Clackamas County Dog Services
Welcome to CCDS!!! We are glad you found us.. There are many dogs at the shelter awaiting their new forever homes. Unfortunetly, we are not a no-kill shelter, and all of our dogs are considered in URGENT need of new homes. We up date our available list every evening Tuesday-Saturday. Please note, we are open to the public so we can not guarantee that the dog you are looking at will still be available when you arrive. You MUST stop by to see if the dog you are looking at is still avialble! Please click the link below to view a list of our available dogs! Happy searching!
Our Adoptable Pet List
We are always more than
happy to work with Rescues.
Who is Clackamas County Dog Service?
Dogs can not be placed on hold via email or over the
internet.
To place a hold on a dog, Please Visit The Shelter Tuesday -
Saturday 12:30 - 4:30.
Clackamas DOES require you to sign an enforceable
adoption contract.
A returnable deposit is required for any unaltered animal leaving the shelter.
Other services we provide are as follows
Licensing of dogs
Sick and injured dog rescue
Emergency dog rescue
Protective custody for pets
Dog bite investigations
Vicious or feral dog removal
Pickup of dead dogs.
Quarantine of dogs that have bitten and are not rabies
vaccinated
Inspection of dog kennel
Serving notices of infraction and citation
Adopting a friend
General Adoption
Information:
Location:
Clackamas County Dog Services
13141 SE Highway 212
Clackamas, OR 97015
Phone:
(503) 655-8628
(503) 722-6519
Adoption Viewing Hours:
Tuesday – Saturday
11:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Application:
Written application required (Download
it)
Waiting Period:
There is a minimum 24 hour waiting period between
applying for adoption and picking up your new pet
Spay/Neuter Requirement:
We require that all dogs adopted from us be spayed or neutered
Adoption Fees:
Included with the cost of adoption, all adopting families receive:
- A free Bordatella vaccination for their pet (as well as other
vaccinations when appropriate and available)
- A list of veterinarians who offer an initial free health screening
- A goodie bag filled with product samples
- Dollar off coupons for food and pet related services at local
establishments
- Helpful information and literature on feeding, training and care of
their new family member
Dogs that arrive at the shelter spayed or neutered
$ 53
Dogs that arrive fertile and are spayed or neutered while
in our care
$113
Dogs that arrived fertile and leave the shelter fertile
$130
Adopters that adopt a fertile animal will be given information on how
they can obtain a low-cost spay/neuter procedure for that dog. If they
return to the kennel within 30 days with a receipt for that
procedure on their adopted pet, CCDC will arrange to have a refund check of
$40.00 mailed to their home. (Some veterinarians will deduct $40 from the
cost of their spay/neuter invoice so that families do not need to bring the
receipt to us. If your vet deducts $40 from the spay/neuter bill you paid,
no additional refund will be provided by Dog Services.) If adopters chose
not to have their pet spayed/neutered, Clackamas County retains the $40.00
"deposit" in anticipation of future costs that will be created when that dog
produces unwanted puppies.
*Occasionally, Clackamas County Dog Services inoculates dogs with a
one-year Rabies Vaccination. If the dog has been vaccinated for Rabies,
add $10.00 to the costs listed above .
*Each Application requires a $10.00 non-refundable deposit that will be
applied to your adoption fees when you find your perfect pet within 6
months.
NOTE: All dogs leave our shelter with a Clackamas County Dog
License. If owners live outside of Clackamas County or within city limits,
they will have to license their dog in their area. Check with your city or
county about their licensing requirements. CCDC insists that all dogs who
leave our shelter be licensed by us in case the dog gets away from its new
owners before it has been properly licensed in its home area.
Cats: Our shelter does not have the facilities to accept large
numbers of cats. We do occasionally have cats available for adoption when
local cat rescue facilities are full.
The fees associated with cat adoptions are the same as dogs, based on
spay/neuter status. Fees include the adoption fee, a spay/neuter fee or
deposit (if appropriate) and a supplies charge, to permit us to pay for the
unique supplies needed by cats.
