minnesota and offer help to all Dobermans in Minnesota, the Upper Midwest, south to Texas and in many other locations across the US. We believe that the need to rescue exists not only in a local basis in Minnesota, but also more broadly across the United States. The goal of United Doberman Rescue and Canine Castaways of Minnesota is to help all Dobermans in need of rescue, assist all Doberman owners who have to make difficult choices, and offer help to other rescues and shelters that have no room for Dobermans in danger of being homeless. Our operating principles is that the spirit of rescue embraces respect, trust, teamwork, honesty and collaboration to accomplish truly great things. Our adoptable rescued dogs live with foster families until they are adopted, learning basic manners of home life, while being nurtured, loved and cared for just like one of our own dogs. UDR rescue dogs also have the BONUS luxury of being boarded when fosters go on vacation, enjoying doggy daycare, playing with other dogs, and even attending formal obedience classes while in foster care! All important skills for rescue dogs who may have never experienced such things in their past life and helps get them socialized in a safe, formal setting.

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ADOPTION PROCESS: • All potential adopters must fill out an adoption application. Failure to read the instructions will deny your application. • Applications are not taken and considered on a first come first serve basis, but taken on what is best-fit for our dogs, and of course the adopters' home. We want the best possible fit for our dogs in their new homes, and want adopters happy with their new friend. If we feel your home would better be suited for a different dog, due to activity level, prey drive, or whatever is determined through the interview process, we will make recommendations that would be better suited for both your home and our dogs. • You must 21 years of age and living in the home where the dog will reside. If you live with your parents, they must be willing participants of the adoption process and interview. APARTMENTS/RENTERS: If you are renting you must provide your landlords name and phone number so we can verify approval to adopt, no exceptions. Failure to provide this information will result in your application being closed. Apartments are not suitable for most dogs/puppies depending on the breed, size, age but we will look at this based on a case by case basis. • If found to be convicted of animal abuse, child abuse, or any felony, UDR reserves the right to deny application. If you are unsure, please ask us first. We appreciate full disclosure and will review on a case by case basis. • The interview process to adopt starts the moment you contact us. After we receive your completed application, we will arrange for one of our volunteers to do a home visit. The home visit is to ensure a safe environment for the adopted dog and gives us a chance get to know what you are looking for in a dog and for you to ask questions. All individuals residing in the home must be present for the home visit, including children. If you are moving, please apply after you have moved as we must see the home that the dog will be living in. • You must provide contact information for your current veterinarian so that we can perform a vet-check. All current pets, cats and dogs, living in the applicants home MUST be spayed or neutered, current on vaccines and on heart worm preventative prior to adopting a rescue dog, unless there is a valid reason why they are not. Exceptions to this rule are: working as a show dogs, working dogs in any field for a champion title, yearly titers done in place of vaccines, or any medical reason. If you chose to not give monthly preventative, vaccinate your dogs, or choose to keep your pets unaltered without a reason, we will deny your application. • If you are approved to adopt after the home visit and vet check, we will arrange for you to meet our adoptable dogs in their foster homes. We do not ever ship or transport dogs – you MUST be willing to meet the dogs in-person in their foster home. • We reserve the right to discontinue communication at any time and to reject the application should any applicant communicate in a disrespectful, dishonest, or non-productive manner with our volunteers. Failure to respond in a timely manner to our volunteers may result in your application being closed. ADOPTION AREA, or Can I adopt if I live out of state? • We do not ever adopt outside of the USA. We also do not ever ship our dogs. • For adults and fully-vetted dogs, we will adopt to any continental US state. You must be willing to come to the fosters home to meet the dog, no exception, and to personally pick up the dog on adoption day for transportation back to your home. For those traveling from out-of-state, we do our very best to ensure the meeting and adoption can take place within the same weekend. • For dogs currently under veterinary care, adoption area will be confined to within Minnesota. ADOPTION REQUIREMENTS AND POLICIES: • Home Environment. All adopted dogs must live indoors with their family, no exceptions. Dobermans are not suited as outdoor dogs and will die if left exposed to the elements of winter. Never should any adopted dog be left outdoors unattended for long periods of time, either in a kennel or on a tie out. • Fencing: We do give preference to homes with fencing, but will consider homes with no fencing on a case-by-case basis. All puppies must have a fenced yard no exceptions. Adopters of older dogs must have a secure plan in place for bathroom breaks and agree to never let adopted dog run freely. We will adopt dogs with good recall to homes with no fencing on a case by case basis. Electric fencing is also considered on a case by case basis. We prefer electric fencing installed by a professional company that provides training to adopters when they bring home a new dog. Previous adopters with a history of past successful adoptions with UDR are always given preference with no fence. • Puppies. We have some special adoption requirements for puppies: Puppies require a PHYSICALLY FENCED YARD. We can not let our pups make a mistake, and many mistakes they will make growing up as that's what puppies do! Being proactive to prevent injuries or death for any of our dogs is our priority. We will adopt puppies to families with children under 6 years old. We will not adopt adult dogs to families with children under 6 years of age due to the high risk of unknowns. Puppies must be vaccinated on a monthly basis, spayed/neutered by 6 months of age by adopters vet. Puppy adopters must be willing to share their plan for socialization and training prior to adoption. Without both of these, Doberman puppies are apt to become unruly, overly protective, fearful of new people or other animals, or full of anxiety as adults. These issues are entirely the fault of the humans in its life and the lack of socializing that was given. We will not adopt sibling puppies, or puppies close in age to the same household due to the high incidence of “Littermate Syndrome”. This is a very real and dangerous syndrome that happens when two dogs of the same age are raised together in a