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Adoption procedure and conditions
How do I adopt a dog?
Through us, you can adopt a Saluki to give them a better life. We take great care in the selection procedure: we obviously want to prevent a dog, which has already been through some things in its life, from having to go through traumatic experiences again. We also want to prevent anyone from not knowing what they are getting into when adopting a dog. This is important for both humans and animals, hence our adoption policy.
Fortunately, Salukis have a sweet, calm and gentle nature and, due to their rather phlegmatic nature, they regain trust in humans fairly quickly. They quickly bond to their new owner. They rarely bark and do not pull on the leash. However, you should consider very carefully whether to let the dog run loose. According to the Dutch Nature Protection Act, Article 3.21 paragraph 1b, “It is forbidden to use any means other than dogs, other than long dogs, in the exercise of hunting”, and Article 3.24 paragraph 5 “It is forbidden for anyone to be in a field with an animal that belongs to him or is under his supervision and that tracks, kills, wounds, catches or captures animals in the field.” A greyhound is quite capable of this, which is why, due to not unthinkable accidents and their consequences, we advise against letting your greyhound loose, except in appropriate, i.e. safe places. Furthermore, dogs with a strong hunting instinct should be careful with cats, small dogs and rabbits, although this does not necessarily mean that they cannot be kept together.
If you are interested, you can download, fill in and submit a questionnaire on this page. You will then be contacted by one of our adoption counsellors and can learn all about the foundation, the dogs and the adoption procedure. After you have gathered all the desired information, you will be given time to think about it. After all, it is quite a step to adopt a dog with a past. If you then decide to adopt, the adoption procedure will start (intake and home visit). The counsellor will explain how this procedure works. If you decide to adopt a shelter dog, you can meet one of our foster families after making an appointment. People and dogs will have plenty of time to get to know each other and get used to each other. If you choose a dog who is still in Qatar, it is not possible to get acquainted beforehand. In that case, you will only see the dog for the first time after the transport arrives. All dogs are medically examined, wormed, microchipped, vaccinated, castrated/sterilised and tested for Mediterranean diseases prior to transport.
Why do you pay adoption fee for a rescue dog?
The adoption fee is €650 and covers both the amount we pay per dog to the shelter and the costs we incur ourselves. A different rate applies to the Doha specials: € 400. This rate is lower because the specials consist of other breeds than the salukis and are often not purebred dogs that we do want to give a nice home.
The amount we pay to the shelter:
A contribution towards the cost of: Deworming and anti-flea treatment, blood tests Mediterranean diseases, vaccinations, microchip (if not present), neutering/spaying, passport. Possible further veterinary treatment, including expensive operations, medicines, dressings. Food, baskets, leashes, collars, jackets in the cold months. Often these last items are donated by kind people, but sometimes we run out of stock and it has to be purchased by the shelter.
Our own costs:
Contribution per dog towards transport costs. Feeding and vet costs for the shelter dogs in the Netherlands and Belgium. Chip registration in the Netherlands, at https://backhomeclub.nl/
SalukiHope spends a lot of free time on telephoning, mailing, consulting with prospective adopters, making home visits, transporting dogs to the vet, or moving a shelter dog. Telephone and petrol costs are paid out of pocket.
If you add up all the actual costs, the adoption fee is only a fraction of that. In other words, you only pay a contribution towards all the costs already incurred for your dog.
PLEASE NOTE: Change transport rules as of November 2021
A new European Animal Health Regulation (2016/429) was adopted in April 2021. This means that from 1 November 2021 a number of new rules will apply to foundations that import dogs (and cats) from abroad to the Netherlands.
One of those rules is, that you as an adopter must apply to the Rijksdienst Voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO) for a Unique Business Number (UBN). This number must be in your possession before you can adopt a foreign dog. This number is only intended for the adoption of a foreign dog.
One of these rules is that you, as an adopter, must apply to the Rijksdienst Voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO) for a Unique Business Number (UBN). This number must be in your possession before you can adopt a foreign dog. This number is only intended for the adoption of a foreign dog and is of no further interest to the tax authorities or other government organisations.
The number can be requested via this link: https://mijn.rvo.nl/bedrijfsmatig-huisdieren-houden and then at the ‘Pet Location’ tab. Once you have the UBN number in your possession, you should pass it on to the SalukiHope. It will then be included in the official transport documents.
There may be checks by the official authorities after adoption, to see if the dog has actually arrived at the specified address and is staying there for at least 48 hours.
SalukiHope will ensure that the dog is registered at BackHomeClub.nl (a chip registration database) as an ‘Import’. As an adopter, you are obliged to register your dog’s chip in your own name within 2 weeks. We recommend that you also do this at BackHomeClub.nl, so that SalukiHope remains visible. For adopters in Belgium, they have to register the dog with ABIEC themselves. Associated costs are for their own account.