Adopting A Friend
We are currently experiencing some technical difficulties with our online application. Some folks are reporting difficulties with submission. If you experience this, please email us at applications@illinoisbirddogrescue.org and we will email you an application. We apologize for this inconvenience. The problem should be resolved shortly. All applicants will receive email confirmation of their application acceptance within 24 hours.
Illinois Birddog Rescue, Inc. requires all of our dogs to be placed first and foremost as pets. We will place dogs into hunting homes, but they must live indoors as part of the family. We also require fenced in yards for all of our purebred dogs so that they may self-exercise safely.
All of our foster homes give the rescue dogs lots of TLC. While in foster care our dogs will be:
- socialized with other dogs, people, and children
- cat tested if possible
- crate trained and housebroken
- evaluated for hunting potential by scent pointing planted game birds
We take great pride in making sure all of our rescue dogs are healthy before being adopted. All of our rescues will have been:
- spayed or neutered
- tested for heartworm and treated if necessary
- protected from parvo/distemper and vaccinated for rabies
- de-wormed
- microchipped
We ask for a $325 non-negotiable adoption fee for our adult dogs and $375 for all dogs less than one year of age.
When adopting one of our rescues, we want to make sure both you and the dog will be a good match. Here's how our procedure works:
- Complete and submit the online adoption application
- Your application will be reviewed by all board members and the foster care provider.
- You will receive a call for a phone interview
- If approved, we will then arrange for you to speak at length with the foster care provider and meet the dog you are interested in.
- A home check will be done to assure the safety of the rescue dog in its new home environment. Because of the intense hunting instincts these dogs posess, we require their forever homes to have safe fenced in yards.
- Because we want to make sure our dogs live long healthy, happy lives, we will only place our dogs into non-smoking homes.
- At the time of adoption, the fee will be collected and an adoption contract signed.
- In the weeks following the adoption a member of our group will contact you and do a follow-up obedience or dietary home visit, if needed. We want to make sure you and your new family member are completely happy and healthy!