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Knox is a gentlemen and elder statesman of 7yrs who is waiting for his forever home. He is devoted and loyal, dog friendly, has good house manners and is crate trained, fully up to date on vaccinations and wellness and has a microchip. He would love have a home of his very own and someone to give his heart to.
Here are a just few reasons why senior dogs are awesome.
There are many reasons to adopt a senior dog, including:
Less training
Senior dogs are usually potty trained and understand basic commands. They may also require less training than puppies.
Calmer temperament
Senior dogs have a calmer temperament because they've spent most of their energy as puppies. They're less likely to chew on furniture or explore everything.
Great companions
Senior dogs can make great companions and therapeutic dogs. They tend to have a calmer, caring temperament.
Saving a life
Adopting a senior dog gives them a second chance at life. Knox was saved from a shelter where he was Last Call. Without rescue, he wouldn’t have survived due to shelter overpopulation.
What you see is what you get
When you adopt an older dog, you know their full-grown size, personality, and grooming requirements.
Less time and supervision
Senior dogs require less time and supervision than puppies.
Old dogs can learn new tricks
Dogs can be trained at any age, and older dogs are just as smart as younger ones. They understand the human connection and often just want someone to love.
Knox is a gentlemen and elder statesman of 7yrs who is waiting for his forever home. He is devoted and loyal, dog friendly, has good house manners and is crate trained, fully up to date on vaccinations and wellness and has a microchip. He would love have a home of his very own and someone to give his heart to.
Here are a just few reasons why senior dogs are awesome.
There are many reasons to adopt a senior dog, including:
Less training
Senior dogs are usually potty trained and understand basic commands. They may also require less training than puppies.
Calmer temperament
Senior dogs have a calmer temperament because they've spent most of their energy as puppies. They're less likely to chew on furniture or explore everything.
Great companions
Senior dogs can make great companions and therapeutic dogs. They tend to have a calmer, caring temperament.
Saving a life
Adopting a senior dog gives them a second chance at life. Knox was saved from a shelter where he was Last Call. Without rescue, he wouldn’t have survived due to shelter overpopulation.
What you see is what you get
When you adopt an older dog, you know their full-grown size, personality, and grooming requirements.
Less time and supervision
Senior dogs require less time and supervision than puppies.
Old dogs can learn new tricks
Dogs can be trained at any age, and older dogs are just as smart as younger ones. They understand the human connection and often just want someone to love.
Please know that a fenced yard is required and we thoroughly interview, check all references, veterinary records and require property detail
Additional adoption info
Step 1
If you are sending an inquiry about one of our dogs, please be sure to include YOUR LOCATION, PHONE NUMBER AND IF YOU OWN OR RENT.
Interested in a ARK Charities/Redemption Rescue dog or having us find a dog for you? Please contact us so that we can conduct an initial phone interview. During this time we will arrange to have you submit an application!
Step 2
Once you have been provided an application to submit, please be sure to be as detailed as possible, and include all requested information to prevent delays in processing your application (including an email address that you check often). You will receive a confirmation email as soon as your application has been received. If you have not received this confirmation within 48 hours, please check your junk mail and contact our Adoptions Coordinator at adopt@redemptionrescue.org to confirm receipt of application.
Step 3
We will perform landlord, veterinarian, and reference checks. This part of the process can take 5-7 days to complete. If we have any trouble contacting your references, we will reach out to you.
Step 4
If all goes well in step 2, you will be pre-approved to adopt and move on to our placement team! Our placement team is dedicated to helping you meet the perfect dog. That may be the dog you see being promoted or it may be another dog that we feel may be a better fit for you and your family and lifestyle situation. The dog you are initially matched up with you may be one of our available dogs, or a dog that may be in a partner rescue that we work with, (and we will work on your behalf to get the dog for you from the rescue) or a dog that we will go out and find specifically for you. This is a unique service that we offer and have been very successful at achieving because we rescue dogs from all over the country and we really know our dogs given that we have all dogs evaluated prior to rescuing them.
Step 5
Working together with the prospective adopter, when we have collectively decided to that you are qualified to adopt one of the dogs, we will complete a home visit (which also may be conducted at the time of the meet and greet, which will take place at most times the adopter’s home). An experienced volunteer will come to your home and meet with you and your family, we require all family members and animals living in the household to be present. We complete a check of the home, a property and fence check, as well as discuss GSD education. In some situations, we may require a home visit before pre-approval, however this is only for certain cases.
Step 6
If you are selected to have a home visit prior to meeting, after your home visit is complete a decision will be made on your adoption status. If you are approved to adopt and the home check is to be performed at the time you will be meeting the dog you have worked with placement to select!
