Adoption Process

Merlin’s Adoption Process

We re-home to anyone who can care for a dog, it doesn't matter if you work full-time or have children. Every home has something to offer. More than anything, we look for your commitment and ability to provide everything the dog needs. Then it's just a case of finding a dog that is suitable.

Our policies are linked to our dogs and not to you as a person.

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Adoption Requirements

• Prospective owners must be 18 or older and financially independent

• Homecheck is required - this checks for the safety and security of the dog once it is in your home

• We strongly recommend that pet insurance must be taken out on the dog for the life of the dog - to ensure that veterinary care and liability is covered in the event of an accident

• Everyone in the home must be in agreement about adopting a dog

• Your fencing must be of a level to ensure the selected dog cannot jump over it – ideal is a minimum of 6ft, solid fencing around the entire back garden

• New owners must be willing to provide their chosen dog with the level of exercise and stimulation it requires everyday

• New owners to give the dog reasonable time to settle in and adjust to their new life which can take up to 6 months, sometimes longer depending on what the dog has experienced

• If you are unable to keep the dog it must be returned to us. However, this is not a get out clause. Adopters must be willing to work through situations to try and keep the dog

• An adoption agreement  must be completed and signed on the day the dog is reserved for you (this is usually after the homecheck has been successfully completed) and a non refundable deposit payable. The balance of the adoption fee will be payable 2 weeks before the dog goes to its new home

• No Merlin's dog should be PTS without prior communication with Merlin's Haven

• Please click here for information on adoption fees

• Annual vaccinations, flea and worming treatment and insurance must be kept valid and up to date.