Frequently Asked Questions

 Excellent question! Please head over to the Adoption page and learn about our adoption process. Once you've read the process and our requirements, please complete an Adoption Application (also located on that page), and we will get the process started.

Foster-to-Adopt is a great way to adopt a dog. An interested person completes the Foster Application, and once approved, is ready to foster a Havaheart Rescue dog. Once a dog is placed in a foster home, the foster family get "first dibs" on adopting any HavaHeart Rescue dog in their care.

Once the dog is up-to-date on their vet care and their spay/neuter is complete, the foster may choose to adopt that dog. From there, an Adoption Application is completed and submitted, and the foster family has joined the ranks of the "Foster Fails." (It's a good thing . . . when you fail at fostering, you adopt the dog. There are many of us in HavaHeart Rescue who have earned this "badge.")

When a dog is ready for adoption and the foster family chooses not to "fail," the people who are already approved to adopt get the next opportunity to adopt one of our dogs. (Once you are approved to adopt, you are added to our private Facebook group.) The HHR reps will post pictures, videos, and information about the dogs in that group. If you are interested in the dog, post on the dog's info. Please note: This is not first come, first serve. Our goal is to match the dog to the family. We want happy dogs and happy families!

Maybe. We often use our happily adopted dogs on our social media posts. If the dog has a home, there will be a note. (It usually says something like, "NOTE: Cute dog to catch your attention. This dog has found its furever home!") If the dog is available, s/he will have a profile here.