Our lives are all subject to change without
notice, and Cattledog Dreams understands
that there are times when you can no longer
care for your pet.
If you find you need help re-homing your
Cattle Dog, please email us at:
jennifer@cattledogdreams.com
Please include several photos of your dog
and a short biography. Also include your
phone number and the City in which you live.
We will contact you as soon as possible to
discuss how we might be able to help.
notice, and Cattledog Dreams understands
that there are times when you can no longer
care for your pet.
If you find you need help re-homing your
Cattle Dog, please email us at:
jennifer@cattledogdreams.com
Please include several photos of your dog
and a short biography. Also include your
phone number and the City in which you live.
We will contact you as soon as possible to
discuss how we might be able to help.
Re-Homing Help Available
Cattledog Dreams
Dedicated to the Care, Training and Placement of Australian Cattle Dogs
Program Options and Fees
Cattledog Dreams has three programs for helping
Australian Cattle Dog owners re-home their dogs.
#1 - Courtesy Listing
Cost to Owner: $50/dog (refunded if Adopter's check
is made out to Cattledog Dreams)
Requirements: To qualify for this program, all dogs
must be healthy, people friendly, and spayed or
neutered.
Details: Cattledog Dreams will upload a Courtesy
Listing to Petfinder, Adopt-a-Pet, and a variety of other
websites and refer potential adopters to the Owner, if
the Owner agrees to:
(1) Charge an adoption fee of at least $75 (however,
$150 is strongly recommended - see below for more
information), and
(2) Conduct a check of the Adopter's home before
allowing them to take possession of the dog.
Potential adopters will contact the Owner directly, so
the Owner can select the right home for their dog.
Getting Started: To participate in this program,
Owners need to:
(1) Send a short bio about the dog and several
photographs showing the dog looking happy and
playful to jennifer@cattledogdreams.com. The email
should also include:
(a) Proof that the dog is spayed or neutered,
(b) What adoption fee you would like us to include
in the ad, and
(c) Whether or not the adoption fee will be
donated to Cattledog Dreams (so we can
include this information in the ad as well).
Note: Most people will not mind paying the
$150 adoption fee we recommend if they
know it will go to a non-profit.
(2) Submit the $50/dog registration fee to Cattledog
Dreams via Pay Pal (use the Pay Pal Donation button
below). This fee is refunded if Cattledog Dreams
receives the Adopter's check, and that check is made
out for a minimum of $75 per dog (as required above).
Why the Adoption Fee? We recommend Owners
charge a $150 adoption fee (the minimum most
rescues charge), but require they charge no less
than $75, to help ensure the dog is adopted by a
family who can afford to have a pet. Most dogs end up
in shelters because their owners can not afford to
care for them. Also, many people, called "Horders",
actually collect "free" or inexpensive pets, ending up
with far more animals than they can afford to care for.
Some Horders have over 80 dogs and cats on their
property! Free and inexpensive pets also end up as
test dogs for laboratory experiments and as bait dogs
in dog fighting. Don't let this happen to your pet!
Charge a significant adoption fee and do a home
check!
Feel strange collecting money for your pet?
Don't! You need to have the Adopter prove they can
afford a dog. If they can't afford to pay at least $75 for
a dog, how will they afford the $120 annual vet
check-up, or the $80/month it will cost to keep the dog
in quality food, toys and treats? (Let alone emergency
care.)
Also, if you have the Adopter make the check out to
Cattledog Dreams, their adoption fee will help other
dogs get out of the shelter and into good homes. Not
to mention, you will get your registration fee back!
#2 - Foster At Home Program
Cost to Owner: $75/dog
Requirements: To qualify for this program, all dogs
must be healthy, people and dog friendly, spayed or
neutered, current on shots, micro chipped, and have
either been on heart worm medication or have
recently passed a heart worm test.
Details: Owners that live within 30 miles of San
Leandro, and can keep their dog until a new home is
found, can participate in our Foster At Home Program.
A $75 Evaluation Fee is charged for this program,
which is not refundable.
If the dog passes our evaluation, the dog is placed on
the Cattledog Dreams website (which is linked to Pet
Finder, Adopt-a-Pet and several other national
web-sites). The difference between this program and
the Courtesy Listing is that Cattledog Dreams
handles the entire adoption process. All the owner
needs to do is continue to care for their dog until it is
adopted, and transport the dog to San Leandro for
interviews as needed (no more than once per week).