Return Policy: The adopters have 30 days in which to return the
dog to the shelter for an exchange should the newly adopted dog not work out
for the family.
*Petco
Adoption Gift Book Program: If you have adopted a dog or cat from us
or any other animal welfare organization, Petco is offering you a FREE
Adoption Gift Booklet that includes savings on supplies for
your pet, which includes free pet food. To receive your Adoption Gift
Booklet, you need only bring your adoption papers to any Petco store and
you'll receive a coupon book. Please contact their customer service line at
(800) 571-2952 with any questions or problems.
Although the listed dogs were available when the page was last updated,
some may no longer be available as they may have been claimed by their owner
or adopted.
We also run a Foster Program.
Clackamas County Dog Services annually receives for shelter more than 2,000 dogs. We have a very active adoption program, work closely with various breed rescue and various local shelter and Humane Societies, space limitations do no always allow us to care for all adoptable dogs and cats as long as might be necessary to find them good homes.
The Foster Program was established to help us address this need. Selected
adoptable dogs and cats are placed with qualified individuals -- often animal
rescue organizations - who agree to provide both home and care to the animals,
providing love and continued socialization and assistance in locating a
permanent adoptive home for animal.
APPLICANT QUALIFICATION/PROCEDURES
- Applicants must themselves be in compliance with State and County Dog
Control laws. They must have current licenses for any dogs they own.
- Applicants must complete the information requested on Clackamas County Dog
Service's standard
Adoption
Agreement form. Once the Adoption Agreement form is completed and
submitted to Dog Services Staff, the applicant will be interviewed by shelter
staff to ensure the applicant has the requisite knowledge and skills to
properly care for fostered animals.
- A premise inspection shall be required for all new Foster Applicants. This inspection is to ensure that the animal will have adequate, enclosed areas in which to live and exercise. Although Clackamas County Dog Services will foster only apparently healthy animals, the manner in which animals are initially received by us necessarily involves a risk that they may develop contagious diseases. An isolation area is strongly suggested, at least initially.
- If the applicant is a renter, written consent for fostering must be
obtained from the landlord, a copy of which must be provided to Clackamas
County Dog Services.
- The applicant must complete and sign a
Foster Pet
Agreement.
- Applicants must agree: (1) it is the sole judgment of Clackamas County Dog
Services if the animal to be placed will be spayed/neutered prior to
placement; (2) the applicant shall have a licensed veterinarian inoculate any
adults (6 months or older) dog against rabies; and (3) provide any other
necessary and appropriate vaccinations and/or medical care. Due to serious
budget constraints we are unable to reimburse foster parents for costs of
veterinary services or any other costs related to the keeping of foster
animals. Applicants must agree to absorb these costs themselves. Applicant
agrees to provide us with copies of all documents from veterinarian visits,
including inoculations, exams, etc.
- Should a foster family locate a suitable adoptive family, the prospective
adoptive family must submit to Dog Services a completed Adoption Application
and Agreement form. Prospective adoptive families must meet all adoption
criteria of Clackamas County Dog Services.
- Foster families agree to not deliver fostered animals to any other person,
unless so directed by Clackamas County Dog Services Staff. If Foster families
are no longer able to care for an animal, they must return the animal to
Clackamas County Dog Services.
- Approval of Foster applicants and selection of appropriate animals for
fostering, is exclusively within the discretion of Clackamas County Dog
Services Staff.
- Foster applicants agree to hold Clackamas County, Clackamas County Dog
Services, its employees, officers and elected officials harmless for any
damage, injury or harm resulting, directly or indirectly from the fostering of
any animal.
Dogs can not be placed on hold via email or over the
internet.
To place a hold on a dog, Please Visit The Shelter Tuesday -
Saturday 12:30 - 4:30.
Clackamas DOES require you to sign an enforceable
adoption contract.
A returnable deposit is required for any unaltered animal leaving the shelter.
