Once NH&R receives your application, you can expect a rather in-depth phone interview. Ideally, all responsible family members participate. When a Newf comes in that looks like a good match for you, they'll be more interviewing and a home inspection. Seems like a lot but we want this to work as much as you do!

Adoption

This is done through a careful process of screening both people and dogs to find a successful match. It’s really important to us to make sure that the new home the Newf goes to is the LAST home he or she needs and that everyone is happy.

NCNC charges a non-refundable application fee of $20.00 and an adoption fee of $500.00 regardless of the club’s investment in the dog. This fee is sometimes waived if the dog has long-term health issues requiring expensive rehabilitation. As you can imagine, $500 doesn’t go very far if we’re dealing with a really sick dog so we’re always accepting donations and holding fund-raisers to help keep the program afloat.

As well as the adoption fee, NCNC also requires all adopting families to sign a contract. In simple terms, the contract asks you to care for the dog, feed him and be his best friend. It also advises you that we will remove the dog from your home if these needs are not met.

How Does the Adoption process Work?

Lets Walk through it together...

Ok, you’ve talked it over with your family and decided that an adopted Newfoundland is exactly what you’re looking for in a new family member. You may be wondering how you get from this important decision to finally wrapping your arms around your new dog.  Let’s go through each step

Step One:

Print and fill out the adoption application. These questions are only meant to give us a thumbnail reference to who you are so please be as accurate as you can. Send the completed application, along with a check for $20.00 (see below) to the Adoption Liaison, whose address is listed at the bottom of the application.

Step Two:

Once you application has been received, you will receive a telephone call from our “Adoption Liaison”. This person's job is to get to know you better and help determine the kind of Newfoundland temperament would best fit with you and your family’s lifestyle. The phone interview usually takes at least an hour and it’s important that all adults in the applicant’s home participate.

Step Three:

Just sit & wait. I know, I know. It’s hard to be patient. During this period, consider joining NCNC and/or attending one of our meetings, seminars or events. This is a great way to get to know other Newf people and their dogs. Newfs are great teachers and they’re happy to show off their personality traits! Information on upcoming NCNC events can be found on our website: www.ncnc.org

Step Four:

After the telephone interview is completed, if you haven’t changed your mind, or if we haven’t scared you, we will arrange a home visit with a volunteer. The Adoption Liaison will let you know who will be contacting you in order for you to set up a mutually good time for the visit. The home visit is made to ensure your home is safe for one of our rescued newfs. (Don’t get crazy cleaning.. we don’t come with white gloves).

Step Five:

When a Newf in our program looks like a good match for you, we’ll contact you to set up a “meet & greet”. By this time, the Newf has been in foster care for a period of at least 2-3 weeks while his or her behavior and physical condition were evaluated.  Since the foster family is the most familiar with the dog, they make the final decision regarding the potential adoption. 

Step Six:

Providing everything goes smoothly, you’ll make a second trip to the foster home to finalize the adoption and take your new “baby” home. You will be required to sign 2 copies of our adoption contract (one is for you), pay our adoption fee as well as go over any last minute details.

 

Why do we want $20.00 with your application?

Newfoundland Health and Rescue Inc. is comprised entirely of volunteers. We do this because we love these dogs and will go to great lengths to see them get a second chance at a safe, loving home. We take every application seriously and follow through with the screening process to the best of our ability. $20.00 doesn’t seem like much but it all goes toward defraying some of our screening expenses.

                                   

Our rescue volunteers welcome emails or telephone calls. Their email addresses and telephone numbers are listed on the contact page.