• First, remember that although you are interested in an animal you have seen on our website, do not set your heart on that hound and only that hound. Often, there are others ahead of you on the waiting list, who may also be interested in adopting the same dog. We have basset hounds coming through the Rescue all the time and we will make sure we find a hound to suit your needs... Trust us!
• Complete an adoption application
• NOTE - you do NOT need to REGISTER on the website to complete a form, but we encourage registration, so you can keep track of the hounds you are interested in, enable 'autofill' for any forms you complete, and keep track of these in "My Rescue", and to ensure that we put you on our email distribution list so you get our occasional emails with information on events, social events, fundraising ideas and emergency appeals for help with hounds and volunteer opportunities.
• One of our volunteers will visit you in your home. The purpose of this visit is twofold. Yes, we would like to confirm that you have a safe environment to take in a basset hound. We will want to see where the dog will live. We can give advice on making your home basset friendly/safe. We need to know that you own your home, or have landlord permission to have a dog. That the dog will be mostly indoor. That the dog will not be allowed to roam offleash (basset hounds will put their nose to the ground and travel... and keep traveling... which is often the reason they end up as unclaimed strays, having traveled a lot further than anyone can imagine!). We also want to make sure that all the other human and animal occupants of the home are equally committed to taking in the rescued hound. However, the main reason for the visit is to get to know you... to answer your questions... make sure you have all the information you need about basset hounds, about the Rescue, about the support you can access if you need it... useful tips on creating that safe environment... to build a personal relationship with you that we hope will continue into the future. We want to make sure that your home is the last home this hound will need.... that you ARE THE FOREVER HOME that we want for all our hounds!
• Once the home check visit is done, our Adoption Coordinator will work on matching you with the best hound. We will definitely look at the hound of your choice, but we are very experienced at making the right placement, and there may be a better match available.
  
• Once a hound is located, you will be contacted. We will try to share photos and more information about the hound, and maybe we can even arrange a "get to know you" visit with the foster family.
  
• Having decided to adopt the hound, we will arrange transport if necessary to get the hound to you (we cover a large area and often many of our volunteers team up to take the hounds across state for us).
• On delivery of the hound, you will sign the adoption contract and pay the adoption donation.
• All our hounds come with up to date vaccinations, spayed/neutered, and with a full declaration of any ongoing health problems
• Adoption donations:
  
• Puppy/Baby up to 1 yr old - $200
• All other dogs - $175
  

• NOTE - we do ask for an adoption donation.  This is not for the purchase of the basset hound, but a donation towards the cost of caring for all the hounds that come through our Rescue.  Some cost more than others, and some hounds stay in foster homes forever, where their medical bills are paid for by WMBRI on an ongoing basis.  On average a basset hound coming through WMBRI costs approximately $300 in medical, spay/neuter, vaccination, heartworm treatment etc.  Donations in excess of the above amounts are welcomed!!
  

GO TO OUR ADOPTION APPLICATION

(NB Sometimes there is a delay in receiving an acknowledgement when you complete an online form.  This delay can be up to two hours.)