The Big Dog Project
P.O. Box 864
Silverdale, WA 98383-0864
Phone: 360/434-2364 (434-BDOG)
Email: TheBigDogProject@yahoo.com
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OUR MISSION STATEMENT The Big Dog Project aims to benefit animals by matching them with appropriate homes, providing information about care and training to owners, providing veterinary care as necessary and developing a network of caring people who can assist animals in transition between homes.
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OUR MISSION STATEMENT The Big Dog Project aims to benefit animals by matching them with appropriate homes, providing information about care and training to owners, providing veterinary care as necessary and developing a network of caring people who can assist animals in transition between homes.
IN MEMORIAM -- JIMMY We fostered and adopted Jimmy twice in the last few years, which is why it was so hard to hear he died of kidney failure on February 9, 2012. Jimmy was a big loving mixed hound orginally from a farm near Chehalis. When his elderly owner died, the family asked the local vet to euthanize Jimmy. The vet refused and got in touch with rescue groups and saved Jimmy's life. He went thru two rescue groups before coming to Big Dog because he did not like children. We had foster homes without kids, so we took him sight unseen. We were told he was a Jack Russell mix, and when he showed up at 50 pounds, the standing joke was "Jimmy, world's biggest Jack Russell!" He was fostered and later adopted by a gentleman who was devoted to him, and when that owner lost his unemployment benefits, he signed Jimmy back to us. He went into foster care with a Big Dog board member who later adopted him and was with him when he died. He was a loved and valued member of her family, and helped to mentor 3 foster dogs in his new home. He was loving and sweet to all adults he met, and friendly to every other dog.
FOSTER HOMES NEEDED If you live in the East Bremerton/Central Kitsap area and have ever thought about fostering a dog, please get in touch with us now. The shelters in Southern California are full of very adoptable small dogs and if we can build our network of foster homes here in Kitsap County, we can help save lives in shelters where dogs are euthanized for lack of space. We have received in transport several dogs from this area over the past 2 years, all of them adopted and adoptable, and all of them small in size, young, and usually from homes in which the homeowner lost the home to foreclosure. Several rescue groups are building a reliable network of helpers to handle the transport, so that part of the process is getting attended to, but what we still need are foster homes here, close to our vet and volunteer dog trainers. We need you to be able to receive a dog straight from transport, to provide a safe environment and lots of attention to help in evaluating the dog for future adoption, and be available to help with transporting dogs back and forth to vet appointments or possible meetings with adopters. If you are retired, or disabled, or unemployed, and maybe have some free time and want to volunteer, now is the time to email us and become part of our foster home network.
Who We Are
The Big Dog Project started in 2004 when the war in Iraq caused many changes in the lives of the military families in our Kitsap County community, resulting in more companion animals needing placement than our local no-kill shelters could handle. Since then, we have built a network of friends who work to help all kinds of dogs in transition between all kinds of homes. We handle both big and small dogs, old and young, either re-homing them in our community or arranging for them to go to shelters in other areas that have room for them. In addition, we work with other shelters to transport their dogs to locations where their chances for adoption might be better. We are also available to check prospective homes for shelters outside our area, checking for fences and environment, so that shelters outside our area do not have to have a volunteer travel here for that purpose. Our focus is to build as many human relationships as we can among rescue workers in order to help re-home animals in many locations, not just Kitsap County. We want to think BIG – that’s why we are The Big Dog Project! Our dogs are seen only by appointment in their foster homes. Some of our adoptions may be open adoptions, with contact between former and new owners, which we feel can be better for the dogs, especially dogs with medical or behavior problems. We cannot help every dog we are asked to help, but we try to be some part of the solution for each dog, discussing options with owners in a creative way. Our adoption fees are based on medical bills and the cost of food for our whole group of animals, not just one individual dog. We can help find rescue groups for most kinds of animals that are in need of a new home if we are unable to take them into our foster homes. We have 501C3 nonprofit status, and will be happy to issue a tax receipt for donations. Please use our post office box to send in donations.
Adopting a friend
Step 1: Email us and request an application. Copy this application into a new email, fill out and email back to us. Our all-volunteer group gets most dog work done on weekends. Your application must be received before the weekend for any work to be done on it, so please return it as soon as possible.