home. Two pups of the same age will not bond to humans but only each other, they are hard to train which includes potty training, they will potentially start fighting and those fights become so bad as adult that they will potentially severely injure or kill the other, and add the risk to human family members should a fight occur. Google "littermate syndrome" to learn more about this undesirable potential in adopting two puppies from the same litter. • Kids. We will not place adult rescue dogs in homes with young children 6 and under, with the exception of puppies which can grow up with the child. Some adult rescue dogs may have unknown histories and young children do not have the stress management skills, impulse control or the ability to think abstractly that adults possess. A small child can unintentionally hurt a dog and the consequences can result in injury to the child. Doberman are large dogs and can knock an infant over. If a rescue dog injuries a child it could end the life of the dog. We can not risk the death of one of our dogs, or a bite to a young child! • Male Dobermans. We will not adopt male Dobermans into a home with other male canines due to the prevalence of same-sex aggression issues in male Dobermans. For more information please Google it. Although there are very experienced homes who have success with multiple males, in rescue we tend to see far more horror stories of aggression, guarding, and fights. If you already have a male canine in your home, you should be applying for our adoptable female dogs. • Vetting. Prior to adoption, all our rescue dogs will be spayed or neutered (with the exception of puppies in which we wait till about 6 months to give them time to grow), current on vaccinations, heart worm negative and on heart worm preventative, on seasonal flea and tick preventative as needed, and micro-chipped. We will address all health issues presented while dog is in our care. While we may get reduced vet pricing, UDR still has to pay for vet care for all our rescue dogs. Adopters MUST be willing to continue vet care for our rescues as required including monthly heart worm, flea and tick preventative and yearly physicals with vaccines as required. At times vaccines or vet cares may be difficult for us as rescuers to complete for a variety of reasons, such as the expiration of the vaccine is near adoption time and not get completed. If this is the case due to unavailability of our vets, the foster wasn't able to get dog into the vet quickly enough, if the adoption is expedited prior to the vet appointment, or the foster was unable to get this done prior to adoption, the vet care will become the responsibility of the new adopter. Also to note, due to Covid and the pandemic, the vet care system has been severely compromised, making it difficult at times to get our dogs in to the vet quickly before adoption. • Training. If you are looking for a well-trained dog with no issues, one that will require very little work on your part, then a rescued dog may not be for you. While we begin their healing and start the process of them becoming wonderful family members, adopters must be willing to commit and continue the process for these dogs. Our foster homes will share the dog’s current level of potty training, crate training, house manners, socialization, medical/health status, etc. Adopters must be willing to continue working on whatever issues are known or arise. Rescued dogs are all diamonds in the rough, and you must be willing to put some work in to them. • All adopters are encouraged, but not required, to enroll in a formal obedience class as soon as possible after adoption! Training your dog at home is not the same as training in a formal class setting. Formal training with a classroom and trainer, gives your dog the opportunity to work on social skills with other dogs and other strange people, which is very important for all dogs, and to bond with you as their new owner! Trainers can also assist with any post adoption issues. You must be willing to work on social skills throughout a dog/Dobermans life, or risk a dog that becomes overly protective, fearful of new people or other animals, or full of anxiety! Dobermans are very smart, need to stay stimulated and obedience classes and further training will fill this need. • Post-Adoption. All owners must keep United Doberman Rescue up to date on current on phone and address information should you move. • Adopting is a lifelong commitment and we expect adopters to fulfill that commitment for the life of the animal no matter what. Should you be unable to keep your adopted dog under any circumstance for the life of the dog please contact us and we can talk about taking/surrendering the animal back to UDR. Adopters may NOT give away, sell or transfer adopted dog ever for any reason without consulting UDR! If you can no longer care for your adopted dog, consultation with a UDR member MUST be done, no exceptions. Violation of adopters commitment to a UDR animal with the signed contract can result in legal remedies. If your adopted dog bites someone, know we can not take back any dogs that bite, so you must prevent this from happening. Please consult us for help and remedies to any issue after adoption. ADOPTION FEES, or how much is that puppy in the window? ***Please consider adding a tax deductible donation added to your adoption fee • Puppies 8 weeks to 6 months old-$500 • 7 months to 3 years-$400 • 4 years to 7 years-$350 • 8 years and up-$250 • Special needs dogs will be determined on a case by case basis. • Adoption fees may be adjusted on each individual dog on a case by case basis as determined by the rescue.

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David Adams is a man of many passions, but his love for dogs stands above all. He is not only a dog lover, but also the founder of an innovative platform called Sniffspot. This unique platform connects dog owners with private property owners who are willing to rent out their space for off-leash playtime. While the idea of Sniffspot was initially conceived by his wife, Rebecca, David has been the driving force behind its remarkable success, tirelessly overseeing its growth and development. David's dedication to providing safe and enjoyable spaces for dogs to play, explore, and socialize is evident in his unwavering commitment to Sniffspot. He strongly believes that dogs need ample space and opportunities to stretch their legs and have fun. As a result, he has worked tirelessly to build a network of private property owners across the country who share his vision and are willing to offer their space for the benefit of dogs and their owners. Despite his busy schedule, David always finds time to indulge in his passion for the great outdoors. He loves nothing more than exploring new hiking trails and embarking on thrilling outdoor adventures. Whenever he is not working on Sniffspot, he can often be found hiking or visiting multi-acre fenced sniffspots with his two beloved dogs, Soba and Toshii. He is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys the fresh air, breathtaking scenery, and the sense of freedom that comes with being in nature. David is based in Salem, MA.

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