Welcoming a new dog into your family is an exciting decision and we want to make the adoption process as straightforward as possible.
Our priority is to find the right match for each dog, taking into account their individual personality, needs and circumstances as well as the home and lifestyle of their prospective adopter.
We will share everything we know about the dog you are considering and guide you through the process from your first application to the day your dog arrives home.
Applying To Adopt
If you are interested in one of our dogs, the first step is to complete an adoption application.
We’ll then contact you to talk about the dog, answer any questions and learn a little more about you, your household and the home you can offer.
As part of the process, we will arrange a home check and may request a veterinary reference where appropriate.
If we believe you and the dog are a good match, we can then begin preparing for the adoption.
About Our Dogs
We will share all the information available to us about your dog’s health, temperament, behaviour and history.
Some dogs have been with us for a considerable time and are very well known to us. For others, parts of their history may be unknown.
Moving into a new home is also a significant change, so adopters should allow their new dog time to settle and become familiar with their new surroundings and routine.
Preparing For Adoption
All DDAA dogs are neutered before adoption.
Before travelling to the UK, dogs will also be:
- Microchipped
- Vaccinated
- Rabies vaccinated
- Treated for parasites
- Given a veterinary health assessment
- Tested for Brucella canis
- Prepared in accordance with the veterinary and documentation requirements for travel to the UK
Adopters will receive the relevant veterinary and laboratory records for their dog.
Adopting From Türkiye
Our dogs are currently in DDAA’s care in Türkiye. For the safety of the animals and those caring for them, we do not publish their precise locations.
The preparation and travel process takes approximately four months from approval, although occasionally circumstances outside our control may mean it takes longer.
We’ll keep you updated throughout the process and let you know how your dog is progressing.
Transport And Costs
DDAA covers the costs of preparing the dog for adoption and travel & getting the dog to it’s departure point.
Adopters are asked to cover the cost of professional transport from Türkiye to the UK, currently approximately £1,300 including taxes.
There is no additional DDAA adoption fee.
Full costs and payment arrangements will be confirmed before the adoption proceeds.
Bringing Your Dog Home
Once all veterinary and travel requirements have been completed, we will arrange your dog’s journey to the UK using professional approved transport.
We’ll provide the information you need before arrival and remain available after your dog comes home.
We love hearing how our former residents are getting on, we will contact you once your dog arrives.
If Circumstances Change
If at any point after adoption you are no longer able to care for your dog, please contact us.
A DDAA dog must not be sold, given away, privately rehomed or surrendered to another organisation without first contacting DDAA.
We will work with you to agree the most appropriate arrangements for the dog.
Adoption Decisions
Every adoption decision is made with the individual dog’s needs in mind.
Submitting an application does not guarantee an adoption, and DDAA reserves the right to decline an application or stop an adoption before the dog travels if we believe it is in the dog’s best interests.
Staying In Touch
Our involvement doesn’t finish when your dog arrives.
We’re here to answer questions, offer support where we can and, of course, receive as many photographs and updates as you’d like to send us.
We look forward to helping some of our much-loved dogs make the journey from our care to homes of their own.
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