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Things To Know About Military Dog Adoption

By Michael Campbell


Adopting veteran dogs is extremely rewarding because not only is it free, but it allows one to have an extremely reliable and good dog. Of course if one would want to do so, there is a certain process that one would have to go through. Here are answers about military dog adoption that interested people may want to know about.

Now before going on to the process, most people would ask why it is better to adopt veteran dogs as compared to buying one in the pet shop. Now the one thing to remember is that these dogs are well trained by the military. This means that they are professional guard dogs and they are extremely reliable if one would give them any kind of task.

Now one very cool thing about veteran soldier canines is that they are fiercely loyal. If they would respect their new found masters, then they will definitely follow any order that their masters would give him. They are also well trained to behave properly and always act properly when they are outside.

If one is willing to adopt these canines, then the first step that he would go through would be to check the website of a foundation that would allow this sort of thing. Of course there would be a list of dogs that can be adopted as well as the details of these animals. Now during this time, one has to first pick which animal would be best for his lifestyle and family.

Now when one is already ready to adopt his canine, then he will first have to go through a process to ensure that the animal would really be suited to the environment of the person adopting it and vice versa. First of all, there would be a form that one would have to fill out and send to the foundation he is working with. From there, the foundation will check the details in the form and if everything is okay, then the person wishing to adopt the canine will have an interview with the military.

Now one would be a little bit taken aback as to why he would have to have an interview with a military representative. Now the reason behind that is simply because the military would want to ensure that the home of the adopter would be the perfect environment for the canine. For the safety of both the canine and the adopter, this has to be done.

Next, the interviewer would also ask the adopter if he would have any children. If he does, the interviewer would ask the ages of the children. Usually, these kinds of dogs are not good to have when there are children below five years old.

Now one more last thing to take note of is that foundations do not have a set of requirements for an adopter. However, they would require that an adopter has an owned house and adequate income. They do not want to give a dog to someone who cannot look after it.




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