Minnesota Pit Bull Rescue
         "Finding Solid Dogs, Solid Homes."
                                  

How adopting a dog from Minnesota Pit Bull Rescue works:


1. Read through our expectations of the adopter and the dog FIRST. -----> 

2. Apply to adopt a dog on our website
via the adoption application. It usually takes 2-7 days from the time the application is filled out until the time the dog is in your home. 
*Applicant must have Pit Bull Friendly Home Owners/Renters Insurance. If not, must be willing to change to a company that is.
*Applicant must have approval from landlord if renting.
*We only adopt inside Minnesota. We make some exceptions, please email us prior to filling out an application.  

3. Once your application is approved, we will arrange for a meet and greet with the dog(s) you are interested in and also schedule a home visit from a volunteer. If all goes smoothly, and we decide to move forward, you will enter into a foster-to-adopt agreement with the rescue.

4. During a foster-to-adopt period, you are responsible for the dog’s food, basic care,and attending the training
course. The rescue will be responsible for vaccines,spay/neuter, and chip and will be available for support and encouragement. 

Training is FREE to the adopter. It is 4 weeks long with 1 hour sessions once per week. Training is held in the St. Paul/Minneapolis area. Accommodations will be made to those outside of the Twin City area. 

5. Upon completion of a training course with the dog, you and the rescue will evaluate the relationship that has developed between you and the dog and determine if you will go full adoption! If you go full adoption the adoption fee of $275/$300 will be due at that time. 
    So you want to adopt a Minnesota Pit Bull Rescue dog? 
    First we need to be clear on what we expect for our dogs and from our adopters…

    Please take the time to truly consider what adding this dog to your family will mean. It is so much more than vet visits and the cost of food and toys. It truly is a lifestyle. A lifestyle of doing all you can to put not only your dog’s best paw forward, but of representing an entire breed in the process.

    We hold these expectations in the best interests of the dogs we seek to re-home. They have a lot to offer, but can only truly shine if you first offer a lot of yourself to them. You get as good as you give, plain and simple. 

    * COMMITMENT     ~ Pit Bulls are not for the faint of heart—the dogs themselves are often strong both physically and mentally, then add to that the potential stigma you will face in the public eye because of the dog at the other end of your leash. These things require commitment and strength of character from their people.

    * RELATIONSHIP     ~ We want more than anything to see a relationship develop between you and the dog. We expect you to be #1 in the life of your dog and truth be told, this may not come easy! What do we mean by this? This means you will have to be better and more exciting than a lot of new and interesting people, animals, and other stimuli in your dog’s world. It will not come from simply providing daily meals and snuggling on the couch. Training will be a part of this and will help form the foundation for your life together.

    * TRAINING     ~ Training your dog is not a chore; if we sense that is the mindset a potential adopter brings to the table, we will not be adopting. Training is for a lifetime and it can and should be FUN. You and your dog will reap the benefits if you are fully committed and engaged in training, we guarantee it.

    * SOCIALIZATION     ~ Be proud and get your dog out in the world! We expect well-socialized, well-managed pit bulls who get to leave the house and be a part of the world around them, with their responsible human at the other end of the leash of course. This
    especially crucial for our young dogs, but something we strongly desire for any age of dog adopted from Minnesota Pit Bull Rescue. If leaving the house with your dog becomes an exercise in constant frustration and worry, then it means the first 3 points—commitment, training, and relationship—have not been properly addressed. 


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