Pre Application Information

Please ensure you read and understand the information below before submitting an application to adopt a dog

 Pre Adoption Application Information

Please read before applying to adopt any of our dogs

The majority of our dogs are rescued from a life on the streets in Saudi Arabia. They may have never known what life is like in what we regard as a normal home, therefore we have certain requirements regarding potential adopters. This gives us the best chance to match a particular dog to an applicant, and for you to have a happy, lifelong relationship with your new rescue dog.

1.    Minimum age for applicants is 21.

2.    Our dogs are rescues and their breed is determined by a ‘best guess’ from veterinary staff upon admission to the rescue facilities. It is never based on DNA testing.

3.    Applicants must be aware that our dogs may not have any training in basic obedience, lead walking, house training or crate training.

4.    Our policy on homes with children is that we decide about suitability on a case by case basis. Some dogs are suited to family homes with younger children and some are not. Generally our larger dogs would be available to adult only homes or families with older children. We make every effort to ensure you are a perfect match.

5.    Our huskies would only be considered for adoption to applicants with experience of Arctic or large breeds e.g. German Shepherd, Belgian Malinois etc. The home required for a husky must have land which is appropriately secure.

6.    We do not have any of our dogs in Scotland except those in foster. This means we rely on information from our colleagues in Saudi Arabia regarding a dog’s temperament, health and suitability for a particular kind of home. We do our very best to have the most up to date information available on each dog.

7.    If a dog is not located in Scotland we will not reserve it until its arrival here on the basis that a potential adopter would prefer to meet the dog before making a commitment.

8.    Applicants aged 65 or over may be required to enter into a ‘joint adoption’ with a younger family member as a co-signatory, if the dog they are applying to adopt is a puppy or young dog. Older dogs may not be subject to this requirement.

9.    If an application progresses to the home check stage and is successful, the applicant will be given a copy of the Terms of Adoption. Only when they agree to those terms will the adoption be given the final go-ahead.

Our priority is to make sure that the dogs we rehome have the best possible future ahead of them and that our adopters have the love and companionship of a dog that is right for them. These are the most important parts of being in our Sand to Sofa family