Other services we provide are as follows
Licensing of dogs
Sick and injured dog rescue
Emergency dog rescue
Protective custody for pets
Dog bite investigations
Vicious or feral dog removal
Pickup of dead dogs.
Quarantine of dogs that have bitten and are not rabies
vaccinated
Inspection of dog kennel
Serving notices of infraction and citation
Adopting a friend
| Location: | Clackamas County Dog Services 13141 SE Highway 212 Clackamas, OR 97015 |
| Phone: | (503) 655-8628 (503) 722-6519 |
| Adoption Viewing Hours: | Tuesday – Saturday 11:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
| Application: | Written application required (Download it) |
| Waiting Period: | There is a minimum 24 hour waiting period between applying for adoption and picking up your new pet |
| Spay/Neuter Requirement: | We require that all dogs adopted from us be spayed or neutered |
Adoption Fees:
Included with the cost of adoption, all adopting families receive:
- A free Bordatella vaccination for their pet (as well as other vaccinations when appropriate and available)
- A list of veterinarians who offer an initial free health screening
- A goodie bag filled with product samples
- Dollar off coupons for food and pet related services at local establishments
- Helpful information and literature on feeding, training and care of their new family member
| Dogs that arrive at the shelter spayed or neutered |
$ 53 |
| Dogs that arrive fertile and are spayed or neutered while in our care |
$113 |
| Dogs that arrived fertile and leave the shelter fertile |
$130 |
Adopters that adopt a fertile animal will be given information on how they can obtain a low-cost spay/neuter procedure for that dog. If they return to the kennel within 30 days with a receipt for that procedure on their adopted pet, CCDC will arrange to have a refund check of $40.00 mailed to their home. (Some veterinarians will deduct $40 from the cost of their spay/neuter invoice so that families do not need to bring the receipt to us. If your vet deducts $40 from the spay/neuter bill you paid, no additional refund will be provided by Dog Services.) If adopters chose not to have their pet spayed/neutered, Clackamas County retains the $40.00 "deposit" in anticipation of future costs that will be created when that dog produces unwanted puppies.
*Occasionally, Clackamas County Dog Services inoculates dogs with a one-year Rabies Vaccination. If the dog has been vaccinated for Rabies, add $10.00 to the costs listed above .
*Each Application requires a $10.00 non-refundable deposit that will be applied to your adoption fees when you find your perfect pet within 6 months.
NOTE: All dogs leave our shelter with a Clackamas County Dog License. If owners live outside of Clackamas County or within city limits, they will have to license their dog in their area. Check with your city or county about their licensing requirements. CCDC insists that all dogs who leave our shelter be licensed by us in case the dog gets away from its new owners before it has been properly licensed in its home area.
Cats: Our shelter does not have the facilities to accept large numbers of cats. We do occasionally have cats available for adoption when local cat rescue facilities are full.
The fees associated with cat adoptions are the same as dogs, based on spay/neuter status. Fees include the adoption fee, a spay/neuter fee or deposit (if appropriate) and a supplies charge, to permit us to pay for the unique supplies needed by cats.
Return Policy: The adopters have 30 days in which to return the dog to the shelter for an exchange should the newly adopted dog not work out for the family.
*Petco Adoption Gift Book Program: If you have adopted a dog or cat from us or any other animal welfare organization, Petco is offering you a FREE Adoption Gift Booklet that includes savings on supplies for your pet, which includes free pet food. To receive your Adoption Gift Booklet, you need only bring your adoption papers to any Petco store and you'll receive a coupon book. Please contact their customer service line at (800) 571-2952 with any questions or problems.
Although the listed dogs were available when the page was last updated, some may no longer be available as they may have been claimed by their owner or adopted.
Come Visit Us!
Clackamas County Dog Services
13141 SE Highway 212
Clackamas, OR 97015
Phone: (503) 655-8628
Email: dogcontrol@co.clackamas.or.us
Click here for a list of pets at this shelter
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