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frequently answered questions
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- How do I meet/adopt/foster/work with your dogs?
- The first step is to meet us and the dogs. We try to have the dogs at the Klondike Canine Academy playgroups every Friday from 5:00 to 6:00. You're welcome to attend without notifying us but if you contact us first we can ensure that the dogs you'd especially like to see are there and we'll also notify you if playgroups are canceled. If Fridays don't work for you please suggest another time when you initially contact us.
- How much does it cost to adopt one of your dogs?
- See our adoption prices.
- So I can just pay some money and get one of your dogs, right?
- Not quite. We want to develop a relationship with every family who adopts one of our dogs. Also, even though a dog is listed as "adoptable" we might have special plans for that dog.
- How much money do you spend on the dogs?
- Initial vetting typically costs hundreds of dollars but can be over a thousand for special cases (like heartworm treatment). Boarding and training fees accumulate quickly and we feed fairly expensive food. It's common for us to spend thousands of dollars on a dog before placing him in a home.
- Do you only rescue therapy dogs?
- The goal is to rescue dogs who appear to have good potential to be therapy dogs. We don't expect them all to work as therapy dogs but that's the target.
- If I adopt one of your therapy dogs can I immediately start working with it?
- The Delta Society Pet Partners (DSPP) program registers and provides insurance to teams, not individual people or dogs. That means that even if one of our adoptable dogs has passed the DSPP evaluation and been registered he will need to pass again with any person who wants to work with him as a Pet Partner. Pet Partner teams must know each other six months before being registered.
- I want to start therapy dog visits immediately. What can I do?
- We now have insurance that covers our dogs on therapy visits after they have passed their CGC or Pet Partners tests. We can work with you to become comfortable working with one of our dogs and then accompany you on visits. We'll have more details as we develop this program.
- I don't want my dog anymore. Will you take him?
- We avoid taking dogs directly from owners. Animal shelters and breed rescue groups are much better equipped for handling intake of owner-relinquished pets. However we do appreciate notice of special dogs who are at risk in shelters.
- How many dogs are in your car?!
- [Kyler] I've hauled nine dogs in my Jeep but that includes two Great Pyrenees and a Saint Bernard so I'm sure I could squeeze more smaller dogs in there.
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