DOMESTI-PUPS ADOPTION PROCESS

Dogs available on this page are PETS and not service animals or therapy dogs.  
​

Adoption Waitlist

All dogs posted for adoption will be sent to our existing waitlist before they are publicly posted on our website/facebook. If you wish to be considered for a dog that Domesti-PUPS may put up for adoption, please fill out the adoption form now to get on the waiting list. 

WHEN A DOG BECOMES AVAILABLE:
  • Considerations are given for the temperament or behavior of the dog.  (For example, if the dog does not do well with cats, we will not contact those people who have a cat, etc).  
  • An email will be sent to individuals on the wait list in order the adoption applications were received. 
  • Each person on the waitlist will be given 24hrs to respond and set up a time to meet the dog. If no response is reciveved by the applicant, the adoption coordinator will move on to the next person on the list.


TSCI Adoptables 

Domesti-PUPS is partnered with the  the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI), to provide vocational training programs for inmates. In this program we pull dogs from local shelters or private rehoming situations and provide them with 12 weeks of obedience training. The adoptable dog's training begins in this  facility, and then continues in the community and your home to help make your relationship successful. 

WHEN A NEW ROTATION OF DOGS START:
  • The dogs will be posted on our website/social media along with the date they are available
  • An email will be sent to our waitlist and they will be given first priority
  • If the dog is still available, applications will be reviewed in the order they were received  (special considerations are made for temperament, etc.)
  • Each application will have 24 hours to respond and set up a time to meet the dog

CAREER CHANGE DOGS

When it has been determined that a dog or puppy on the service path will be up for adoption as a pet, the leadership team will notify the adoption coordinator (currently Natalie Wimer).  The adoption coordinator will reach out to the dog’s puppy raiser with first option to adopt the dog.  The puppy raiser will have 24 hours to decide if they wish to adopt.  If the puppy raiser declines, the adoption coordinator will have the photo and bio of the dog posted on the Domesti-PUPS website under adoptions and will contact people on the waiting list.
​
*Please note only the puppy raiser has first option of adopting the dog. Family/Friends of the puppy raiser are treated the same way as other potential adopters 

PUPPIES

From time to time we do have puppies available for adoption. Unfortunately not every dog can go on to become a service dog so these dogs are dogs that have been determined not to be service dog candidates but will make wonderful pets or maybe even therapy companions!