Step 2: A Big Dog volunteer will interview you, usually by phone, sometimes email.
Step 3: We will contact any references you give us, personal or veterinarian. Please let your references know that we will be contacting them.
Step 4: Meet the dog you have applied for. This usually takes place at the foster home, by appointment, on weekends.
Step 5: We do a home inspection for every adoption. Don't worry about dirty dishes or unfolded laundry -- we just need to be sure the dog will be safe in your home. If you live any distance from Kitsap County, please send photos in lieu of the home inspection. We will need the main living areas, primary pet area if different, the yard and fencing as well as the house number clearly visible in the photo.
Step 6: Finalize the adoption. In the case of multiple applicants, the first approved applicant that is a good match may adopt the dog. Our average time to complete an adoption is 2 weeks, and could be longer if a puppy spay/neuter is involved. A great dog is worth the wait!
Email is the easiest way to reach us, as we are an all volunteer organization, and all of us work full-time at other jobs. Please give us an evening phone number to reach you.
Come Visit Us!
We only show our dogs by appointment in their foster homes once an applicant has been approved. We believe this shows them at their best. Most of our appointments to show are on weekend days.
The Big Dog Project
P.O. Box 864
Silverdale, WA 98383-0864
Phone: 360/434-2364 (434-BDOG)
Email: TheBigDogProject@yahoo.com
Click here for a list of pets at this shelter
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FOSTER HOMES NEEDED If you live in the East Bremerton/Central Kitsap area and have ever thought about fostering a dog, please get in touch with us now. The shelters in Southern California are full of very adoptable small dogs and if we can build our network of foster homes here in Kitsap County, we can help save lives in shelters where dogs are euthanized for lack of space. We have received in transport several dogs from this area over the past 2 years, all of them adopted and adoptable, and all of them small in size, young, and usually from homes in which the homeowner lost the home to foreclosure. Several rescue groups are building a reliable network of helpers to handle the transport, so that part of the process is getting attended to, but what we still need are foster homes here, close to our vet and volunteer dog trainers. We need you to be able to receive a dog straight from transport, to provide a safe environment and lots of attention to help in evaluating the dog for future adoption, and be available to help with transporting dogs back and forth to vet appointments or possible meetings with adopters. If you are retired, or disabled, or unemployed, and maybe have some free time and want to volunteer, now is the time to email us and become part of our foster home network.
Who We Are
The Big Dog Project started in 2004 when the war in Iraq caused many changes in the lives of the military families in our Kitsap County community, resulting in more companion animals needing placement than our local no-kill shelters could handle. Since then, we have built a network of friends who work to help all kinds of dogs in transition between all kinds of homes. We handle both big and small dogs, old and young, either re-homing them in our community or arranging for them to go to shelters in other areas that have room for them. In addition, we work with other shelters to transport their dogs to locations where their chances for adoption might be better. We are also available to check prospective homes for shelters outside our area, checking for fences and environment, so that shelters outside our area do not have to have a volunteer travel here for that purpose. Our focus is to build as many human relationships as we can among rescue workers in order to help re-home animals in many locations, not just Kitsap County. We want to think BIG – that’s why we are The Big Dog Project! Our dogs are seen only by appointment in their foster homes. Some of our adoptions may be open adoptions, with contact between former and new owners, which we feel can be better for the dogs, especially dogs with medical or behavior problems. We cannot help every dog we are asked to help, but we try to be some part of the solution for each dog, discussing options with owners in a creative way. Our adoption fees are based on medical bills and the cost of food for our whole group of animals, not just one individual dog. We can help find rescue groups for most kinds of animals that are in need of a new home if we are unable to take them into our foster homes. We have 501C3 nonprofit status, and will be happy to issue a tax receipt for donations. Please use our post office box to send in donations.
Adopting a friend
Step 1: Email us and request an application. Copy this application into a new email, fill out and email back to us. Our all-volunteer group gets most dog work done on weekends. Your application must be received before the weekend for any work to be done on it, so please return it as soon as possible.
Step 2: A Big Dog volunteer will interview you, usually by phone, sometimes email.
