What is IWS Rescue?
A Breed Rescue volunteer normally takes the pet in, evaluates it for adaptability, provides any necessary veterinary care, spays or neuters the pet, and either places it with a family on the waiting list, or places it in a foster home until adoption. If the breeder of the dog can be identified it is turned over to the breeder where it may be available as a Re-home. Let’s go over some of these steps in detail before going into getting a breed rescue animal. • First off, the dogs are always evaluated for adaptability. Known biters, aggressive dogs or pets who are simply too ill to be adopted are not offered to new families. “Borderline” pets are offered for adoption within strict guidelines such as no children, no other pets, or fenced yards only. • Dogs are given any necessary veterinary care before adoption. For example, in some parts of the country, heartworm is epidemic, and a dog will need to be treated for heartworm and placed on preventive medication before adoption. In addition,