Owners remain responsible for all expenses relating
to their dog's care until the dog is placed, but
Cattledog Dreams does all the interviews, shows the
dog and conducts the home check.
Getting Started: To participate in this program,
Owners need to:
(1) Send a short bio about the dog and several
photographs showing the dog looking happy and
playful to jennifer@cattledogdreams.com. In your
email, let us know whether or not the dog is
spayed/neutered, up-to-date on shots, micro chipped
and heart worm tested (or on heart worm medication).
(2) Once we have scheduled an evaluation date for
your dog, submit the $75/dog evaluation fee to
Cattledog Dreams via Pay Pal (use the Pay Pal
Donation button above).
Australian Cattle Dog owners re-home their dogs.
#1 - Courtesy Listing
Cost to Owner: $50/dog (refunded if Adopter's check
is made out to Cattledog Dreams)
Requirements: To qualify for this program, all dogs
must be healthy, people friendly, and spayed or
neutered.
Details: Cattledog Dreams will upload a Courtesy
Listing to Petfinder, Adopt-a-Pet, and a variety of other
websites and refer potential adopters to the Owner, if
the Owner agrees to:
(1) Charge an adoption fee of at least $75 (however,
$150 is strongly recommended - see below for more
information), and
(2) Conduct a check of the Adopter's home before
allowing them to take possession of the dog.
Potential adopters will contact the Owner directly, so
the Owner can select the right home for their dog.
Getting Started: To participate in this program,
Owners need to:
(1) Send a short bio about the dog and several
photographs showing the dog looking happy and
playful to jennifer@cattledogdreams.com. The email
should also include:
(a) Proof that the dog is spayed or neutered,
(b) What adoption fee you would like us to include
in the ad, and
(c) Whether or not the adoption fee will be
donated to Cattledog Dreams (so we can
include this information in the ad as well).
Note: Most people will not mind paying the
$150 adoption fee we recommend if they
know it will go to a non-profit.
(2) Submit the $50/dog registration fee to Cattledog
Dreams via Pay Pal (use the Pay Pal Donation button
below). This fee is refunded if Cattledog Dreams
receives the Adopter's check, and that check is made
out for a minimum of $75 per dog (as required above).
Why the Adoption Fee? We recommend Owners
charge a $150 adoption fee (the minimum most
rescues charge), but require they charge no less
than $75, to help ensure the dog is adopted by a
family who can afford to have a pet. Most dogs end up
in shelters because their owners can not afford to
care for them. Also, many people, called "Horders",
actually collect "free" or inexpensive pets, ending up
with far more animals than they can afford to care for.
Some Horders have over 80 dogs and cats on their
property! Free and inexpensive pets also end up as
test dogs for laboratory experiments and as bait dogs
in dog fighting. Don't let this happen to your pet!
Charge a significant adoption fee and do a home
check!
Feel strange collecting money for your pet?
Don't! You need to have the Adopter prove they can
afford a dog. If they can't afford to pay at least $75 for
a dog, how will they afford the $120 annual vet
check-up, or the $80/month it will cost to keep the dog
in quality food, toys and treats? (Let alone emergency
care.)
Also, if you have the Adopter make the check out to
Cattledog Dreams, their adoption fee will help other
dogs get out of the shelter and into good homes. Not
to mention, you will get your registration fee back!
#2 - Foster At Home Program
Cost to Owner: $75/dog
Requirements: To qualify for this program, all dogs
must be healthy, people and dog friendly, spayed or
neutered, current on shots, micro chipped, and have
either been on heart worm medication or have
recently passed a heart worm test.
Details: Owners that live within 30 miles of San
Leandro, and can keep their dog until a new home is
found, can participate in our Foster At Home Program.
A $75 Evaluation Fee is charged for this program,
which is not refundable.
If the dog passes our evaluation, the dog is placed on
the Cattledog Dreams website (which is linked to Pet
Finder, Adopt-a-Pet and several other national
web-sites). The difference between this program and
the Courtesy Listing is that Cattledog Dreams
handles the entire adoption process. All the owner
needs to do is continue to care for their dog until it is
adopted, and transport the dog to San Leandro for
interviews as needed (no more than once per week).
Owners remain responsible for all expenses relating
to their dog's care until the dog is placed, but
Cattledog Dreams does all the interviews, shows the
dog and conducts the home check.
