Where do your dogs and puppies come from?  Nearly all of our dogs and puppies come from at capacity kill shelters that are rescue friendly.  By taking a dog or puppy from a shelter, we free up a kennel or dog run, which not only saves the dog that we rescue, but also saves the life of another dog by providing the critical space that is needed.  Unfortunately, we can only do so much, and depend on adopters like you and our fosters.  With each adoption, you free up a space with our rescue so that we can take in another, and with everyone that volunteers to help us foster - we can save even more lives!  If you would like to consider helping us by fostering, please see our foster/volunteer page.

Requirements to Adopt: 

• Must be 21 years of age or older.

• Own your own home or have approval from the property owners/landlord.

• Include a vet reference of the pets you or your family have/had in the past.  

• All current pets be up to date on vaccinations and altered. 

• Include a few personal references.

Tails of Hope reserves the right to deny an application for any reason. Please know that are goal is to find the best home for the dog or puppy.

Adult Adoptions: The adoption fee is $200*. All adults will be fully vetted, which includes alter, Rabies, DHLPP and up to date on HW Preventative and Flea Preventative. As with all of our puppies and dogs, we do our best to determine breed and size when grown, by using vet and shelter input, but we can not make any guarantees.

Puppy Adoptions: The adoption fee is $200*. All puppies have at least their first shot and have been dewormed.  Older puppies will have age appropriate vaccinations, but do understand that sometimes an older puppy comes to us with no vetting and a late start is had with the puppy vaccination series. As with all of our puppies and dogs, we do our best to determine breed and size when grown, by using vet and shelter input, but we can not make any guarantees. 

If your application has been approved, you will be invited to put a $50 non-refundable deposit to hold a puppy of your choice to ensure that they are available at the time of adoption. (Absolutely DO NOT place a deposit until you have received an invitation to do so.) A deposit must be received at least 12 hours from the invitation or we will reach out to the next application. Deposits are applied towards the adoption fee and the remaining of the fee will be $150.

Application Processing:

We will do our best to process your application in a timely manner, but please know that it can take days to a couple weeks to process an applications for a particular dog or a litter of puppies. Puppies especially can have a LOT of interest which can result in delay from our processing team. If you have not heard from us within a week you are always welcome to reach out to us at tailsofhope@live.com. 

Some common areas that hold up an approval are verifying home ownership or if you rent, we must verify pet policy, please be ready with a copy of your lease in the event we can’t reach your landlord. The biggest issue with approval is whether your current pets have an active vet history, are they up to date on shots, HW Preventative and fixed if appropriate. Having a copy handy of your latest vet records can also help expedite the process in the event that we can’t reach your vet or they can’t find your records.  If you are a first time pet owner, offering up a vet reference from your parents can often help expedite the process.

*** Due to the rapid increase of supplies and care for our dogs, adoption fees may vary than what is listed on this website.