Page 14 - Summer 2022 Newsletter

BTRF REHOMING PROCESS ...

Over the years that BTRF have been in we appoint from our growing list of
operation we have changed, amended and preferred professionals. This assessment is
improved our rehoming procedure to very thorough and is, more often than not,
ensure that we can do the absolute best carried out in the surrendering owner’s
for the rescue dogs in our care. It’s also home.
about helping the gifting owners through
the process too, as often giving up their Occasionally, as in the case of Eddy where

much loved pet is understandably very we had to move quickly and had no idea of
difficult and upsetting for them. the type of issues he may have, we make
use of an amazing rehabilitation facility
Dogs come to us for all sorts of reasons: where Lisa Webb (one of our specialist
broken relationships; death of the owner; behaviourists that we appoint to oversee
illness in the family; health and / or some of our more complex cases) will

behavioural issues for the dog that owners assess them carefully and safely. These
can no longer manage. Sometimes the dogs can’t just go into a foster / adoptive
dogs have been bought from websites like home unless we know how they will react
Gumtree, Pets for Homes or social media in a home environment. Until this
with all the best intentions, but the dog assessment, we don’t know if they will be
comes with issues, either medical or appropriate for a home with other dogs,
behavioural, that the new owners weren’t children or small furries, for example.

told about and just can’t deal with.
Occasionally, we have stray dogs that An assessment that is carried out in the
come to us in need - as in the case of our surrendering home usually takes about
latest foster dog, Eddy. two hours. The cost to BTRF for this is
somewhere in the region of £100-£150.
So, dogs come to us from many different But it means we will know as much as we

backgrounds and often with many can about the dog and their needs. Then
different medical and behavioural issues. our coordinators will be able to go through
This means that we can’t just place a dog our Rehoming Register to shortlist homes
in a home and hope for the best, that isn’t that would be a good match for the dog
the way we work and may be very and vice versa.
inappropriate, especially where children or
other dogs in the family are concerned. So
how do we match the right dog to the

right home?

We have a very comprehensive adoption
process which begins with an Intake
Assessment of the dog coming in and
results in a home check for potential

homes. The Intake Assessment is carried
out by a fully qualified behaviourist that

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