Step 3: We will contact any references you give us, personal or veterinarian. Please let your references know that we will be contacting them.
Step 4: Meet the dog you have applied for. This usually takes place at the foster home, by appointment, on weekends.
Step 5: We do a home inspection for every adoption. Don't worry about dirty dishes or unfolded laundry -- we just need to be sure the dog will be safe in your home. If you live any distance from Kitsap County, please send photos in lieu of the home inspection. We will need the main living areas, primary pet area if different, the yard and fencing as well as the house number clearly visible in the photo.
Step 6: Finalize the adoption. In the case of multiple applicants, the first approved applicant that is a good match may adopt the dog. Our average time to complete an adoption is 2 weeks, and could be longer if a puppy spay/neuter is involved. A great dog is worth the wait!
Email is the easiest way to reach us, as we are an all volunteer organization, and all of us work full-time at other jobs. Please give us an evening phone number to reach you.
Come Visit Us!
We only show our dogs by appointment in their foster homes once an applicant has been approved. We believe this shows them at their best. Most of our appointments to show are on weekend days.
The Big Dog Project
P.O. Box 864
Silverdale, WA 98383-0864
Phone: 360/434-2364 (434-BDOG)
Email: TheBigDogProject@yahoo.com
Click here for a list of pets at this shelter
[Home] [Information] [Shelters] [Search]
FOSTER HOMES NEEDED If you live in the East Bremerton/Central Kitsap area and have ever thought about fostering a dog, please get in touch with us now. The shelters in Southern California are full of very adoptable small dogs and if we can build our network of foster homes here in Kitsap County, we can help save lives in shelters where dogs are euthanized for lack of space. We have received in transport several dogs from this area over the past 2 years, all of them adopted and adoptable, and all of them small in size, young, and usually from homes in which the homeowner lost the home to foreclosure. Several rescue groups are building a reliable network of helpers to handle the transport, so that part of the process is getting attended to, but what we still need are foster homes here, close to our vet and volunteer dog trainers. We need you to be able to receive a dog straight from transport, to provide a safe environment and lots of attention to help in evaluating the dog for future adoption, and be available to help with transporting dogs back and forth to vet appointments or possible meetings with adopters. If you are retired, or disabled, or unemployed, and maybe have some free time and want to volunteer, now is the time to email us and become part of our foster home network.
Who We Are
The Big Dog Project started in 2004 when the war in Iraq caused many changes in the lives of the military families in our Kitsap County community, resulting in more companion animals needing placement than our local no-kill shelters could handle. Since then, we have built a network of friends who work to help all kinds of dogs in transition between all kinds of homes. We handle both big and small dogs, old and young, either re-homing them in our community or arranging for them to go to shelters in other areas that have room for them. In addition, we work with other shelters to transport their dogs to locations where their chances for adoption might be better. We are also available to check prospective homes for shelters outside our area, checking for fences and environment, so that shelters outside our area do not have to have a volunteer travel here for that purpose. Our focus is to build as many human relationships as we can among rescue workers in order to help re-home animals in many locations, not just Kitsap County. We want to think BIG – that’s why we are The Big Dog Project! Our dogs are seen only by appointment in their foster homes. Some of our adoptions may be open adoptions, with contact between former and new owners, which we feel can be better for the dogs, especially dogs with medical or behavior problems. We cannot help every dog we are asked to help, but we try to be some part of the solution for each dog, discussing options with owners in a creative way. Our adoption fees are based on medical bills and the cost of food for our whole group of animals, not just one individual dog. We can help find rescue groups for most kinds of animals that are in need of a new home if we are unable to take them into our foster homes. We have 501C3 nonprofit status, and will be happy to issue a tax receipt for donations. Please use our post office box to send in donations.
Adopting a friend
Step 1: Email us and request an application. Copy this application into a new email, fill out and email back to us. Our all-volunteer group gets most dog work done on weekends. Your application must be received before the weekend for any work to be done on it, so please return it as soon as possible.
Step 2: A Big Dog volunteer will interview you, usually by phone, sometimes email.
Step 3: We will contact any references you give us, personal or veterinarian. Please let your references know that we will be contacting them.
Step 4: Meet the dog you have applied for. This usually takes place at the foster home, by appointment, on weekends.
