We are a small boarding kennel providing an alternative to the local animal shelter for dog owners who must surrender their pets. The kennel helps rescued dogs by providing temporary housing until a foster home or adopter can be found. These efforts are completely non-profit. Any donation you can make to cover the kennel's expenses are greatly appreciated, as we charge no boarding fees for these dogs. Donate Here with the email address grrrescue@yahoo.com
Adopting a friend
All persons interested in adopting must complete our Adoption Application for screening. The most qualified applicants will be accepted . Once approved, you must sign an Adoption Contract and pay the $200 rehoming fee. This fee is to reimburse our organization for vet expenses and to help fund the next dog who needs our help. Adoption Application
"FREE" Dogs
Some people think it is unreasonable to pay a $200 rehoming fee.
They want a dog to be free or cheap.
We would like you to know that there is no such thing as a "free" dog.
Dogs that come at no charge also come with no vetting.
They have not been dewormed, vaccinated, spayed/neutered, and have not even been seen by a veterinarian. Your cost to have all this done to a "free" dog will usually exceed $200, plus your time to take the dog to have it all done. Not to mention the effort to care for the dog as it recovers from the surgery, cleaning up wormy poop after deworming, and treating your home for the free fleas that usually come on the "free" dog. And this is assuming the "free" dog does not have kennel cough or parvo or coccidiosis or heartworm or any other common disease that comes at absolutely no charge with your "free" dog. If you cannot afford to pay $200 for a fully vetted, healthy dog, then you are not likely to pay to have the dog vetted yourself. This makes you an irresponsible pet owner. If we give you the dog unvetted for free, then that makes us an irresponsible rescue. All this usually leads to at least one litter of puppies, who are usually given to other irresponsible people or even worse, who end up in a shelter ...and thus continues the cycle of irresponsibility that keeps the shelters full and leads to the senseless deaths of unwanted dogs. This "free" dog, and the millions of others like it, is the reason why we have a pet overpopulation problem that costs and costs and costs...
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A "FREE" DOG!
but considering what it could cost you,
$200 is a real bargain!
Grand River Rover Rescue Lakeside Pet Kennels
Lyons, MI 48851
Phone: 517-647-6992