Step 7
A detailed contract will be provided to the adopter and must be completed prior to bringing the dog into your family. The fee for the dog is actually is a contribution to repay just some of the expenses associated with the dog and is discussed specifically and dependent upon each individual dog.
Step 1
If you are sending an inquiry about one of our dogs, please be sure to include YOUR LOCATION, PHONE NUMBER AND IF YOU OWN OR RENT.
Interested in a ARK Charities/Redemption Rescue dog or having us find a dog for you? Please contact us so that we can conduct an initial phone interview. During this time we will arrange to have you submit an application!
Step 2
Once you have been provided an application to submit, please be sure to be as detailed as possible, and include all requested information to prevent delays in processing your application (including an email address that you check often). You will receive a confirmation email as soon as your application has been received. If you have not received this confirmation within 48 hours, please check your junk mail and contact our Adoptions Coordinator at adopt@redemptionrescue.org to confirm receipt of application.
Step 3
We will perform landlord, veterinarian, and reference checks. This part of the process can take 5-7 days to complete. If we have any trouble contacting your references, we will reach out to you.
Step 4
If all goes well in step 2, you will be pre-approved to adopt and move on to our placement team! Our placement team is dedicated to helping you meet the perfect dog. That may be the dog you see being promoted or it may be another dog that we feel may be a better fit for you and your family and lifestyle situation. The dog you are initially matched up with you may be one of our available dogs, or a dog that may be in a partner rescue that we work with, (and we will work on your behalf to get the dog for you from the rescue) or a dog that we will go out and find specifically for you. This is a unique service that we offer and have been very successful at achieving because we rescue dogs from all over the country and we really know our dogs given that we have all dogs evaluated prior to rescuing them.
Step 5
Working together with the prospective adopter, when we have collectively decided to that you are qualified to adopt one of the dogs, we will complete a home visit (which also may be conducted at the time of the meet and greet, which will take place at most times the adopter’s home). An experienced volunteer will come to your home and meet with you and your family, we require all family members and animals living in the household to be present. We complete a check of the home, a property and fence check, as well as discuss GSD education. In some situations, we may require a home visit before pre-approval, however this is only for certain cases.
Step 6
If you are selected to have a home visit prior to meeting, after your home visit is complete a decision will be made on your adoption status. If you are approved to adopt and the home check is to be performed at the time you will be meeting the dog you have worked with placement to select!
Step 7
A detailed contract will be provided to the adopter and must be completed prior to bringing the dog into your family. The fee for the dog is actually is a contribution to repay just some of the expenses associated with the dog and is discussed specifically and dependent upon each individual dog.
All dogs are in foster homes at this time so all meet and greets are currently on a by - appointment basis.
All dogs are in foster homes at this time so all meet and greets are currently on a by - appointment basis.
More about this rescue
ARK Charities/Redemption Rescue is a Faith based rescue that was established in 2017 to expand the rescue efforts started in 2012 to honor a very special life changing GSD named Merlin, Our rescue is dedicated to save All Breeds of dogs with a focus on German Shepherds from high kill shelters, abuse, neglect and abandonment and is committed to rescue, rehab and rehome.
Based in Fairfield CT, a bouquet rescue that is 100% volunteer organization, committed to rescuing displaced, neglected or unwanted dogs from death-row at high-kill shelters and unfit homes across the country: rehabilitating them with proper medical care, nutritional, behavioral and socialization, to enable them to thrive and re-home them into responsible, safe and caring homes, where they’ll be loved family members.
What makes us unique is that we often take requests for dogs with specific traits and characteristics and scour the country looking for the perfect dogs to match our adopters wishes. The sad fact is with 10,000s of dogs needing rescue on a daily basis, it is possible to find your dream dog waiting to be rescued in a shelter .
ARK Charities/Redemption Rescue is a Faith based rescue that was established in 2017 to expand the rescue efforts started in 2012 to honor a very special life changing GSD named Merlin, Our rescue is dedicated to save All Breeds of dogs with a focus on German Shepherds from high kill shelters, abuse, neglect and abandonment and is committed to rescue, rehab and rehome.
Based in Fairfield CT, a bouquet rescue that is 100% volunteer organization, committed to rescuing displaced, neglected or unwanted dogs from death-row at high-kill shelters and unfit homes across the country: rehabilitating them with proper medical care, nutritional, behavioral and socialization, to enable them to thrive and re-home them into responsible, safe and caring homes, where they’ll be loved family members.
What makes us unique is that we often take requests for dogs with specific traits and characteristics and scour the country looking for the perfect dogs to match our adopters wishes. The sad fact is with 10,000s of dogs needing rescue on a daily basis, it is possible to find your dream dog waiting to be rescued in a shelter .
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