How Great Lakes Mastiff Rescue Works: Please make sure to read

GLMR exists to care for displaced or abandoned Mastiffs. With that in mind, please take a moment and read how the adoption process works.

  • We do not promise any specific dog to any family.
  • Families send in a family profile form (Found under the forms link)
  • We verify the references and past Veterinarian care. If that clears, we set up a home visit with the prospective family where all family members and those that visit frequently should be present. This is done to ensure that families are knowledgeable in the care and living with mastiffs. It is the ultimate goal to determine the temperament of the dog that would fit into their home. Like people, dogs have different personalities and we need to know the capabilities of the prospective families. It is specifically for this reason that we will not promise any particular dog to a family.
  • When a mastiff comes into rescue it is placed in a foster home where we can get any medical services performed that are required. At minimum:
    • Spayed/Neutered
    • Treatment given for any health issues that the dog may have
    • Immunizations brought to date
    • Heartworm checked and either treated if positive or begin preventative for negative test
    • Fecal checked and treated if necessary for any parasite
    • Micro chipped
  • During this time we learn the temperament of the dog; IE. what their likes and dislikes are, what they will tolerate and won't and the type of environment that they need to live in to be safe, happy, and healthy. Some dogs need to go into homes that have no children and have a quiet dependable routine and environment. Some dogs thrive on being with their owners constantly. These are the things we have to learn about them before we choose the home we think will be of benefit to the dog.
  • Once we have determined the dogs needs we look at the list of approved families and see if an approved family meets the dogs requirements. If this exists we will call the family and set up a time/place where the family can meet the dog.
  • If there is no approved family that meets the requirements of the specific dog, the dog will be kept in foster care until an approved family does come along that has what the dog needs.
  • Our adoption donation is $400 but it can depend on the expenses incurred for the dog. If Obedience training is a condition of adoption, a $50 fee will be added. It will be refunded upon proof of completion of at least a level 1 obedience class.
We are very careful where we place these dogs. They have already lost everything in their world at least once and we want to know that where we place them will be the home where they can live out their lives happily and safely for all involved. You may express interest in a dog, but unless the above situations fall into place we would not put the family and the dog together.

If you have any questions on this process feel free to write Mastiff Rescue and we will do the best we can to answer them for you. Please note that we are an entirely volunteer based organization and most of us hold down full time jobs in addition to our rescue work so it may take us a couple of days to get back with you. If you have not had a response within a week please write again and ask for the status of your inquiry. We never intend to ignore a post, but the dogs needing placement into rescue continues to grow and saving them takes time.

Thank you,
The GLMR, Inc. Board of Directors and Volunteers
Great Lakes Mastiff Rescue, Inc.
A 501c3 Charitable Organization
"Throwing a lifeline to Mastiffs in need"
206-202-3543
www.glmr.org

"MCOA approved rescue for
the Great Lakes Region

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