Getting Started: To participate in this program,
Owners need to:
(1) Send a short bio about the dog and several
photographs showing the dog looking happy and
playful to jennifer@cattledogdreams.com. In your
email, let us know whether or not the dog is
spayed/neutered, up-to-date on shots, micro chipped
and heart worm tested (or on heart worm medication).
(2) Once we have scheduled an evaluation date for
your dog, submit the $75/dog evaluation fee to
Cattledog Dreams via Pay Pal (use the Pay Pal
Donation button above).
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Need Help with the
Medical End of Things?
If necessary, Cattledog Dreams
will handle all necessary
medical procedures for the
following fees:
Spay or Neuter $ 200
Micro-Chip $ 25
Rabies $ 25
DA2PP $ 10
Heart Worm Test $ 25*
* Dogs must be heart worm
negative to be accepted into the
Foster At Home or Immediate
Surrender Programs.
Medical End of Things?
If necessary, Cattledog Dreams
will handle all necessary
medical procedures for the
following fees:
Spay or Neuter $ 200
Micro-Chip $ 25
Rabies $ 25
DA2PP $ 10
Heart Worm Test $ 25*
* Dogs must be heart worm
negative to be accepted into the
Foster At Home or Immediate
Surrender Programs.
#3 - Immediate Surrender Program
Cost to Owner: $400/dog ($300/dog if the dog qualifies
for a Special Discount. See below)
Requirements: Same as Program #2
Details: Owners that cannot foster their dog at home can
surrender them immediately to Cattledog Dreams if the
dog passes the evaluation and there is space for the dog
at Cattledog Dreams. As with Program #2, the Evaluation
fee is $75. There is also a one-time $325 Board and Care
Fee that is charged when Cattledog Dreams accepts
ownership of the dog. Any additional expenses become
the responsibility of Cattledog Dreams.
Special Discounts: Dogs that are under 6 months old are
eligible for a $100 discount.
Dogs that are 6 months to 3 years old, and demonstrate
that they are crate trained, house trained and know their
basic commands (sit, stay, down and loose leash
walking), are also eligible for a $100 discount.
Getting Started: To participate in this program, Owners
need to:
(1) Send a short bio about the dog and several
photographs showing the dog looking happy and playful to
jennifer@cattledogdreams.com. In your email, let us
know whether or not the dog is spayed/neutered,
up-to-date on shots, micro chipped and heart worm tested
(or on heart worm medication).
(2) Once we have scheduled an evaluation date for your
dog, submit the $75/dog evaluation fee to Cattledog
Dreams via Pay Pal (use the Pay Pal Donation button
above).
(3) When you attend the evaluation, bring proof of
spay/neuter, shots, micro chipping and heart worm status,
and the balance of the surrender fee (in cash).
If you have any questions, please call Director Jennifer
Andersen, at 510-750-6510 or email
jennifer@cattledogdreams.com.
Cost to Owner: $400/dog ($300/dog if the dog qualifies
for a Special Discount. See below)
Requirements: Same as Program #2
Details: Owners that cannot foster their dog at home can
surrender them immediately to Cattledog Dreams if the
dog passes the evaluation and there is space for the dog
at Cattledog Dreams. As with Program #2, the Evaluation
fee is $75. There is also a one-time $325 Board and Care
Fee that is charged when Cattledog Dreams accepts
ownership of the dog. Any additional expenses become
the responsibility of Cattledog Dreams.
Special Discounts: Dogs that are under 6 months old are
eligible for a $100 discount.
Dogs that are 6 months to 3 years old, and demonstrate
that they are crate trained, house trained and know their
basic commands (sit, stay, down and loose leash
walking), are also eligible for a $100 discount.
Getting Started: To participate in this program, Owners
need to:
(1) Send a short bio about the dog and several
photographs showing the dog looking happy and playful to
jennifer@cattledogdreams.com. In your email, let us
know whether or not the dog is spayed/neutered,
up-to-date on shots, micro chipped and heart worm tested
(or on heart worm medication).
(2) Once we have scheduled an evaluation date for your
dog, submit the $75/dog evaluation fee to Cattledog
Dreams via Pay Pal (use the Pay Pal Donation button
above).
(3) When you attend the evaluation, bring proof of
spay/neuter, shots, micro chipping and heart worm status,
and the balance of the surrender fee (in cash).
If you have any questions, please call Director Jennifer
Andersen, at 510-750-6510 or email
jennifer@cattledogdreams.com.