Step 5: We do a home inspection for every adoption. Don't worry about dirty dishes or unfolded laundry -- we just need to be sure the dog will be safe in your home. If you live any distance from Kitsap County, please send photos in lieu of the home inspection. We will need the main living areas, primary pet area if different, the yard and fencing as well as the house number clearly visible in the photo.
Step 6: Finalize the adoption. In the case of multiple applicants, the first approved applicant that is a good match may adopt the dog. Our average time to complete an adoption is 2 weeks, and could be longer if a puppy spay/neuter is involved. A great dog is worth the wait!
Email is the easiest way to reach us, as we are an all volunteer organization, and all of us work full-time at other jobs. Please give us an evening phone number to reach you.
Come Visit Us!
We only show our dogs by appointment in their foster homes once an applicant has been approved. We believe this shows them at their best. Most of our appointments to show are on weekend days.
The Big Dog Project
P.O. Box 864
Silverdale, WA 98383-0864
Phone: 360/434-2364 (434-BDOG)
Email: TheBigDogProject@yahoo.com
Click here for a list of pets at this shelter
[Home] [Information] [Shelters] [Search]
Who We Are
The Big Dog Project started in 2004 when the war in Iraq caused many changes in the lives of the military families in our Kitsap County community, resulting in more companion animals needing placement than our local no-kill shelters could handle. Since then, we have built a network of friends who work to help all kinds of dogs in transition between all kinds of homes. We handle both big and small dogs, old and young, either re-homing them in our community or arranging for them to go to shelters in other areas that have room for them. In addition, we work with other shelters to transport their dogs to locations where their chances for adoption might be better. We are also available to check prospective homes for shelters outside our area, checking for fences and environment, so that shelters outside our area do not have to have a volunteer travel here for that purpose. Our focus is to build as many human relationships as we can among rescue workers in order to help re-home animals in many locations, not just Kitsap County. We want to think BIG – that’s why we are The Big Dog Project! Our dogs are seen only by appointment in their foster homes. Some of our adoptions may be open adoptions, with contact between former and new owners, which we feel can be better for the dogs, especially dogs with medical or behavior problems. We cannot help every dog we are asked to help, but we try to be some part of the solution for each dog, discussing options with owners in a creative way. Our adoption fees are based on medical bills and the cost of food for our whole group of animals, not just one individual dog. We can help find rescue groups for most kinds of animals that are in need of a new home if we are unable to take them into our foster homes. We have 501C3 nonprofit status, and will be happy to issue a tax receipt for donations. Please use our post office box to send in donations.Adopting a friend
Step 1: Email us and request an application. Copy this application into a new email, fill out and email back to us. Our all-volunteer group gets most dog work done on weekends. Your application must be received before the weekend for any work to be done on it, so please return it as soon as possible.Step 2: A Big Dog volunteer will interview you, usually by phone, sometimes email.
Step 3: We will contact any references you give us, personal or veterinarian. Please let your references know that we will be contacting them.
Step 4: Meet the dog you have applied for. This usually takes place at the foster home, by appointment, on weekends.
Step 5: We do a home inspection for every adoption. Don't worry about dirty dishes or unfolded laundry -- we just need to be sure the dog will be safe in your home. If you live any distance from Kitsap County, please send photos in lieu of the home inspection. We will need the main living areas, primary pet area if different, the yard and fencing as well as the house number clearly visible in the photo.
Step 6: Finalize the adoption. In the case of multiple applicants, the first approved applicant that is a good match may adopt the dog. Our average time to complete an adoption is 2 weeks, and could be longer if a puppy spay/neuter is involved. A great dog is worth the wait!
Email is the easiest way to reach us, as we are an all volunteer organization, and all of us work full-time at other jobs. Please give us an evening phone number to reach you.
Come Visit Us!
We only show our dogs by appointment in their foster homes once an applicant has been approved. We believe this shows them at their best. Most of our appointments to show are on weekend days.The Big Dog Project
P.O. Box 864
Silverdale, WA 98383-0864
Phone: 360/434-2364 (434-BDOG)
Email: TheBigDogProject@yahoo.com
Click here for a list of pets at this shelter
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