Do you have a Newfoundland in need of our help?
SCNR takes in and helps purebred Newfoundlands in need. We cover Indiana, SW OH, and Northern Ky. It is not just shelter dogs or homeless dogs, but dogs from all walks of life. People's circumstances change and we are a safe haven for their Newfs, if needed. We utilize foster homes, and while the dogs are in our care, we make sure any medical needs are addressed from vaccines, heart worm tests/treatments, spay/neutering to large surgeries like tumor removal or heart surgeries. Each dog is different as are their needs.
The time they spend in our carefully chosen foster homes lets us get to know them just as an adoptive family will. It lets us see first hand their personalities and helps us in finding the right home for them. Our foster homes treat them just like their own. They get to know them by taking them places, exposing them to kids, other dogs, cats, and numerous other types of animals and situations when appropriate. As this process is going on we carefully screen all applications to see if we have a potential match.
The adoption application is thorough and extensive. Once we review the application, if we think the applicant might be a good fit for one of our dogs, we check references and share the application with the foster family. If we all still agree it is a good match, we write the applicant with information about the particular dog we have in mind to see if they think it might be a good match. If the applicant agrees, we introduce them to the foster family via email so they can set up a time to talk on the phone about the dog. After that conversation, if it still seems a good fit, then we set up a physical home check where someone visits the home and the prospective adopting family. We adopt to homes nationwide so we utilize members of the Newfoundland Club of America, among other organizations, to help us with home checks. The person doing the home check fills out a form for us to review.
After careful review of all information, and we all agree it is the best home for the dog, then we approve the family to come meet the dog with intent to adopt. The family needs to come to the foster to meet the dog, we do not transport dogs to new homes. It gives everyone a chance to meet, especially the new family and the Newfoundland, with a added benefit to the foster family for a sense of closure. Since they have come to love this dog too. We have had people travel literally from days away to pick up a dog, so this is a important part of everyone's commitment to this dog.
Our top priority is the dog and making the best possible match for each dog in our care. We will keep and care for a dog as long as it takes to find the right home for that particular dog.
In our contract we state that if, at any time for any reason, an adoptive family is unable to keep a dog it has adopted from us, that dog is to be returned to us. While it is rare, we have taken dogs back for a variety of reasons, and always provide for them. In essence we become the safety net their breeders didn't provide. We are here for these dogs for the rest of their lives.
We understand people wanting to rehome dogs on their own, and some are successful, but many times, a few months or a year later, we see that same dog being rehomed again. We also understand owners wanting to house their dog while we try to make a match for a new home, but because there is a lot of emotion involved in this decision we do not operate that way. For the surrendering owner AND the dog, it is best for us to accept and transition the dog into a foster situation as smoothly and quickly as possible.
After reading this if you wish to pursue our help, please let us know. We promise we will always have your dog’s best interest at heart and screen potential homes very thoroughly. We know it is not an easy process to adopt from us, but we believe these wonderful Newfoundlands deserve the best we can give them.
The time they spend in our carefully chosen foster homes lets us get to know them just as an adoptive family will. It lets us see first hand their personalities and helps us in finding the right home for them. Our foster homes treat them just like their own. They get to know them by taking them places, exposing them to kids, other dogs, cats, and numerous other types of animals and situations when appropriate. As this process is going on we carefully screen all applications to see if we have a potential match.
The adoption application is thorough and extensive. Once we review the application, if we think the applicant might be a good fit for one of our dogs, we check references and share the application with the foster family. If we all still agree it is a good match, we write the applicant with information about the particular dog we have in mind to see if they think it might be a good match. If the applicant agrees, we introduce them to the foster family via email so they can set up a time to talk on the phone about the dog. After that conversation, if it still seems a good fit, then we set up a physical home check where someone visits the home and the prospective adopting family. We adopt to homes nationwide so we utilize members of the Newfoundland Club of America, among other organizations, to help us with home checks. The person doing the home check fills out a form for us to review.
After careful review of all information, and we all agree it is the best home for the dog, then we approve the family to come meet the dog with intent to adopt. The family needs to come to the foster to meet the dog, we do not transport dogs to new homes. It gives everyone a chance to meet, especially the new family and the Newfoundland, with a added benefit to the foster family for a sense of closure. Since they have come to love this dog too. We have had people travel literally from days away to pick up a dog, so this is a important part of everyone's commitment to this dog.
Our top priority is the dog and making the best possible match for each dog in our care. We will keep and care for a dog as long as it takes to find the right home for that particular dog.
In our contract we state that if, at any time for any reason, an adoptive family is unable to keep a dog it has adopted from us, that dog is to be returned to us. While it is rare, we have taken dogs back for a variety of reasons, and always provide for them. In essence we become the safety net their breeders didn't provide. We are here for these dogs for the rest of their lives.
We understand people wanting to rehome dogs on their own, and some are successful, but many times, a few months or a year later, we see that same dog being rehomed again. We also understand owners wanting to house their dog while we try to make a match for a new home, but because there is a lot of emotion involved in this decision we do not operate that way. For the surrendering owner AND the dog, it is best for us to accept and transition the dog into a foster situation as smoothly and quickly as possible.
After reading this if you wish to pursue our help, please let us know. We promise we will always have your dog’s best interest at heart and screen potential homes very thoroughly. We know it is not an easy process to adopt from us, but we believe these wonderful Newfoundlands deserve the best we can give them.