Our Mission

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All Breed Rescue is a compassionate, non-profit rescue dedicated to saving dogs regardless of age, breed, health or behavioral condition from high-kill shelters in the South and placing them in loving homes in Vermont.

What sets All Breed Rescue apart:

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Well-established, founded in 1996501c3 Non-profit organizationLicensed with the State of VermontOver 4000 dogs rescued.Will rescue dogs of any age, breed, location, health, most behavioral issuesFully vetted dogs with health certificates; fed only the highest quality food100% Volunteer staff

All Breed Rescue is a compassionate non-profit rescue organization dedicated to saving the lives of dogs in Vermont and from high-kill shelters in the South. We take special care to match the right home with the right dog, ensuring a lifetime of love for both the pet and the adopter. To ensure the best matches are made, we have a process that has been proven effective in determining the best homes for our animals. We strive to find the best homes possible for our dogs, as well as find the right dog for you and your lifestyle.

Step 1 – Complete Adoption Application The first step in the adoption process is filling out the application on our website. This application will tell us about you and your lifestyle, your home environment and your experience with pet ownership. We cannot accommodate an introduction with one of our dogs without this first step being completed.

Step 2 – Application Preliminary Review Our application review volunteers will initially screen your application to determine if all necessary information was provided. If not you will be contacted to either fill out another application or provide additional information. Please allow 24 – 48 hours for a volunteer to get back to you. After submitting your application, be sure to add allbreedvt@gmail.com to your contacts or check your spam folder. Most of our communication is done via e-mail.

Step 3 – Landlord Approval Verified If it is determined that you rent your home, your landlord will be contacted to make sure you have approval to have a dog in your home. We also ask about any breed or size limitations. If your landlord does not allow for a dog in your home, your application will be denied at this point in the process.

Step 4 – Veterinary References Contacted Our volunteers will contact the veterinary reference(s) you provided to determine if all your current pets are spayed/neutered and up to date on vaccinations. If you don’t have any current pets, we will ask about the veterinary care that your previous pets received. If you have never owned a pet, this step is skipped. We are happy to make recommendations if you are looking for a veterinarian. If your veterinary reference(s) cannot verify the spay/neuter and vaccination status of current or previous pets, processing of your application will be held until you can provide this information.

Step 5 – Personal References Contacted Our volunteers will contact your personal references and ask them questions in regards to whether they consider you to be a responsible pet owner. This is the portion of the process that can take the most amount of time. It is helpful if you contact your references and ask them to return our calls in a timely manner. If our reference checking volunteers have any major concerns about adopting a dog to you, based on communication with your references, your application may be denied at this point in the process.

Step 6 – Meeting between Approved Applicant & Available Dogs. Most of our dogs are currently boarding at a facility in South Burlington, however our organization is volunteer run. We do NOT arrange meetings between interested individuals and our dogs until an applicant has been approved via this adoption process. Once you have been approved, a volunteer will contact you about scheduling a time for you to meet the dog(s) you are interested in. Just because you are determined to be an approved adopter, you are NOT guaranteed a particular dog. All adoptions are first come, first served and we cannot “hold” a dog based on interest alone. Our priority is placing dogs in loving homes. If you fall in love at the time of your meeting but are not ready to bring the dog home with you, a dog can be reserved for three days with a non-refundable deposit of $150. This deposit will be applied to the total adoption fee when the adoption is finalized.

Step 7 – Finalizing The Adoption Once you have decided on the dog a volunteer will proceed with paperwork. This includes reviewing and signing an adoption agreement, vet services form, and transfer of all ownership and vetting that we have on the dog. Adoption fees must be paid by cash, money order, or bank check only. Please note, as we rescue the majority of our dogs from high-kill Southern shelters we do not know a lot about the dog’s history, genetics, age, or behaviors. We are able to share information we gather based on what we learn of our dogs during their time with us and in foster homes and based on their wellness exams by veterinarians.

Step 8 – Trip to the Vet It is recommended that you make an appointment with your vet as soon as possible after adopting a dog from our program. While every effort is made to provide the best possible care once these dogs come to us, we cannot guarantee their health. Although all of our dogs have had their basic vaccines and are dewormed monthly, some clinical signs of viruses do not show up prior to adoption. Additionally, if, at the time of adoption, your dog was not already spayed/neutered, you would have been required to sign a spay/neuter agreement. Our adoption contract requires all dogs to be spayed/neutered within one month of adoption or when age appropriate. You are asked to notify us when and by who this surgery will be will be performed. Our volunteers will verify that the dog has been spayed/neutered. If you fail to spay/neuter, as outlined in the adoption contract you signed, our organization will take appropriate measures to take back the dog

Step 9 – Optional Post Adoption Follow-up Visit Our adoption contract contains a clause that allows one of our volunteers or a representative the ability to perform a follow-up visit. We may require such a visit if we feel that the terms of the adoption contract are not being met. All Breed Rescue is committed to the life, health and well-being of every dog we place for the remainder of that dog’s life. Should the adoption not work out or you need to rehome the dog, we require, by contract, that the dog be returned to us.performed. Our volunteers will verify that the dog has been spayed/neutered. If you fail to spay/neuter, as outlined in the adoption contract you signed, our organization will take appropriate measures to take back the dog

Step 9 – Optional Post Adoption Follow-up Visit Our adoption contract contains a clause that allows one of our volunteers or a representative the ability to perform a follow-up visit. We may require such a visit if we feel that the terms of the adoption contract are not being met. All Breed Rescue is committed to the life, health and well-being of every dog we place for the remainder of that dog’s life. Should the adoption not work out or you need to rehome the dog, we require, by contract, that the dog be returned to us.

Adult dogs = $495

Puppies less than 6 months old = $550

Senior dogs over 8 years old = $325