About the Adoption Process

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Doberman Underground's Adoption Process

We are a foster based rescue. We do not have a facility. All of our dogs are in foster homes located in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. We adopt out to Ohio and some areas close in parts of bordering states. Adopters will need to travel to the area where the dog is being fostered or event is being held. Unless the applicant meets the dog at an event, an applicant needs to be approved through the adoption process before meeting dogs.

Before you complete your application we ask that you review the requirements for adoption.

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Requirements for Adoption

  • Familiarize yourself with the breed by reading our About the Breed page, or doing your own research. Dobermans are not starter dogs for inexperienced dog owners.
  • If you do not have prior dog experience as an adult owning your own dog we cannot process your adoption application.
  • If you are renting or are part of an HOA please review their pet policy to determine if there is a breed restriction. We will require a letter of approval from your landlord or HOA.
  • If you currently have pets in the home they are required to be spayed or neutered, up to date on vaccinations, and use a heartworm preventative.

Our Adoption Area

We have a limited adoption area. Please review the list below to ensure you live in a County within a State that we adopt to prior to completing your application. Counties are listed in alphabetical order by State.

Ohio

We are able to adopt to ALL counties in Ohio.

Indiana

Adams, Allen, Bartholomew, Blackford, Clark, Dearborn, Decatur, Dekalb, Delaware, Elkhart, Fayette, Franklin, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Howard, Huntington, Jay, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Kosciusko, La Grange, Madison, Marion, Miami, Noble, Ohio, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Scott, Shelby, Steuben, Switzerland, Tipton, Union, Wabash, Wayne, Wells, Whitley

Kentucky

Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Campbell, Carroll, Carter, Fayette, Fleming, Franklin, Gallatin, Grant, Greenup, Harrison, Henry, Jefferson, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Nicholas, Oldham, Owen, Pendleton, Robertson, Rowan, Scott, Shelby, Trimble, Woodford

Michigan

Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Huron, Ingham, Ionia, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Saginaw, Sanilac, Shiawassee, St Clair, St Joseph, Tuscola, Washtenaw, Wayne

New York

Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming

Pennsylvania

Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Venango, Warren, Washington, Westmoreland

West Virginia

Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Kanawha, Marion, Marshall, Mason, Monogalia, Ohio, Pleasants, Putnam, Ritchie, Roane, Tyler, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood

Adoption Steps

Step 1: Adoption Application

Fill out the Adoption Application form. To prevent any adoption process delays, please fully complete the form.

Step 2: Vet Check

We will contact you requesting you to authorize your veterinarian(s) to release all your pets’ veterinary information to Doberman Underground. Please include all recent veterinarians your pet(s) have seen.

Step 3: Phone Interview

We will contact you to review your application and vet check, discuss the type of dog you are looking for, and available dogs.

Step 4: Home Visit

A volunteer will contact you to arrange a mutually convenient time for a home visit. This helps us match the right dog with you.

Step 5: Application Committee

Our Application Committee will review all the information gathered during steps 1-4.

Step 6: Meet Dogs

Once approved arrangements will be made with you to meet dogs available to join your family. If the right dog for you is not immediately available, you remain an approved adopter and will be contacted as appropriate dogs enter the rescue’s care.

Adoption Costs

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Purebred

$500 – Under 1 year
$400 – 1 year – 6 years
$300 – 7 years and older

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Mixed

$300 – Under 1 year
$250 – 1 year – 6 years
$150 – 7 years and older

What the Adoption Fee Includes

The adoption fee offsets the costs incurred by Doberman Underground in the rescue, medical treatment, feeding, and housing costs of the dog while in our care. Additionally, all dogs adopted through Doberman Underground have been:

  • Spayed or neutered for dogs over 1 year
  • Vaccinated for rabies, distemper, and parvovirus
  • Tested for heartworm and received monthly preventative medication
  • Microchipped which includes a lifetime registration
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Important Additional Adoption Information

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