Canine Rescue and Adoptions - Kingwood, Texas

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Twyla's Friends - If You Absolutely Must Give Up Your Dog

Twyla's Friends is a non-profit animal rescue/adoption organization. We have limited resources and must focus our efforts on our community's stray, abandoned, and lost animals. We do not have the volunteers, money, time, facilities, and foster homes to take on the job of finding a home for an owned pet. Your pet's chances of getting a new home are much greater if you take on this responsibility. We can offer some guidelines:

For dogs, the All Breed Rescue Association (ABRA) can put you in touch with the local rescue group for the breed for which you are trying to reach. You can also contact specific breed rescue through the internet by typing in on your browser, "Collie Rescue" for example.

Whatever you reasons for finding a new home for your pet, please reconsider your decision to dispose of a devoted family member!

1. Your animal should be healthy-current vaccinations, spayed or neutered, heartworm free and on a heartworm preventative. This information should be in writing and be able to be passed along to new owners.
2. You should be able to tell prospective adopters about all good and bad points-loves kids, other dogs, etc., or digs holes, is not housebroken, etc.
3. You must advertise your pet's availability and be prepared to screen people carefully. Demand satisfactory answers to the following questions:
   1. Have you ever had a dog before? What happened to it? (If a previous pet ran away, got run over, shot, stolen, or died of heartworm, this is not the home for your precious pet.)
   2. Still have a pet? (If they still have a pet, ask if it is spayed or neutered, current on vaccinations, and on heartworm preventative. They should be able to tell you what brand of heartworm preventative.) Ask for a contact a vet reference.
   3. What is the sex and age of their current pet? (The best match will be opposite age and opposite sex.)
   4. Where does the animal sleep? Stay when you're not at home?
   5. Do you have a fenced yard?
   6. Are there toddlers at home?
   7. House or apartment? (If apartment, ask what the size limits are and what the pet deposit is. Do not send a puppy to an apartment.)
   8. No students in dorms or shared apartments.
   9. No animals as gifts or surprises for others.
   10. Anyone in the family allergic.
4. Do not advertise "Free to good home."
5. Do not allow people to come to your home. Arrange to meet them at a neutral public location and take a spouse or friend with you.
6. Make flyers with pictures and place at local vets and bulletin boards.
7. Don't wait until the last minute; your pet deserves a chance.

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