What We Are - What We Are Not
If you are an
individual or family looking for a Doberman with whom to share your home,
Welcome!
Regardless of where you live in this great world, there is undoubtedly a
rescue somewhere within decent driving distance. If not, well, then get ready
to two-man it! What we endeavour to do here is provide you with what Prayers
'n Paws is as a rescue, and what it is not.
While we are not
members of AKC, the Doberman Pinscher Club of America, nor affiliated with
COPE (an affiliation with AKC specifically directed at aiding rescues with
funding), we certainly do adhere to the COPE Rescuer Code of Ethics, and
COPE's guidelines. These documents can be found at
COPE. Because this material is
far-reaching and abundant, we suggest you look at their website, and
familiarize yourself with that information.
In attempts to rescue Dobermans,
people in rescue are often asked to take "just one more dog, please." It's
awfully hard to say "no," when you know the consequences of that reply may
mean a Doberman won't see another chance at adoption. It's absolutely
heartbreaking - but sometimes it is necessary for the survival of those you
already HAVE in rescue, and to whom you have aleady made a committment!
We cannot take
in all Dobermans with which we are faced, if we have no foster home available,
or funding with which to perform the mandatory veterinarian examinations. If we
have room and funding available, then size, gender, age, physical condition,
color, or any other characteristic of the Dobe does not come into question. If
we have room, we use it.
If you visit
Prayers 'n Paws, you will most likely NOT see more than 2 or 3
Dobermans available for adoption, in any one home - ours or a foster
home. While many rescues board their dogs in a kennel, or provide numerous dog
runs in a commercial environment, we are not consistently staffed as to have one
person for every 4 dogs, in order to provide adequate attention. Don't forget,
each dog requires exercise, training, grooming (including bathes, nails, teeth,
glands), feeding (depending on condition, this could be several times a day),
and area maintenance. There is bedding to supply, crates to provide, and the
daily cleaning of these utilitarian items to maintain an odor free, healthy
atmosphere - for dogs and humans alike.
"Cleanliness is
next to Godliness," and if you visit some kennels or rescue homes, you'll
quickly see (and smell) the reasons we cannot afford to overload ourselves! We
want your visit here to be enjoyable, and we want you to WANT to come back.
Further, we want you to be comfortable with referring anyone else to us, be it
for a rescue purpose, or an adoption possibility.
Of course, on
top of all this, we have our own furkids with which to contend, and to care for.
We can't afford to short-change anyone.
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