USA Rescue Program
Please contact only about rescue - not a breeder referral
There are on occasion adult
Griffons that need a new home. Some dogs come from homes where there
is a sudden realization that this is indeed a large breed that needs
exercise, attention, devotion, training, grooming, and A JOB. Some
come from homes where the owners life circumstances change. Some come
from local animal shelters where they’ve been picked up as strays or
owner surrender. We have dogs of all ages and physical condition come
through our Rescue Program.
You should approach the
adoption with the expectation that the rescue dog needs and deserves as
much attention and devotion that a carefully chosen puppy bought from a
breeder. You will need to practice the same patience, training,
socialization, housebreaking, grooming and health care.
Adopting
a Rescue Griffon is an excellent idea for people looking for a new
family member that is past the “cute little infant” stage of life.
Active families with a large, well fenced yard, and whose children (if
any) are old enough and mature enough to handle and care for a large
dog, are the most successful homes.
Most Griffons are good with children and are amazingly resilient and
quick to adapt to new conditions and bond to their new family members
quickly.
How Can I Adopt a
Rescue Griffon?
If
you are interested in adopting a Rescued Griffon, please email the
Rescue team
wpgrescue@gmail.com.
If you want to personally talk with a team member a contact number will
be provided by email. You will be asked
to fill out an application with questions about your family and housing
situation. We find that having completed applications on file is the
best way to find a home efficiently when a dog becomes available.
When you adopt a dog you
will be required to sign an Adoption Contract in which you agree to
provide a safe, caring home for the dog, and if – for ANY reason
in the future – you find that you can no longer care for the dog, that
you WILL RETURN the dog to the AWPGA Rescue Program. You can
expect to be asked for a financial donation be made to the AWPGA Rescue
Program to help defray the great costs incurred in this effort.
Financial Assistance
The
AWPGA Rescue Program is
run solely by a very small
group of busy volunteers using only donations, financial help is
critical to its success. Dogs who are brought into our Rescue Program
are provided with veterinary care, spay/neutering board, and grooming.
Most donations do not begin to cover the actual costs incurred. We
GRATEFULLY accept donations in any amount from anyone wanting to
contribute to helping us re-home these dogs in need. Please send your
donations to:
AWPGA Rescue
Fund
5036 Babe Road
Tyrone, PA
16686
Purebred
Alternative Listings (PAL)
Even
if a rescue dog does not come with registration papers, you can lobby
the AKC for a “PAL Number” on your spayed/neutered dog, which would
allow you to compete with the dog, and achieve obedience, agility,
hunting, junior showmanship and other titles on you dog. Griffon
Rescue
wpgrescue@gmail.com
has Purebred Alternative Listings (PAL) application packets available.
Join Our Yahoo! Group Team
Sign up to
be part of the AWPGA Rescue Team's on-line Yahoo!
Group.
This is an on-line community that allows us to talk to each other about current
situations, needs, etc. Click on the
link for more information.
Public Education
Most
of all, please help us by telling anyone you know who is considering
breeding dogs without the knowledge, experience, and commitment to the
breed that is necessary to produce sound, birdie, typey dogs that meet all
parts of the
standard, to PLEASE reconsider. And PLEASE spay or neuter your pets!
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