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Golden Gate Basset Rescue
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Golden Gate Basset Rescue

#100 in United States, #26 in California

http://ggbr.org

ggbr@ggbassetrescue.org

Service areas:

Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, Merced and San Benito (southern part) Counties

Golden Gate Basset Rescue (GGBR) rescues Basset Hounds from abusive, abandoned and unwanted situations. We do NOT have a kennel or shelter so there is no one place to go and see our available dogs. We were formed in 2005 after operating for nearly ten years under the Northern California Basset Hound Club. Today, GGBR is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit organization. We exist solely on donations. GGBR takes orphaned bassets into foster care, usually in volunteer homes, where they are loved and cared for until permanent, forever homes are found. We provide veterinary care, which includes necessary vaccinations, spaying and neutering, heartworm prevention, flea and tick prevention. We deal with serious medical issues while as much as funds allow. Our hounds are microchipped and registered to the adopter on completion of contract. Our wonderful volunteers spend time with the dogs to evaluate them, deal with any behavioral issues, and restore them to full health with good food and love. GGBR is tax-based in Petaluma, CA, but covers all of Northern California (see the map below). We can help to rescue and place dogs as far south as Monterey, Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties, as far north as the Oregon Border and as far east as Reno/Sparks/Carson City NV. We are a proud, founding member of the West Coast BROAD (Basset Rescue Organizations Allied Division) and we work closely with our neighboring basset rescue organizations

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Adoption Policy

• Complete an adoption application • One of our volunteers may phone you or visit you at your home. The purpose of this phone interview or visit is twofold. Yes, we would like to confirm that you have a safe environment to take in a basset hound. We will want to see where the dog will live. We can give advice on making your home basset friendly/safe. We need to know that you own your home, or have landlord permission to have a dog. That the dog will be mostly indoor. That the dog will not be allowed to roam off-leash (basset hounds will put their nose to the ground and travel... and keep traveling... which is often the reason they end up as unclaimed strays, having traveled a lot further than anyone can imagine!). We also want to make sure that all the other human and animal occupants of the home are equally committed to taking in the rescued hound. However, the main reason for the phone call or visit is to get to know YOU... to answer YOUR questions... make sure YOU have all the information you need about basset hounds, about the Rescue, about the support you can access if you need it... useful tips on creating that safe environment... to build a personal relationship with you that we hope will continue into the future. We want to make sure that your home is the last home this hound will need.... that you ARE the forever home that we want for all our hounds! • Once the home check phone call or visit is done, our Adoption Liaison Volunteer will work on matching you with the best hound. We will definitely look at the hound of your choice, but we are very experienced at making the right placement, and there may be a better match available. Our volunteer will contact you by email to let you know you are approved, and she will continue to be your point of contact with us. She wants to know which dogs you like on the website, or anything and everything about the type of personality you are hoping for. It helps us to expand on the application info, regarding what activities you like to do, how you expect your hound to behave in the house (for example, whether you crate them to sleep at night, or if you like a dog that will join you on the couch or in your bed). • KEEP IN TOUCH... every few weeks... if you haven't heard from us, remind us that you are still waiting. If you find a new friend elsewhere please tell us so we are not wasting time behind the scenes trying to find you the right match. • Once a hound is located, you will be contacted. We will try to share photos and more information about the hound, and maybe we can even arrange a "get to know you" visit with the foster family. • Having decided to adopt the hound, we will arrange transport if necessary to get the hound to you (we cover a large area and often many of our volunteers team up to take the hounds across the state for us). • On delivery of the hound, (or before, if possible) you will sign the adoption contract and pay the adoption donation. • All our hounds are microchipped and registered in a PetLink and Universal pet registry database. You are entered as the owner. If your adopted hound has a pre-existing microchip from another company, you may need to register the chip with the provider company - the chip will be in two databases. We are trying to work with chip companies to enable a smooth transition for the chip information. • All our hounds come with up to date vaccinations, rabies, spayed/neutered, and with a full declaration of any (known) ongoing health problems • Once you have adopted from us, you are one of the family. GGBR holds events all year round. Some are "members only" events, and membership is encouraged. Even if you don't take out a membership, we are always there to support any issues you come up against. We have a Facebook page, where you can post questions and share photos etc. • We would love to see you at our annual Waddle, every July 4th in Novato. We walk with their town parade and follow with a picnic, raffle, food, and fun. We get at least 100 hounds every year and it is a sight to be seen! • Members get a newsletter, and we send additional mailings to all our contacts with announcements about events, useful health information, and fun developments in the basset world. Even if you only come out to visit once in a while when we are at a local adoption event, we will always be glad to see you and your hound! • Adoption donations: o Puppy up to 6mths old - $550 o 6 mths-less than 2 yrs old - $500 o 2-5 yrs old - $450 o 6-9 yrs old - $400 o 10 yrs & older - $350 (see our Golden Oldies program - if you are over 65 you can adopt a senior hound, 10 yrs or older, for $275) o If you adopt a pair, you pay full price for the youngest and only 75% for the older hound
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