Surrender a Dog

Thanks for choosing Small Dog Rescue as your placement option for your dog. We work hard to make sure that all of the dogs in our program are given everything they need to be happy and healthy. Our foster dogs live in screened-and-approved foster homes as a member of their foster family and are given all the vet care they need while in our custody. The application process for our foster dogs is multi-faceted and includes a criminal background check on applicants, contacting personal references, and a home visit. We have a very high success rate with placement and our program has an excellent reputation.

You need to fill out this web-form and answer all of the questions to the best of your ability. This will help us make the best foster match as well as aid in making the dog's transition into foster care as easy as possible. The answers to these questions have no impact on whether or not your dog will be accepted into our program - please be as honest as possible.

We do ask for a tax-deductible donation at the time of surrender if this is possible for you. The donation is not required, but it is appreciated since we are an all-volunteer group and our expenses are high (regularly exceeding $1500 per month). We will provide you with a thank you letter for your tax purposes should you donate. The amount is up to you. Give what you can.

Please note that our resources are limited and we often have a waiting list for dogs to get into our program. We will contact you as soon as we have a spot opening up. In the mean time, if you have additional questions, please write to our intake coordinator, Dallas Rising, at dallas@sdrofmn.org.

Your name:
Your phone number:
Alternative phone number, if available:
Your e-mail address:
Name of dog:
What breed is your dog?
How old is your dog?
Is there a date by which the dog must be surrendered?
Is your dog spayed/neutered?
What is the date of their last shots, Frontline, or Heartgard?
Is your dog microchipped?
Name of vet clinic and name of person attached to the account:
Why are you surrendering this dog?
How are they with other dogs?
How are they with cats?
How are they with young children?
Are they house trained?
How does your dog let you know they need to go outside to potty?
Are they crate trained?
Are they leash trained?
What does their diet consist of? How many times per day do they eat?
Does your dog know any commands? If so, which ones?
What are your dog's favorite toys?
What is their daily routine?
Is there anything else you think we should know?
How did you hear about us?