Shannon's Companions

GERMAN SHEPHERDS AND COLLIES:

ALL DOGS AND PUPPIES RECEIVE BASIC HEALTH CARE

AND AGE APPROPRIATE IMMUNIZATIONS..  IF THEY

ARE NOT ALREADY SPAYED/NEUTERED, IT WILL BE

DONE BEFORE THEY GO TO A NEW HOME AND THE

NEW ADOPTORS CAN PICK THEM UP FROM THE VET'S

OFFICE AFTER THE PROCEDURE.. 

WE STATE ALL INFORMATION WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN

ON ALL OF OUR ADOPTABLES AND QUESTIONS ARE

ANSWERED TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE. 

THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE RECEIVE DOGS AND

PUPPIES WITH NO INFORMATION ON THEIR

HISTORY.   WE HAVE HAD DOGS THAT HAVE

ENTAILED VARIED ABUSE OR NEGLECT.  WE WILL

ASSIST YOU WITH UNDERSTANDING WHAT THEY

MAY HAVE BEEN THROUGH AND HOW TO HELP

THEM OVERCOME ANY DIFFICULTIES.  PLEASE BE

PATIENT WITH THEM.  THINGS DO NOT HAPPEN

OVERNIGHT.  IT TAKES TIME FOR MANY THINGS

TO HEAL.  IT ALSO TAKES TIME FOR THEM TO

LEARN WHAT YOU EXPECT OF THEM.  THEY DO

NOT SPEAK ENGLISH SO YOU HAVE TO LET THEM

KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN AND MAKE SURE THEY

UNDERSTAND BEFORE LABELING THEM A BAD

DOG.

PLEASE DON'T EXPECT AN ADOPTABLE DOG TO

BE JUST LIKE THE ONE YOU HAD GROWING UP

JUST BECAUSE THEY MAY LOOK LIKE THEM. 

EVERY DOG IS AN INDIVIDUAL AND THEY ALL

HAVE THEIR DIFFERENCES.

WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE AN ADOPTION

AT ANY TIME.  IF WE FEEL SOMETHING JUST

ISN'T RIGHT OR THE HOME IS NOT A GOOD FIT

WE WILL EXERCISE OUR RIGHT TO SELECT

ANOTHER HOME.  THIS MAY NOT MEAN YOU

CANNOT ADOPT FROM US, IT MAY JUST MEAN

THE PARTICULAR DOG YOU ARE INTERESTED IN

WOULD NOT WORK WELL WITH YOUR SITUATION. 

OUR FIRST RESPONSIBILITY IS FOR THE

ANIMALS AND THEIR WELL BEING.

INITIAL INQUIRIES ARE TO BE DONE BY EMAIL. 

WE POST ALL THE INFORMATION WE HAVE ON

THE DOG/PUPPY'S DESCRIPTION. 

                                                                                                                   

 

 

THE ADOPTION DONATION REQUIRED FOR

GERMAN SHEPHERDS AND COLLIES IS AS FOLLOWS:

LESS THAN 12 MONTHS $350 

1 TO 5 YEARS $300

6 AND 7 YEARS OLD $200

SENIOR DOGS $100. 

PLEASE DO NOT ASK US IF WE WILL LOWER

THE ADOPTION DONATION.  IT IS A SERIOUS

INSULT TO US.  WE WORK VERY HARD TO

HELP THE ANIMALS IN NEED AND NOTHING

IS FREE THAT'S FOR SURE.  THE COST OF

CARE IS LARGE.  FOR THE MOST PART, EVEN

WITH THE ADOPTION DONATION, WE ARE

STILL IN DEBT FOR THE COST OF CARE.  IF

YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP US OUT WE WILL

ACCEPT DONATIONS OF DOG AND HORSE

FOOD, VET BILL PAYMENTS, ANY DOG OR

HORSE SUPPLIES AND OFCOURSE MONETARY

DONATIONS.   DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTABLE.

Horse adoption fees are $300 and up.  The adoption fee

is based on the cost of care required for each individual.

Even though some people actually think that rescue

horses might be low-priced or even free, this is not the

case. Actually quite frequently it might even be cheaper

to buy a horse from a breeder than to adopt a rescue

horse. 

Do you want to adopt a rescue horse for a your own

reasons, and to give that poor creature a second chance

in life ?  Or do you simply want to buy a horse for the

lowest possible price ?  Well, the decision is yours of

course....

The rewards of rescuing a horse are priceless. We can

guarantee that knowing you saved one of these fabulous

creatures (from slaughter or a life filled with neglect

and/or abuse) is very much worth the money, but that is

something that each individual has to decide whether he/she

is willing and able to do. 

Everyone who has rescued a horse before knows how much

time, effort, emotions and $$ is necessary until each horse

is ready for adoption. 

Some people (who obviously think rescue horses should be

free or "cheap") have asked me why most adoption fees for

our horses are "so high"....

Well, here is the answer:
 
 When the horses arrive here, we need to pay for their

vaccinations, castrations, exams, blood work, medications,

sedations, farrier costs, wormers, supplements, shampoo,

fly spray, etc. We still need to pay for halters,

lead ropes, grooming tools, feeders, corral panels,

water tanks, water heaters, heat lamps, tools, etc.  And we

pay just as much as everybody else does, retail prices !

And last but not least, there are more expenses that most

people tend to forget, barn, land and tractor payments and

maintenance, fencing, electricity, water and of course

property taxes, not to mention any kind of office expenses,

phone bills, internet fees, or the endless hours we put in for

free…… Yes, for free - we don't get paid.

Now after you might have gotten a better idea of the

financial aspect, one last comment to adoption fees:

Sometimes the adoption fees for a horse are a lot lower than

his/her actual expenses, just to give the horse a better

chance of getting adopted. And to make up for that loss, we

need to ask higher adoption fees for other horses – horses

that are especially beautiful, uniquely colored, pure-bred,

healthy & sound and/or trained to ride. We try to stay away

from outrageously high fees, but we also have to try to stay

as close to “market-value” as possible. Sometimes it might

be cheaper to buy a horse straight from a breeder, and it’s

almost always cheaper to buy a horse directly at auction, but

please don’t forget the  expenses that you will face

after you get your horse home, not to mention the surprises

you may find if they are sick reguardless of their outward

appearance……

If you are looking for a free or cheap horse, then this is not

the place. But if you are committed to adopting a rescue horse,

if you're willing to give him/her a loving home for life, and if

you found a horse here that tugs on your heart-strings, then

please don’t let the adoption fee stop you. Instead keep in

mind how many good things could be done with those funds, and

that in the end you would save a horse’s life. Even though the

horses that are here right now, available for adoption, are

safe - please remember that prior adoption fees made it possible

to save these horses’ lives – and the adoption fee of the horse

you’re considering to adopt could save the life of another lost soul.....

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