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You are about to adopt a former street dog that was rescued by our team, provided with quality food and veterinary care (periodic treatment against internal and external parasites), sterilized, identified by micro chipping.
Please complete the adoption form and send it to us by email together with a reference from your pets veterinary, after you have been considered and agreed with the followings:

• A rescue dog is different than a dog which you can buy from a pet shop.
• A rescue dog background is (most of the times) unknown but seeing the dogs suffering on the streets, we can assume and must be ready to understand his previous trauma.
• A rescue dog must be trained with patience to overlook and overpass his fears from the past (maybe sudden moves, loud noises, being afraid of a heavy truck passing too close).
• A rescue dog behavior can be different inside a shelter compared with his attitude once he feels home, loved, spoiled.
• A rescue dog can show a possessive attitude on his food, bed, sofa, – generally on his belongings but also when it’s about hugs and attention. We must remember that these dogs finally escaped from a miserable life and feel wanted, respected and loved.
• A rescue dog must be kept under observation when introduced to new dogs, other pets and especially around kids. Seen as easy targets to dominate, kids and smaller animals should remain in your eyes until you get to know your adopted dog very well.
• A rescue dog will impress you with his cleverness, constantly adapting to new situations – but he needs guidance to learn the things your way from the beginning.
• Rescue dogs are very easy to train (most of them, especially using treats as reward).
• The hardest part is winning a rescue dog trust. After that, he will follow you to the Moon and obey you until the end.
• A rescue dog will give you in return, something very differently than what you’ve seen in others dogs – his gratitude (coming often from small things), his love, his life.

If you read this up to here, already understood a former street dog needs to be treated with gentleness and patience, you are about to make yourself and to your family the greatest gift – as where on Earth you will find loyalty, cleverness, true friendship, unconditioned love all together in a single, pure soul?