Rehoming

Thank you for contacting Austin Boxer Rescue.

As we strongly discourage people giving up their dogs under most situations and, as our primary focus is pulling dogs from kill shelters, we have slightly stringent owner surrender guidelines. After the below conditions are met, each owner-surrendered dog will be reviewed by the board and a decision will be made based on space and budget considerations prior to acceptance into our program.

Owner Surrender Guidelines

Initial steps to request your dog's acceptance into ABR are generally as follows:

1. Fill out our online owner surrender form, a link can be found below. This form has questions regarding information we need about your dog as we consider his/her acceptance into our program and future placement. This form is automatically forwarded to our Intake Coordinator.  We also request that you send photos of your dog to our Intake Coordinator after you have submitted the form.
   
2. In most cases, we require that the dog be up to date on vaccinations, have a history of being kept on heartworm preventative, be spayed/neutered, and that you be able to supply proof of the above items through your veterinarian . Please contact your veterinarian and have all records faxed to 512-272-4457. Generally, you, the owner, will have to address the items that are not current prior to our acceptance of the dog.
   
3. The dog will need to be taken to one of our volunteers for a personality evaluation. Note that we are unable to accept dogs that have ever shown aggression toward humans.
   
4. Much of the decision to accept a dog into our program is based on foster space and funds. If you are able to foster the dog until a new home can be found, this greatly increases your dog's chance of acceptance into the program. If you are not able to foster and your pet is approved by the board, we request a MONETARY donation to go toward the food and veterinary care that your dog will require while with us. These items are expensive, and we would request that you be as generous as possible when donating toward the foster care of your dog.
   
5. ABR will acquire, by assignment documentation, the property rights to your dog, including the right to place the dog into a new home.

We know this may be time-consuming, but the process can proceed quickly with your cooperation and assistance. Please begin by submitting the Owner Surrender form, veterinary records, and photos and we can move forward in the evaluation process.

Owner Surrender Form