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We will not adopt to anyone under the influence of drugs or alcohol We will not adopt a pet to anyone under the age of 18 For more information about this dog or any others at our Shelter, please visit We are the Joplin Humane Society 417–623–3642 Please ask your adoption counselor at time of adoption if you have any unanswered questions regarding illnesses and treatments of the pet that you are adopting. Kennel cough is contagious to other dogs, please talk to your vet if you have any questions about kennel cough prior to adoption. We always encourage family to do some research on the breeds or mixes of breeds prior to adoption as many can have some unique characteristics that may or may not fit into their families.Īlways remember that the majority of dogs at our shelter have been exposed to or may have kennel cough. Behavior evaluations should be considered as a snapshot of the behavior of the dog at this point in time JHS believes all dog families need to be prepared to invest time and energy into training as well as provide common sense management of their new dog. We recommend feeding other dogs away from current pets and supervising new dogs and current dogs around toys as well. Dogs are tested for food protection/aggression with people, but not with other dogs. We never recommend leaving young children unsupervised with dogs, and we cannot guarantee the behavior of dogs with children, other pets or cats. Recommendation on suitability of placement with children by their ages is based on behavioral observations including energy level and response to body handling. Our cat test should be used as a general purpose screening only to rule out overt aggression we always recommend caution when introducing dogs to cats in the home. We do not procedurally test large dogs with cats. Although dogs may do well with other dogs here at the shelter, not all dogs like all other dogs. Dogs are generally tested with dogs of their own size and dog meets with the resident dogs are always encouraged. If we do not answer, leave a message with your name and contact information and let us know when you e-mailed or faxed the information.Īll dogs over 6mos of age will receive a behavior assessment. You can print your Dog Adoption Application or Cat Adoption Applicati on and bring it with you to the shelter! You can also fax the application to us at 41 or copy/paste and e-mail it to If you do not hear back from us within 4 hours, please call 41 x 100. Microchips help us reunite lost pets with their owners and insure that if lost, your pet will get home to you. These fees includes the animals spay/neuter, age appropriate vaccinations including rabies and de-worming, and a heartworm test for dogs over 6 mos of age. Puppies less than 4 months of age are $140 and HERO PETS are $180. The standard adoption fee is $100 for dogs over 4mos of age.
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