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Adopting dogs and puppies from us

The young pups are generally under six months old and the older pups are over six months and under 12 months old. Young dogs are over 12 months and under two years. Adult dogs are over two years and under about five years. The mature dogs are generally over five years and the aged dogs from about nine years on.

Many people prefer to raise their own puppy, giving them the opportunity to house-train, obedience train and socialise the puppy to their environment and family. Other people prefer not to work through the puppy years and prefer dog over 12 months old who is still active and energetic but somewhat more settled.

Then we have the mature dogs, seen a bit of life and are happy to be a walking companion, a friend for your dog or a family member in a new family who love him as he is.

Our adoption policy

On this website we have divided our dogs into young puppies, older puppies, young dogs, adult Dogs and mature dogs

Albury Wodonga Animal Rescue rehomes only desexed dogs, puppies, cats and kittens.

We believe in this passionately and believe this is the only way to start to break the cycle of unwanted pets in society.

Before you consider buying or adopting a puppy, ask yourself these questions:

Are you prepared to care for a dog/cat for over 10 years?
Can you afford to own a pet with costs such as registration, vaccinations, general health care, vet bills, food, grooming, obedience training, and boarding?
Do you have time to care for a pet? Daily, feeding, exercise, grooming, obedience and play?
Who will look after your pet when you're away?
Do you live in a suitable location and type of housing for a pet?
Do you have adequate space for the pet you are considering?
What hours do you work, and will the pet have any company during the day?
If renting accommodation, are you permitted to own a pet?
If buying a puppy/kitten, can you provide care during the day and meals at regular intervals until it is six months of age?
Does the type of pet you are considering fit in with your lifestyle, activities, sporting pursuits and priorities?
Are you prepared to confine your cat (in the house or an enclosure) at night, or even 24 hours a day as required by some councils?
Do you have the required approval from council to own a number of dogs as some councils require?

WHERE DO OUR DOGS COME FROM?

A large number of our dogs come from the Albury, Wodonga and Corowa, Indigo Shire, Euroa and Wagga Pounds. Our volunteers regularly monitor dogs in the pounds, temperament test them and then wait for their time to be up.

If they are not claimed or adopted from the pound then we place then into foster homes until we can find permanent homes for them.

We also have some adult dogs surrendered to us for honest reasons.

Then there are the pregnant bitches and litters of young puppies surrendered to us by people who didn’t realise how much responsibility it is to ‘breed’ dogs.

These are difficult and expensive rescues for us, as they often need veterinary treatment and finding foster carers to take a pregnant bitch or litter of sickly, worm ridden pups is not easy.

But sadly most of our dogs are just older pups or young dogs who have ended up in the pound. These dogs just needed some training and time spent with them to turn them into fine dogs.

Other groups are the ‘designer dogs’ and small fluffy dogs. Designer dogs often come from puppy farms and do not grow into the dog that the purchaser expected! Small fluffy dogs need regular, sometimes daily grooming plus six weekly clipping. Often these dogs come to us in a shocking state and need extensive grooming before we can rehome them. They looked very cute in the pet shop but after a few months the reality of owning a long haired active little dog is not so cute.

Dog ownership is a long-term commitment, not a fashion fad.